How Much Oil To Add?

[DaniBoy]

998 RS. 4½ quart capacity with complete annual oil and filter change. But has anyone come up with how much oil it takes to get from the add mark to the full mark during riding season on the 998?

 

[Peter Aawen]

Here in Oz, the general recommendation is: if checking when the oil is hot and you're using the correct checking procedure, and you can see oil on the dipstick showing that it's above the ADD level, you have sufficient oil for safe local running. However, if/when you do wish to top up, never add any more oil than 250 mL at a time, as being a little below the FULL mark is better than being a little above the FULL mark!

So, what's 250 mL?? IIRC, it's a tiny tad over 1/5th of one of your US Quarts...

 

[JayBros]

The BRP writers who author the Operator's Guides used the same picture of the RS dipstick from the year it was introduced, 2010, until its last year of production, 2016 (Copying is always easier than original research. Ask any 2014 RT owner who found an incorrect picture of the new 1330 ACE engine dipstick in their OP Guide.) In 2013 the writers woke up and realized some owners might want to know how much oil it took to fill the dry sump from the Add mark to the Full mark and stated 500ml in the guides for the last four years of RS production. In the seven years of producing the RS the writers always included the fact that the engine and oil had to be at normal operating temperature, not that of the temp gauge which measures the temperature of the coolant, and always added the caveat Do not overfill. The BRP writers live by the French version of the old military saying WRATGAS.

 

[Bfromla]

Sorry, no actual measurements to offer always carry spare quart & funnel. Check at fuel stops, it varies depending on riding conditions, & conditions of the oil. Add sparingly while on the road unless you carry some form of pump so you can remove any excess (easier at home). Generally a hair over the second hole on the dipstick (at operating temp & parked on a level surface) is good wipe off & check again, threading in completely. On Automotive dipstick’s, the hash mark area equals 1quart - not so on Spyders.