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1. Turn off engine ,
2. Take of oil cap on engine
3. Put in a little oil in oil filler hole of engine.
4. then pull out the oil dip stick from engine
5. and clean the dip stick on a rag.
6. Put dip stick back in engine
7. pull out again and check the level showing on the dip Stick
8. If level is too low on dip stick and is not at full level go back to step 1
These steps ensures you avoid over filling the engine with oil
Tip for beginners
The 4 litre oil bottle is way too much oil for an engine to handle.
If you have a full 4 litre oil plastic bottle square shape . hold the bottle on its side to pour the oil out slowly and smoothly.
The "bottle" is probably the overflow tank for the radiator/coolant. Any oil in that is, unfortunately, terminal.
Or , lack of service of a cooling system produces "gunk" and looks odd. Cooling systems need periodic servicing, yearly or more is a good yard stick, depending on mileage.
Does the bike overheat or misfire?
I think starter doesn't have access to oil, there is seal and is placed at the back of engine. The stator is placed in oil. If there is a hole at left hand side that is possible to lose oil from engine.
I have same model. The boxer engines do use oil and the levels need to be checked regularly. The sight glass at the bottom left hand side of the engine is for oil and the oil needs to be in the red ring. FYI my bike uses about 250ml of oil every 2000 miles or so. I always keep a bottle of Castrol Power in the garage! Somewhat perversely the oil consumption reduces as mileage increases. Plenty of infromation about this on the Internet!
1987?? oldie but goodie ,i think it could be your power steering fluid resevoir ,take the top off and stick your finger in and see if its oil or coolant ,just cannot remember the layout of these cars but if its a smallish bottle with a little dip stick in then i think its power steering as these cars were not that over sophisticated .
open the front door and in the left down part you will see a bottle with oil, pull the bottle toward you and it will open as a door towards the left side, empty the bottle good and return it in the machine while the machine is on do not turn the machine off.
The oil filter is accessible from underneath the car, on the side of the engine facing the rear of the car. Look (feel?) for it just above the frame about 12 inches or so to the right of the car's centerline.
Changing the oil is a messy prospect. There is a little diverter channel to direct the draining oil to the left past the frame, so it can drip down past the frame member, but it doesn't work well because the oil in the filter drains out so fast. What I did was to take an empty 1-qt oil bottle and cut out the front face with a razor knife, then I slide the bottle under the filter on top of the frame member with the neck pointing toward the left wheel. The oil drips into the bottle and out the neck into the old dishpan I use for draining oil. It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing. At least it prevents a deluge of oil on the shaft connecting the transmission to the right wheel.
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