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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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Rode to the dealership to get a new gasket/rubber seal for the primary cover,rode home & drained primary & realized I only had one quart of Formula + for it.Manual says for wet sump pour 38oz so I'm 6 ounces shy.Anybody think it'd be a problem to leave it that low til monday?PLan on make a day of riding tomorrow.Couldn't go back to the dealership today cause I had to pick up my daughter(3 yrs.old) & bring to a church fall festival/halloween thing.
 
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6 ounces short in the primary is probably the equivalent of 1/8" or less in the oil level. Your ok. But if you're anything like me, it'll be on your mind until you add those 6 ounces.

Do you have anything else you could add? Maybe even 6 ounces of what you drained out?
 
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I came up short like that, just added 6 oz motor oil, she never knew the difference
 
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6 ounces short in the primary is probably the equivalent of 1/8" or less in the oil level. Your ok. But if you're anything like me, it'll be on your mind until you add those 6 ounces.

Do you have anything else you could add? Maybe even 6 ounces of what you drained out?
I thought about that myself but the old oil didn't look good enough to add back in.I do have a full quart of Amsoil 20w 50 but didn't think mixing with non synthetic would be a good idea.

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Originally Posted by 2black1s
6 ounces short in the primary is probably the equivalent of 1/8" or less in the oil level. Your ok. But if you're anything like me, it'll be on your mind until you add those 6 ounces.

Do you have anything else you could add? Maybe even 6 ounces of what you drained out?
Thought of that myself but the old oil didn't look good enough to add back in.I have a quart of Amsoil 20w 50 but didn't think mixing with a non synthetic would be a good idea.

thanks for the reply's.
 
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6 oz of any oil. You want to make sure the inner primary bearing gets lubed. It only gets splashy splashy lube.
 
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