Oil Pressure Questions
#11
04-20-2015, 05:43 AM
#12
04-20-2015, 05:45 AM
dirtfarmer,
I've run many of the filters out there and for convenience I settled on Mobil 1 #102. But truth be known I ran Fram filters (which are arguably junk if you see how they're made,) for the first 90,000 miles of my bikes life. Since then I did upgrade to the K&N, the Wix and as said the Mobil 1 now (right down at the Autozone store.)
Point is, the bike now has 150,000 on the odometer and still uses virtually no oil between 5,000 mile oil changes. Whatever filter I've used, it (they,) have apparently done the job. No worries.
I've run many of the filters out there and for convenience I settled on Mobil 1 #102. But truth be known I ran Fram filters (which are arguably junk if you see how they're made,) for the first 90,000 miles of my bikes life. Since then I did upgrade to the K&N, the Wix and as said the Mobil 1 now (right down at the Autozone store.)
Point is, the bike now has 150,000 on the odometer and still uses virtually no oil between 5,000 mile oil changes. Whatever filter I've used, it (they,) have apparently done the job. No worries.
#13
04-21-2015, 10:38 PM
Well, tomorrow I'm changing the oil to Mobil 1 and putting a K&N oil filter on her to see if this helps my problem. If not, I plan on a new sending unit and gauge. If there is still no change, I'm just going to ride it like I own it until I hear noise at first start up. Thank ya'll for the suggestions and I'll post with the results tomorrow.
#14
04-22-2015, 07:05 AM
Road Master
I read a Thread the other day where a guy was having Pressure issues beyond start up on his Touring model... He went to Harbor Freight and bought a mechanical gauge, removed his sending unit and hooked it up,, pressures were great with the gauge... so he replaced the sending unit and all was good again with his electric fairing gauge.
It could just be some build up inside your sending unit taking a little more pressure to initially get the Sending Unit to register
It could just be some build up inside your sending unit taking a little more pressure to initially get the Sending Unit to register
#15
04-22-2015, 07:23 PM
Today I changed the oil and put Mobil 1 20w/50 motorcycle oil with a K&N filter. Running down the road at 60 MPH for a 42 mile trip and the oil pressure stayed around 38 to 40 psi. Depending how the sunlight was hitting the gauge. Idling hot it stayed at a little over 20 psi. It seemed like it was running a little quieter than before as well. Now for the first start up for the day in the morning. Fingers crossed.
Sam D, I was thinking along the same lines but the light goes out at the same time the gauge starts moving plus its a mechanical gauge so I'm thinking that part is OK.
EDIT2: First start up of the day. It took all of about 2 seconds for the oil light to go out and wasn't quick enough to see when the gauge started moving. I don't know what the problem was but I guess it took putting rear break pads on to fix it.
Sam D, I was thinking along the same lines but the light goes out at the same time the gauge starts moving plus its a mechanical gauge so I'm thinking that part is OK.
EDIT2: First start up of the day. It took all of about 2 seconds for the oil light to go out and wasn't quick enough to see when the gauge started moving. I don't know what the problem was but I guess it took putting rear break pads on to fix it.
Last edited by dirtfarmer; 04-23-2015 at 01:53 PM.
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