CortezLoetz
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I bought a 2003 Buell Lightning XB9S. Apparently it sat in a cold garage for 3 months in Chicago. I went to change the oil today, and followed the original owners manual correctly. I let the bike run for 15 minutes. It sounded great.
I opened the drain valve, drained the old oil out (which was very black). Replaced the oil filter, then went to fill the oil tank back up with new oil, and it only held 1.5 quarts. The owners manual said it should have held 2.5 including the oil I poured into the new filter. I then realized that the oil pan had way less than 2.5 quarts of old oil in it.
Now I'm stuck. I tried to do the oil change over again. After reopening the drain plug, nothing comes out. I can see the oil tank is full of fresh oil. So I ran the bike for about 1 minute to see if it would circulate. Still nothing drains out, and the tank is full of clean oil.
Does this mean the oil is not circulating? Where should I go from here?
Also. I inspected the air filter, and there is clean oil in the housing around the air filter. Does this mean there is too much oil in the bike?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
I opened the drain valve, drained the old oil out (which was very black). Replaced the oil filter, then went to fill the oil tank back up with new oil, and it only held 1.5 quarts. The owners manual said it should have held 2.5 including the oil I poured into the new filter. I then realized that the oil pan had way less than 2.5 quarts of old oil in it.
Now I'm stuck. I tried to do the oil change over again. After reopening the drain plug, nothing comes out. I can see the oil tank is full of fresh oil. So I ran the bike for about 1 minute to see if it would circulate. Still nothing drains out, and the tank is full of clean oil.
Does this mean the oil is not circulating? Where should I go from here?
Also. I inspected the air filter, and there is clean oil in the housing around the air filter. Does this mean there is too much oil in the bike?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
