r1 oil change

[KrazyBones]

So i did my r1 oil change (asks 3.1L with filter change in the manual)

I put around 3.05 L in and it shows as too much....

I ran the bike for several minutes to warm up the oil and change the oil on a stand. How was the oil check window full?

I had to drain some oil and now it shows correctly.

I checked the oil by running the bike for several minutes, letting it stand for a few and checked on a level surface while it was straight.

Anyone know why the required oil was too much? 2004 r1.

 

[ajaxguy]

should have been fine, especially if you let ir warm up good cuz the filter will take a good chunk of it.

 

[hondahhh]

Too much old oil not drained?

It's supposed to be on the kick stand when it drains, i try to lean it over a bit further to get more oil out.

 

[kneedragger88]

sitting on a rear stand rather than sitting flat on its wheels?

 

[RockerGuy]

No matter how hard u try, u cannot properly drain all the oil out of an engine

 

[djltoronto]

all this concern over 50 mL of oil? Really?