If ur oil level is fine then dont worry bout it. He was just prolly smelling his own bike.
EASY!! Do not go over 20ft-lbs. The only way an oil drain plug will leak is if it's hand tight, or stripped. Snug is good.Simple torque of your drain plug or an errant bolt that's coming lose, and problem fixed.
This. Engine oil thins, and is most likely to leak after a hot run.You can also throw down a piece of cardboard or newspaper under your bike after you park it to see if oil is leaking out of it although this it might not be until the engine starts building pressure that it starts leaking so sometimes this isn't the best method of finding a leak.
Exactly.Monitor your oil level
Do you have a power commander or some such bs........it could be just pig rich....air filter clean......
Again what are his qualifications for knowing burning oil from rich to the fucking pig barn-- you don't know...so don't get all worrisome over what he says, but it does pay to monitor those things regularly so you actually know if/when the bike is having problems...
I will say--if it is burning oil and the rings were the cause---it is far cheaper to do it sooner than later
Just like that huh:hmmm:omg thank you all so much! funny thing is my friend said the same thing. i will monitor my oil level and if it gets bad i will take it in for a ring change.
i asked him specifically if he could see smoke and his response was "no, but you were going pretty fast" so i dont think its smoking blue smoke or anything. i just recently got a new exhaust with link pipe its still not 100% tuned, going in on Thursday for dyno. also if it was burning oil how fast would the oil level go down?I was gonna say... ride around with someone and see if there's any wisps of blue smoke coming from your bike. If so, then yes, you are leaking and burning oil somewhere.
I wouldn't call it common to be flagged down by someone saying that you're burning oil, so I would take the comment seriously for sure, and at least look for overt signs of a leak.
is it really that much? how many hours you think it would be?Just like that huh:hmmm:
Be ready to drop a grand.....or more:sigh:
rivers can better answer that.i asked him specifically if he could see smoke and his response was "no, but you were going pretty fast" so i dont think its smoking blue smoke or anything. i just recently got a new exhaust with link pipe its still not 100% tuned, going in on Thursday for dyno. also if it was burning oil how fast would the oil level go down?
is it really that much? how many hours you think it would be?
If you take it in to a dealer or shop it will be more than $1000 for sure, engine has to come out and go back in it won't be quick or easy...i asked him specifically if he could see smoke and his response was "no, but you were going pretty fast" so i dont think its smoking blue smoke or anything. i just recently got a new exhaust with link pipe its still not 100% tuned, going in on Thursday for dyno. also if it was burning oil how fast would the oil level go down?
is it really that much? how many hours you think it would be?
fuck really? thats crazy. well i really hope that its not the rings and everything is all good.If you take it in to a dealer or shop it will be more than $1000 for sure, engine has to come out and go back in it won't be quick or easy...
the parts would probably be the cheap part;
rings at $40 a set x 4
plus gaskets etc.....
And if you are in that far.......head off---certainly adjust the valves when reassembling !
Do they only measure CO? or do the measure HC etc...??? 3 gas or 5 gas ?
Unless you are really drinking oil fast, you likely won't even be able to see a change in the window in under 1000 miles.... and even then you have to consider~fuck really? thats crazy. well i really hope that its not the rings and everything is all good.
i just finished changing my oil. after my long ride tomorrow i will monitor my oil level and report back...
Can't hardly go wrong starting with brand new, then you know every mile of its life and how it has been treated!got the bike on the dyno today, they said they will check for leaks and smoke as it rev up to red line.
if it is burning oil, i'm buying a brand new 2015 today. fuck it. :rant