Am I stupid or what?

[exwinger]

Oil Foam

The only time I've never had foam was checking it when cold . Any other time and there's oil everywhere . I was even looking for another rider to check mine and show me the way to read it.

 

[ulflyer]

Bob, mine and two other RT's of friends always foam when checked immediately after stopping the engine. In a couple or three minutes, the oil will settle down. I check mine often, and its always been foamy with the Amsoil I've been using. The most recent change was with Valvoline Synth and it seems, and this may be my imagination, unusually foamy. Am keeping an eye on it just out of curiousity and will have it lab tested as I have with the previous changes.
AFAIK, thats normal for these machines.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: I got nuthin' :shocked:

 

[boborgera]

I had the foam also with the BPR full syn. [5/30], But not so much with any other oil [10/40].
I just waited a few seconds for it to settle down.

 

[BajaRon]

Dry Sump:

This is a good thing to have in a motorcycle. Among other things it allows the engine to be lowered 2 or 3 inches giving you a lower center of gravity and lower tank/seat hight. There are downsides to every option and having an oil reservoir that needs to have the engine run to get accurate oil level is minor compared to the advantages.

Foam:

Different oils will have varying amounts of foam. High RPM engines, wet clutches and transmission gears tend to create more foam than other engine types.

I use Amsoil and there is so little foam (regardless of when you check) that it is hard to tell if there is any at all. Some oils foam a lot. Because it is difficult to get an accurate level reading when the oil is foamed you should wait until the foam dissipates.

Of course foam is not a good thing to have circulating in the pressurized circuit of any engine. Though it is highly unlikely that any of the foam in the top of your oil reservoir will reach the oil pump, it is not a bad idea to use an oil that resists foaming, especially in an engine where the oil also lubricates the transmission gears (as in our Spyders). Foam does not lubricate.

 

[dave01]

Dry Sump:

. Foam does not lubricate.

Oh, really? Sorry, I could not resist.

 

[bruiser]

Dry Sump:

This is a good thing to have in a motorcycle. Among other things it allows the engine to be lowered 2 or 3 inches giving you a lower center of gravity and lower tank/seat hight. There are downsides to every option and having an oil reservoir that needs to have the engine run to get accurate oil level is minor compared to the advantages.

Foam:

Different oils will have varying amounts of foam. High RPM engines, wet clutches and transmission gears tend to create more foam than other engine types.

I use Amsoil and there is so little foam (regardless of when you check) that it is hard to tell if there is any at all. Some oils foam a lot. Because it is difficult to get an accurate level reading when the oil is foamed you should wait until the foam dissipates.

Of course foam is not a good thing to have circulating in the pressurized circuit of any engine. Though it is highly unlikely that any of the foam in the top of your oil reservoir will reach the oil pump, it is not a bad idea to use an oil that resists foaming, especially in an engine where the oil also lubricates the transmission gears (as in our Spyders). Foam does not lubricate.

I use BRP oil. That's all the dealer puts in. I'll wait awhile for the foam to dissipate when checking level.

 

[bruiser]

:shocked: I got nuthin' :shocked:

Really? Nuthin? Dang, I thought you'd come up with something. :yikes: :roflblack: :roflblack: That's alright, we all hit a dry spell at our age.

 

[bruisersbaby]

Geesh, Bob - nothing at all? I should probably stay out of this conversation since I don't worry about the oil or mechanics of the Spyder. That's Bruiser's "job". :dontknow: :2thumbs:

 

[bruiser]

Get back to girls on spyders where you belong. This is the mechanics forum.

 

[bruisersbaby]

Get back to girls on spyders where you belong. This is the mechanics forum.

There's a lot of those 'girls on spyders' who can probably take their Spyders apart and put them back together again. I'm not a mechanic, but many of them are - so there!! :yes: :yes: :yes:

 

[johnwinslow]

Hey, I am sorry about my post, i should have said you will have to buy 5 quarts, after you are all wraped up you will have a 1/2 quart left over, to put in at about 2000 miles down the road.pps:

 

[BajaRon]

I use BRP oil. That's all the dealer puts in. I'll wait awhile for the foam to dissipate when checking level.

Dealers will put in whatever you tell them to put in, as long as it meets or exceeds manufacturer's specs.