a raging thirst for oil?

jon the gripper · #1 PostAuthor: **jon the gripper** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:05 pm

my 1075 j2 has only done 3000 miles since rebuild,it has an oil cooler,gas flowed head,goes like crazy,and only smokes at over 100 miles an hour,a round trip of 200 miles it took a litre of oil,also there are no leaks? also should the camchain rattle,the chap i bought it from reckons this is normal and to tighten any more could do the engine in?

Pigford · #2 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:28 pm

These are older air cooled engines, and compared with newer water cooled bikes, do sound a bit mechanical

The cam chain shouldn't really rattle tho :!:

You running a standard tensioner (hope NOT) or a billet thing, like APE or ORIENT EXPRESS? Check it asap :wink:

london calling · #3 PostAuthor: **london calling** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:27 pm

Must be something wrong to be using that amount of oil.
Maybe when it was bored out to 1075,a little too much was taken out??
Do a compression check and see what you get.
The cam chain shouldn't rattle either so this needs looking at,if it needs replacing it's an engine out and split job.

london calling · #4 PostAuthor: **london calling** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:27 pm

Must be something wrong to be using that amount of oil.
Maybe when it was bored out to 1075,a little too much was taken out??
Do a compression check and see what you get.
The cam chain shouldn't rattle either so this needs looking at,if it needs replacing it's an engine out and split job.

jon the gripper · #5 PostAuthor: **jon the gripper** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:03 pm

the strange thing is the lack of smoke when running?!

Pigford · #6 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:09 pm

Jon, at that rate of oil loss, it must be visible somewhere?
Does she smoke on the overrun after a blast :?:

So she don't smoke on start up, ................ or when warm when blipping throttle :?:

No oil puddles after a run :?:

It would be a good idea to get someone to follow you on a run to check for visual smoke from exhaust

Steve Cooke · #7 PostAuthor: **Steve Cooke** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:18 pm

If it's doing 200 miles per litre I dont think i'll be offering to follow could be a little slippy.

jon the gripper · #8 PostAuthor: **jon the gripper** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:53 pm

its a strange one as if someone follows me she only smokes a bit at top revs and over 100 mph,wondering if it is something to do with oil cooler as this is non standard? be nice to have a dry day again tho!!

nealblath · #9 PostAuthor: **nealblath** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:16 pm

it's either burning it or losing it!

Rich · #10 PostAuthor: **Rich** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:06 pm

Does it smoke when you shut off / accelerate? Has someone run it in too slowly and glazed the bores? Have you filled it and forgotten about pumping it round the cooler?

rickman CRR · #11 PostAuthor: **rickman CRR** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:56 am

what type of oil are you using? modern fully synthetic seems to "escape" too easily in older engines.......

jon the gripper · #12 PostAuthor: **jon the gripper** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:11 pm

think i have been a wally and not accounted for oil cooler needing extra oil,thanx for all the help though,good icebreaker tho!!

Pigford · #13 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:27 pm

How about a new nickname -

DIPSTICK

jon the gripper · #14 PostAuthor: **jon the gripper** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:04 pm

ha ha nice one! :oops:

Rich · #15 PostAuthor: **Rich** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:03 pm

Think of all that worrying you've just done. In the words of the famous Homer Simpson - DOH!

a raging thirst for oil?

a raging thirst for oil?

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