Oil over fill

[avaspyder]

Hi:
New to this forum but a member of other forums.

Technical question: I just bought a 2013 Can Am Spyder RS SEM new. I have about 140 miles on it. I have checked the oil as per directions in the manual 3 times and each time the oil reading on the dip stick has read way above normal. the dealer has told me to bring it in but they are 35 miles away. I would like to know from BRP if the BRP factory has overfilled the oil dry sump on purpose, until I bring it in for the dealer 600 mile check up?

Any help?

PS, Love this thing

 

[napper39]

its the dealers that seem to alwas over fill the oil when they do the oil change ,so i just suck out the xsess oil and keep it right on the full mark,all the xcess oil will end up in your air box.so drain it out i got one of those hand pumps from wall mart.:chat:

 

[Jeriatric]

Oil

This may answer some or all of your questions.

Recent post...same topic

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?65396-Oil-check-confusion

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[Chupaca]

Overfill..!!

These units are shipped dry. Engines are tested and drained before shipping so the dealer sets it up pre delivery. Though 35 miles or 70 round trip would make for a short ryde doing it with excess oil will cause other problems. Best drain or suck enough out to bring it close to full but not over the mark....you are fine as long as you have oil on the stick...:thumbup:

 

[JkRbbt]

Same thing happened to me. I bought a new 2013 RT Ltd and decided to check the oil at just about the same mileage as you. The entire dipstick was wet. Thought I might be doing something wrong. Tried again with the same result. Went to Lamont's clip on how to check oil and sucked about 6 oz. out (cold) to bring it to the same level as in the clip. Went out and warmed her up and checked again. Half way between FULL and the top of the stick. Went to the dealer and asked for a "professional oil check". He wound up sucking out a bunch more. I don't know if the screw up was factory servicing or set up servicing. Either way, it was WAY TOO MUCH!

 

[avaspyder]

its the dealers that seem to alwas over fill the oil when they do the oil change ,so i just suck out the xsess oil and keep it right on the full mark,all the xcess oil will end up in your air box.so drain it out i got one of those hand pumps from wall mart.:chat:

Thanks. I siphoned out (easy) about a cup full to see if that would make a diff it didn't. I will take more out. BTW The dip stick reads the same cold and or when i do the ck oil procedure..

 

[avaspyder]

I also sent my Tech Question to BRP.. lets see if they respond.


Thanks all for your responses. You all helped me a lot.

 

[Sarge707]

I use a 5 quart oil extractor -That way when you change you oil you can extract 98% of the oil in the tank and it will limit the amount you have to catch in the big plastic pan.

PS: You can also change the lawn mower and snow blower oil real easy with an extractor!:yes:

 

[avaspyder]

Cool

 

[ARtraveler]

Brainstorming only: I am one who is voting for "easier" method to check oil level.

I like the idea of a sight glass so that you can visually determine where your oil level is all the time.

The procedure of having to remove panels, have engine up to operating temperature is a little much for some of us. When I come home from a ryde, I am usually ready to get off the Spyder, and don't want to be messing around with the panels, etc.

The 2014 solved this a bit with the dipstick in a more user friendly place.

Some dealers are prone to overfilling because they do not take the Spyder out to warm it up before changing/filling the oil.

Please keep us posted.

 

[avaspyder]

This is BRP answer to me

Mr xxxxxx

You like heavy snow, heaps of mud, curvy pavements, and clear water? Well, you're just like us!

We looked carefully at your request, the engines are tested here at BRP; therefore there is some oil in it. The dealer will verify the oil once he deliver the unit as part of the pre-delivery-inspection.

To find a dealership in your area, please visit our website at: www.brp.com and click on the *''find a dealer'' thumb on the top right corner of the screen. Please enter you city or zip code in order to see the closest dealers.

You can reach us by replying to this email or you can contact us at T + 888.272.9222 if you have any other questions or comments.

We wish you a great summer.

 

[Dragonfly]

I use a 5 quart oil extractor -That way when you change you oil you can extract 98% of the oil in the tank and it will limit the amount you have to catch in the big plastic pan.

PS: You can also change the lawn mower and snow blower oil real easy with an extractor!:yes:

Found that a Turkey Baster and a short piece of tubing work great. Insert the Baster into the oil filler whole and mark it where it stops. Insert tubing in the end of the Turkey Baster (1/4 " works well used for ice maker) measure from top of dip stick to about the 3/4 full mark and cut off tubing as measured from mark on Turkey Baster. (Then before Thanksgiving buy a new Turkey Baster)

 

[adlereins]

Don't do what I did

Found that a Turkey Baster and a short piece of tubing work great. Insert the Baster into the oil filler whole and mark it where it stops. Insert tubing in the end of the Turkey Baster (1/4 " works well used for ice maker) measure from top of dip stick to about the 3/4 full mark and cut off tubing as measured from mark on Turkey Baster. (Then before Thanksgiving buy a new Turkey Baster)

pps: I cut off the tubing just fine. . . . . . Then an aw s--- . . . . . . . . The leftover cut end of the tubing was STILL IN THE TANK!!! How dumb can you get:banghead: So about 5 or 6 inches of LLDPE tubing was inside my oil tank.:yikes: Spent the next two hours fishing it out. Prolly wouldn't have hurt anything (after consulting the shop manual) but better safe than sorry. Lesson for the rest of you, take the tube OUT OF THE TANK before you cut it.
Take Care,
Allen B.