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SpudRider · 07-18-2015, 05:01 AM

I usually check the oil level in both my RX3 and XR650L after I finish a ride. I also will sometimes check the oil level during a ride, when I stop to fill the fuel tank. In both cases, the engine has reached operating temperature.

After letting the engine idle for several minutes on the kick stand, I stop the engine. Then I balance the bike in the vertical position, and check the oil level.

If I check the oil at a gas station, I let the bike idle on the kick stand for a minute or two beside the pump. Then I turn off the engine, and pump the fuel while the oil settles. After pumping the fuel, I balance the bike in the vertical position, and check the oil level.

If you fill the RX3 with the specified, 1.7 quarts of motor oil at each oil change, you will have the proper amount of oil in the crankcase. You can verify the engine is not burning oil, or leaking oil, by checking the oil level in the manner described above.

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07-18-2015, 05:01 AM	#7
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I usually check the oil level in both my RX3 and XR650L after I finish a ride. I also will sometimes check the oil level during a ride, when I stop to fill the fuel tank. In both cases, the engine has reached operating temperature. After letting the engine idle for several minutes on the kick stand, I stop the engine. Then I balance the bike in the vertical position, and check the oil level. If I check the oil at a gas station, I let the bike idle on the kick stand for a minute or two beside the pump. Then I turn off the engine, and pump the fuel while the oil settles. After pumping the fuel, I balance the bike in the vertical position, and check the oil level. If you fill the RX3 with the specified, 1.7 quarts of motor oil at each oil change, you will have the proper amount of oil in the crankcase. You can verify the engine is not burning oil, or leaking oil, by checking the oil level in the manner described above. http://www.cscmotorcycles.com/Articles.asp?ID=266 __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894 Last edited by SpudRider; 07-18-2015 at 01:04 PM.
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