I have owned my 2012 650 since last April. I bought it with just under 3K miles on it and the dealer told me that they did an full oil change prior to selling it to me. Who knows.
Anyway, I always check the cold oil level in the sight glass before going on a ride. I know that isn't the way its supposed to be done, but I figure if the oil has filled the glass, it's likely OK.
So now that I have put about 3500 miles on it, without ever putting in a drop of oil, I can finally see the top edge of the oil in the glass just a bit above the F line.
I have looked, unsuccessfully, to find what this cold oil level actually translates to as to how much would I need to be add to properly fill the engine up to its normal level.
Surely there must be some correlation between a cold level check as compared to a truly full crankcase.
Your comments, as always are welcomed.
Anyway, I always check the cold oil level in the sight glass before going on a ride. I know that isn't the way its supposed to be done, but I figure if the oil has filled the glass, it's likely OK.
So now that I have put about 3500 miles on it, without ever putting in a drop of oil, I can finally see the top edge of the oil in the glass just a bit above the F line.
I have looked, unsuccessfully, to find what this cold oil level actually translates to as to how much would I need to be add to properly fill the engine up to its normal level.
Surely there must be some correlation between a cold level check as compared to a truly full crankcase.
Your comments, as always are welcomed.