using oil /burning

[apriliars250]

i have had my drz for a month now and i think it might be burning oil because i have to keep topping it up..its not leaking. is there any way to know if it is burning oil

thanks

[UFboostedgator]

Are you sure you are checking it correctly? As in warming the bike up, then waiting a few minutes and then checking? If you check it on a cold motor it will read low.

[apriliars250]

yeah im sure im checking it correctly, i have used over a litre of oil

[akadam707]

well if its not leaking out then its burning it

[apriliars250]

must be time for a top end Top End Rebuild then. im new to 4 strokes

[Craigo]

How many km/miles has it done?...Are you 100% sure your checking the level correctly?..Try checking the level after returning from a ride....or even mid ride....

[Qqqqqqqqqqqq]

let it idle for 3 minutes and let it sit for 3 minutes ~ then check

[npm]

How many miles have you ridden for the addition of 1 litre? If it was burning that much oil over not too many miles I would think you would see smoke. Do you have a buddy to go on a ride with that could look for smoke on acceleration or deceleration?

[Craigo]

Yeah...blue smoke = burning oil.....

[elgobee]

i believed i was burning oil, it was making me think that the top end was going. 20w50 synthetic for the last year. did the 3 minute on, three minute off and check deal. it always came up short, and off to get more oil i would go. no smoke, runs great...where is the oil going?

the last filter and oil change i dumped two quarts in and measured after the 3 minute drill.......it did not register on the dipstick. i looked at my used oil container and sure enough, more than usual. i think that the heavier weight of the oil makes it a little harder to get a good read on the dipstick. i find that i get a better read after the bike runs around the block a couple of times and then cools.

[Semiolddude]

How many miles have you ridden for the addition of 1 litre? If it was burning that much oil over not too many miles I would think you would see smoke. Do you have a buddy to go on a ride with that could look for smoke on acceleration or deceleration?

Also your plug would be fouled

[apriliars250]

i have only done about 110 miles,, i cant see any smoke either..it does smell a bit oily..and i check the oil every time befor and after i ride

[Craigo]

You said you drained 2 quarts at last oil change...That sounds about right...Did you try checking the level after a ride...?

If you check it after riding you know it's good to go for the next....unless it leaks out, but you would see that.....

[packman]

Well i thourght id chip in with this one ! ive had my S model from new back in 2002 i did run it in per makers instructions ect ect go to 16000 miles and it was using oil ok no problem , i went to a M/T 436 kit again 6-8000 miles down the line it was using oil again so i poped the piston out and it was worn around the skirt ok smaller skirts on the JE Piston so in went a new one so again im now upto 40000 miles !!! and ive just put another Je piston in again worn skirt.

The cylinder in still in spec , the barrel is flex honed using a ball hone then washed in hot soapy water and dryed with paper towel , the piston this time was coated around the skirt a friend works in the F1 world so he go this done for me. Build it up wth no oil on the ring pack or barrel just a bit on the skirt.

Start it up get it warm and spank it through the gears and down the gears for 30 mins , break in is done. Ive now switched back to 10/40 semi oil from 10/50 fully as this was i think one of the reason for my oil useage.

ive now got around 1500 miles on the new piston with no oil useage , to check oil from cold start and let idle for 3 mins turn off and wait 3 mins and check with the bike upright.

I change my oil every 500 miles or so so every 5 weeks or sooner. Hope this was of use to you.

[mdlifcrisis]

Forget the 3 minute idle drill. Go for a ride.. It'll never work reliably unless you give it enough time to scavenge the crankcase.

[apriliars250]

i do let it warm up for a bit then go through the gears,,then let it cool down before i check it..the bike is definitely not leakink oil..i have just changed my oil to SILKOLENE COMP 4 4T 10W40. so ill see how that goes..

i dosent bother me doing a top end rebulid i have done alot of 2 strokes..just waiting 2 weeks for the piston from United States to uk is a bit annoying but alot cheaper

[apriliars250]

it is deffo burning oil now i took it out for a ride on the road becaust i normaly just gide it on byways.so i accelerated up to 65mph a it stated to smoke out of the exhaust more than my rs would lol,,,

[Noble]

Absolutely - forget the 3 and 3 drill. Start it , ride it, check it after at least a few miles. End of ride, fuel stop, whatever is good but 3 min at idle will not give an accurate reading

[packman]

Forget the 3 minute idle drill. Go for a ride.. It'll never work reliably unless you give it enough time to scavenge the crankcase.

Its worked for me for the last 9 years and 40000 miles !

[Craigo]

Its worked for me for the last 9 years and 40000 miles !

Lucky you..I am with Noble on this one...