-
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by BajaRon
Exactly right!
Dry sump is just a better way to do things. Frankly, BRP would be foolish to use any other system. Like going from 2 wheels to 3. Going from wet sump to dry sump takes some getting used to, requiring some changes by the user. But it's all good in the end!
Wet sump is fine for cars/trucks, etc. It's a simpler, less expensive system. The engine in these vehicles can sit as low as needed and still have plenty of room for a deep, conventional oil pan. But even a few inches of motor height makes a world of difference in a motorcycle or similar application.
BRP / Rotax would be brilliant to step away from the current design. For such a modern engine, it was foolish to go with shared gearbox and engine oil. Yes it works, but the engine would benefit from better oil additives that sadly the clutch does not like, and the gearbox could shift better with a dedicated gearbox oil that may not be suitable for the engine.
-
SpyderLovers Sponsor
Originally Posted by PMK
BRP / Rotax would be brilliant to step away from the current design. For such a modern engine, it was foolish to go with shared gearbox and engine oil. Yes it works, but the engine would benefit from better oil additives that sadly the clutch does not like, and the gearbox could shift better with a dedicated gearbox oil that may not be suitable for the engine.
You realize that you are advocating for added expense, added weight, added bulk (size), and additional complexity. Not to mention greater maintenance time and cost. All with no real advantage. Quite suitable, well performing lubricants at a reasonable price are easily gotten for the current system. And after over 10 years of Spyder production, I have not heard of a single owner complain of a worn out motor or transmission. Granted, some have destroyed their wet clutch by using the wrong oil. This is unfortunate, but completely avoidable. Not a good reason to abandon what I consider the best approach possible for the Spyder. Every option has a downside.
Honda, BMW, Kawasaki, Suzuki, KTM, Ducati and most other motorcycle manufacturer's use this same design because it fits the bill and works so well. Even Harley uses this in the V-Rod. Most of the motorcycles using separately cased drive systems do it more for nostalgia than anything else.
BRP and the Spyder do have some issues. What mechanical devise doesn't? Room for improvement? Sure! Just not in this particular case.
Last edited by BajaRon; 06-08-2019 at 03:02 PM.
Shop Ph: 423-609-7588 (M-F, 8-5, Eastern Time)
Only SLOW people have to leave on time...
-
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by Gwolf
...Simply checking the oil when you park the bike or get gas is all that is needed. No reason to redesign a perfectly good system. The dry sump system has many advantages on small engines. The number of minutes after you shut the engine off it not that critical just as long as it is within a reasonable time. I think probably they put a certain number in the books to keep 50 people a day from calling and asking how long to wait.
Common sense is an uncommon virtue.
Artillery lends dignity to what would
otherwise be a vulgar brawl.
******************************
Cognac 2014 RT-S
-
I suspect drain back is affected by how tight or loose the engine is
due to mfg tolerances and normal wear!
I do know that hot oil takes up more space than cold oil!
The coefficient of thermal expansion for engine oil is .00039
Say 60F is ambient temp and 200F is operating temp = 140F temp rise
140 *.00039 = .0546 = 5.46%
If you have 5.2 Qt oil at 60F you will have 5.48 Qt at 200F (By volume)
That’s 4.54 Oz additional oil by volume hot/cold!
I thought I’d run that up the flagpole and see how it waves!
-
Active Member
So, can someone decipher this oil level check step? I 'assume' it's written in Canadian
3. Let the engine idle for 10 minutes at least 20 seconds.
My vice is passion for KISS.
Oh, and food.
Current ride: 2019 Spyder RT-L in Phoenix Orange.
-
I am a new RT owner here and today after riding my 2020 with 800mi I did as the book said. I rode it for 9 mi or more then pulled it into my level garage floor and let it idle for 10 mins. (I really don't GET THIS STEP) While idle the fans came on/off several times. I then shut it off and quickly checked the oil within 2 mins again per owners manual. My oil was clear and clean it was almost impossible to see on the dip stick. But the best I could determine it was low. I could see it on the bottom of the dip stick but unsure how far up. I didn't add any but I guess I will run it by my dealer and have the Spyder tech take a check. I really hate to bash CAN AM but this whole procedure just seems strange especially letting it idle for 10 mins after riding it 9 miles or more.
-
y is this so hard for some people
-
Originally Posted by fatboy
y is this so hard for some people
It's not just the people, it's the manufacturer, too.
I fully understand the concept of a dry sump system. What I DON'T understand is, ... if there is a separate reservoir to hold the oil, how is it leaking out of there, back into the engine? There is an oil pump that draws out of the reservoir to supply the engine. There are multiple scavenging pumps to pump oil from the engine back to the reservoir. You stop the engine, the oil stops moving, too. Or does it? Apparently oil slowly moves back to the engine sump, then has to be warmed up for an ungodly length of time and circulated back through the reservoir before its quantity can be checked.
THAT is the part that is so hard for so many of us.
Yes, the level might go up or down a bit based on temperature, but it's not going to change that much.
.
HER ride:
2017 RT-S SE6 Pearl White
My rides:
2000 Honda GL1500SE
1980 Suzuki GS850G
-
Very Active Member
-
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by Doug44
I am a new RT owner here and today after riding my 2020 with 800mi I did as the book said. I rode it for 9 mi or more then pulled it into my level garage floor and let it idle for 10 mins. (I really don't GET THIS STEP) While idle the fans came on/off several times. I then shut it off and quickly checked the oil within 2 mins again per owners manual. My oil was clear and clean it was almost impossible to see on the dip stick. But the best I could determine it was low. I could see it on the bottom of the dip stick but unsure how far up. I didn't add any but I guess I will run it by my dealer and have the Spyder tech take a check. I really hate to bash CAN AM but this whole procedure just seems strange especially letting it idle for 10 mins after riding it 9 miles or more.
If you have ridden for 9 miles or 90 miles I would just turn it off in a level spot, let it set 30 seconds and read it. That's what I have found works. I have no idea how the oil slowly leaks back out of the sump into the engine/trans but it does. Check it like you should, leave it for a day or two and recheck it cold. If it's like mine nothing will show up on the dipstick.
No puddles, no worries, at least on the 1330's.
-
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by Steve W.
It's not just the people, it's the manufacturer, too.
...Yes, the level might go up or down a bit based on temperature, but it's not going to change that much.
The manufacturer probably knows much more than you think. If you are willing to accept the fact that in motorcycle engines in which the engine and transmission share the same oil, the viscosity of various oils that meet the API service code specified by the manufacturer shear down, some more quickly and to a greater degree than others, over time and mileage. You can verify this by running various oils and analyzing them. The end result can show up in checking the dipstick at identical times after shutting off the engine. If you check the dipstick in which the oil has sheared down to mid-20 weight, more oil will drain back into the crankcase than an oil such as Amsoil Metric Full Synthetic 10W-40 which withstands shearing down extremely well. In hot engines, ones run 9 miles or more, after two minutes Issac Newton taking over will have a greater effect on lighter weight oil. Ergo, the engineers tell us to check the dipstick within 2 minutes for standardization because they don't know how many Spyder owning blokes will be running the multitude of oils that meet the specified API service codes they specify, but the 2 minute limit has been proven to them, the engineers, to be a reasonable time to do the dipstick check wherein the various weights will have approximately the same amount of drain-back into the crankcase and give fairly standard readings. After the two minutes, the variations in sheared down oil weights can result in substantially different dipstick readings.
Artillery lends dignity to what would
otherwise be a vulgar brawl.
******************************
Cognac 2014 RT-S
-
Very Active Member
If you have clean oil you need to put the dipstick on a colored paper towel to see where the oil is. You can use a white one but with a colored one you can see the oil on the towel easier. I've done this many times.
AKA Jud Smales, Four Year Spyder Ryder!
"Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati"
The Critter 2016 RT-S
Cat Bypass from Lamonster
BajaRon Sway Bar
Hella dual horns with relay
BRP Hitch with trailer module
Foam Grips
Adjustable Air Deflectors
Driver & Passenger Gel Pads in Seat
Shorty antenna
Ultraguard half cover
Gremlin bell from my son
Break Stripe Kit from Wrap My Spyder
-
Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911
If you don't mind A- wasting time or B- wasting gas .... do it like the book says, however me and thousands of others here .... only check the oil level after a ride of at least 10 minutes . So Unless there is a hugh oil puddle under the Spyder when you want to ride again - the level will be fine ...... ..... Mike
Makes more sense than the owners manual Mike and I want to take you for this reply. I appreciate this common sense procedure coming from a Honda Gold Wing I know nothing about the Spyder but understand loud and clear what you are saying and the point is well taken
-
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by Steve W.
I fully understand the concept of a dry sump system. What I DON'T understand is, ... if there is a separate reservoir to hold the oil, how is it leaking out of there, back into the engine? There is an oil pump that draws out of the reservoir to supply the engine. There are multiple scavenging pumps to pump oil from the engine back to the reservoir. You stop the engine, the oil stops moving, too. Or does it? Apparently oil slowly moves back to the engine sump, then has to be warmed up for an ungodly length of time and circulated back through the reservoir before its quantity can be checked.
THAT is the part that is so hard for so many of us.
Read these three threads from a few months ago. You'll get a much more clear understanding of the whole dry sump system of the 1330 engine, oil refill quantities, and oil level checking process. The first one is long but there's a lot of info in it, both verifying and dispelling several opinions.
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...-capacity-1330
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...-by-suctioning
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...el-hot-or-cold
2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
-
Active Member
FWIW, Harley Davidson also recommends oil level check with hot engine.
“There comes a time in the affairs of men... when we must seize the bull by the tail and face the situation.” - W.C. Fields
2019 Spyder RT Limited - Asphalt Gray/Chrome
1991 H-D Sturgis FXDB -- #684 of 1600 Limited Edition
Gone but not forgotten:
2014 Spyder ST SE5
Steel Black Metallic
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|