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Posted: **Wed May 01, 2002 5:37 pm**

> What would happen if one overfilled the KLR with oil? > Just wondering. Didn't do it.

You would think that engine-engineers would be smart enough to figure out a way to have an overflow valve, so that if you overfill the oil (tranny, coolant, etc) it would simply leak until it was at the comfortable level. Other way would be to use a simple overflow plug. Let's not start the whole 'how much oil is enough?' debate again!

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2002 5:58 pm**

That's brilliant and simple at the same time. My '48 Willys jeep had exactly that. Fill plugs located at the correct oil level, in both the differentials, gearbox, and the transfer case. You squirted oil in until it came out the hole, then screwed in the plug and threw some kitty litter on the floor. I guess having gear oil pour on the floor during routine service was acceptable in '48. Devon A15 jon.sykes@... wrote:

> > > What would happen if one overfilled the KLR with oil? > > Just wondering. Didn't do it. > > You would think that engine-engineers would be smart enough to figure out a > way to have an overflow valve, so that if you overfill the oil (tranny, > coolant, etc) it would simply leak until it was at the comfortable level. > Other way would be to use a simple overflow plug. > > Let's not start the whole 'how much oil is enough?' debate again! >

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2002 7:44 pm**

on 5/1/02 6:58 PM, Devon Jarvis at jarvisd@... wrote:

> That's brilliant and simple at the same time. My '48 Willys jeep had > exactly that. Fill plugs located at the correct oil level, in both the > differentials, gearbox, and the transfer case. You squirted oil in until > it came out the hole, then screwed in the plug and threw some kitty > litter on the floor. > > I guess having gear oil pour on the floor during routine service was > acceptable in '48. > > Devon > A15 >

My 94 Jeep YJ was the same way, for the diffs trans and transfer case. My watercooled VWs had a level plug on the transmission as well. just remove the plug and use your finger to check the level. Karl A14

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:00 pm**

I overfilled slightly during the last oil change and I was wondering what folks do to remove a small amount of oil. On most bikes I am able to put a small tube in to reach the oil but this does not seem possible on the KLR. I hate to loosen the oil plug for this purpose. Any suggestions? Also, what are the risks, if any, from running the bike slightly overfilled? I'm a little above the top of the sight glass. I have no froth, and I'm not getting anything in the airbox. Just wondering.

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:13 pm**

I think you're going to have to remove the oil drain plug if you overfilled the oil and want to remove some oil.Try this but don't blame me if it makes a mess. This procedure will take two people. Get a shop vac, put a rag over the end of the vac nozzle. Loosen the oil drain plug so you can remove it fully with your fingers. remove the oil fill cover, apply vacuum with the rag. Hopefully it will provide enough vacuum that when you remove the oil drain plug only a little bit of oil comes out. The rag stops the vacuum from sucking out any oil. Let me know if it works. Conall

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Shultz" wrote: > I overfilled slightly during the last oil change and I was wondering > what folks do to remove a small amount of oil. On most bikes I am able > to put a small tube in to reach the oil but this does not seem possible > on the KLR. I hate to loosen the oil plug for this purpose. Any > suggestions? > > Also, what are the risks, if any, from running the bike slightly > overfilled? I'm a little above the top of the sight glass. I have no > froth, and I'm not getting anything in the airbox. Just wondering.

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:20 pm**

How much oil did you put in the bike? After draining the oil and cleaning the filter I fill mine with 2 quarts plus 19 oz. The oil is always above the site glass on mine. --- Randy Shultz wrote:

> I overfilled slightly during the last oil change and > I was wondering > what folks do to remove a small amount of oil. On > most bikes I am able > to put a small tube in to reach the oil but this > does not seem possible > on the KLR. I hate to loosen the oil plug for this > purpose. Any > suggestions? > > Also, what are the risks, if any, from running the > bike slightly > overfilled? I'm a little above the top of the sight > glass. I have no > froth, and I'm not getting anything in the airbox. > Just wondering.

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Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:16 pm**

Ahh, just take it out and run it for a while at sustained speeds, say 5000-6000 rpm. The oil level should come down.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Conall" wrote: > I think you're going to have to remove the oil drain plug if you > overfilled the oil and want to remove some oil.Try this but don't > blame me if it makes a mess. This procedure will take two people. > Get a shop vac, put a rag over the end of the vac nozzle. Loosen the > oil drain plug so you can remove it fully with your fingers. > remove the oil fill cover, apply vacuum with the rag. Hopefully it > will provide enough vacuum that when you remove the oil drain plug > only a little bit of oil comes out. The rag stops the vacuum from > sucking out any oil. Let me know if it works. > > Conall > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Shultz" wrote: > > I overfilled slightly during the last oil change and I was wondering > > what folks do to remove a small amount of oil. On most bikes I am able > > to put a small tube in to reach the oil but this does not seem possible > > on the KLR. I hate to loosen the oil plug for this purpose. Any > > suggestions? > > > > Also, what are the risks, if any, from running the bike slightly > > overfilled? I'm a little above the top of the sight glass. I have no > > froth, and I'm not getting anything in the airbox. Just wondering.

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:01 am**

Don't know if this will work on the KLR but how about using the top of a spray bottle. Stick the straw part that picks up fluid in the oil reservoir and squeeze away. Worked on another bike I own. Good luck. -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jud Jones Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 8:17 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Oil overfill Ahh, just take it out and run it for a while at sustained speeds, say 5000-6000 rpm. The oil level should come down.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Conall" wrote: > I think you're going to have to remove the oil drain plug if you > overfilled the oil and want to remove some oil.Try this but don't > blame me if it makes a mess. This procedure will take two people. > Get a shop vac, put a rag over the end of the vac nozzle. Loosen the > oil drain plug so you can remove it fully with your fingers. > remove the oil fill cover, apply vacuum with the rag. Hopefully it > will provide enough vacuum that when you remove the oil drain plug > only a little bit of oil comes out. The rag stops the vacuum from > sucking out any oil. Let me know if it works. > > Conall > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Shultz" wrote: > > I overfilled slightly during the last oil change and I was wondering > > what folks do to remove a small amount of oil. On most bikes I am able > > to put a small tube in to reach the oil but this does not seem possible > > on the KLR. I hate to loosen the oil plug for this purpose. Any > > suggestions? > > > > Also, what are the risks, if any, from running the bike slightly > > overfilled? I'm a little above the top of the sight glass. I have no > > froth, and I'm not getting anything in the airbox. Just wondering. Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:46 am**

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Randy Shultz wrote:

> Also, what are the risks, if any, from running the bike slightly > overfilled? I'm a little above the top of the sight glass. I have no > froth, and I'm not getting anything in the airbox. Just wondering.

If it's just a teensy bit above the sight glass, don't worry about it. It's a KLR, not a Ducati. It really doesn't care. Now, if it was a *LOT* above the sight glass, then worry, but from what you say that is not true. -E

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:25 am**

I agree with Eric. Just leave it. I purposely overfill mine as many in this group believe the sight glass is to low to start with. By your description, it is just a little overfull. That sounds just right. Rick A17 "Eric L. Green" wrote:

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Randy Shultz wrote: > Also, what are the risks, if any, from running the bike slightly > overfilled? I'm a little above the top of the sight glass. I have no > froth, and I'm not getting anything in the airbox. Just wondering. If it's just a teensy bit above the sight glass, don't worry about it. It's a KLR, not a Ducati. It really doesn't care. Now, if it was a *LOT* above the sight glass, then worry, but from what you say that is not true. -E Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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