ryedoggracing
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Oil Use
I use ZERO oil it shouldn't be using alot.
I use ZERO oil it shouldn't be using alot.
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How much oil should a spyder rt be using
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Shewhoprays
GOS member (Girls On Spyders)
It's interesting that this question has come up because I am having the "low oil" light come on every once in awhile. We check the oil and its okay. It is time for the 3000mi oil change but the dealer said we could wait until the 12,000mi check up. (we use the synthetic oil so apparently can go 5,000mi instead of 3,000,i) I have 10,500mi on it now. This past summer we appeared to have no oil when we checked between oil changes, and quickly put some in. We had no "low oil" light come on then at all. It was just a sense I had to check the oil since it was soooo hot outside. My question is: Is there a sensor that comes on when it is time to change the oil - like every 3000mi and has to be turned off by the dealer? My Prius has one just thought maybe the Spyder was smart enough for one also. My 2010RT appears to use oil as well. bj
Brp calls for oil changers at 3 thousand miles. Might be a warranty issue if you stretch it too long!!
And there is no sensor to let you know when to change the oil.
Also the oil light tells you if the oil presser is low, not if the oil level is low.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
The oil light is "low oil pressure", not "low oil level". You likely have a bad oil pressure switch. Low oil level can cause low oil pressure, but it has to be real low.
Jeriatric
Thinks out loud
Perhaps it comes down to the type and brand of oil that's being used? Then again, maybe not.
It would be worth examining.
sinkhole
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clueless
New member
+1 same here. no oil use between changes. I wonder if its how people broke in their spyders. the first 50 miles make a big difference. I followed the recomendations online from this website and been fine ever since =
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
followed the non-dyno directions. found an open highway and had an SUV follow behind to block traffic and did multiple roll ons once engine was heated up. after 3rd gear roll on a small puff of smoke and the valves were sealed! mine is manual RTS. use full synth BRP and now Full Synth 5W40 Motul.
Grandpa Spyder
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I changed my oil at 600 miles and used Amsoil 10/40 motorcycle oil and I now have 2800 miles on it and it is at the same level as when I changed it. I keep it right in the middle between high and low. it has not changed. Maybe if you change your brand of oil it will help.
Desert Spyder
New member
What is the relationship between hot ambient air, consistent hard driving (80 mph+), and oil consumption vs. the opposite. Is it fair to assume the former causes more heat in the engine and thus burns up the oil quicker?
Shewhoprays
GOS member (Girls On Spyders)
My dealer is Cowtown and I do and use whatever they tell me. So I know I'm using the right oil. We brought some extra at Spyderfest so we'd have some since we are 90 miles away. The service dept were the ones who told us we could wait until 12,000 miles to get our oil changed at the same time as the 12,000 miles check up. I guess I just have to believe they know what they are doing. We just got back from a 500 mile trip and didn't get the message one time. So maybe it was just a freak thing. bj
