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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:40 am
by phatkat
shortassrider wrote: oil glass has gone white with condiset. do you think this is the problem or could it be something more sinister due to the off . she sounds a wee bit tinkery . i think ,or mabe its me worrying about nothing. :oops

oh , the oil and filter was changed last week.
If the bike is water cooled and the oil is emulsified then I would suspect you have a problem, are you loosing water?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:57 am
by garymitch
phatkat wrote:
shortassrider wrote: oil glass has gone white with condiset. do you think this is the problem or could it be something more sinister due to the off . she sounds a wee bit tinkery . i think ,or mabe its me worrying about nothing. :oops

oh , the oil and filter was changed last week.
If the bike is water cooled and the oil is emulsified then I would suspect you have a problem, are you loosing water?
thats not always the case. condensation will do it too

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:58 am
by al
shortassrider wrote:taken front faren off to replace indicator and oil light has gone off now. HOWEVER, oil glass has gone white with condiset. the bike has been sitting idle most of the time because of the oil light problem , sitting outside with a cover over it .do you think this is the problem or could it be something more sinister due to the off . she sounds a wee bit tinkery . i think ,or mabe its me worrying about nothing. :oops

oh , the oil and filter was changed last week.
My old bandit used to get that on the site glass. When you changed the oil did it look like there was any contamination present? If not I wouldn't wory too much about it at the moment and get the thing running.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:49 pm
by shortassrider
No, now you mention it Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian), there was no condensation before the oil change , im probabaly panicking over nothing , as usual . cheers again guys :2up :-) . p.s. to all those zx6r owners , dont break an indicator to the extent you have to renew it , what a bitch I can't believe it's not butter!. ;)