Hey fellas,
2005 SV650 fuel-injected...just pulled it out of storage for the summer.
Changed the oil last fall...but initially no oil was showing in the sightglass (yep, it was level and there was the appropriate amount in there) both running and not running.
The catch is that when I pulled the oil fill plug off, it dropped back into the sight glass. So now every time I ride it, no oil shows up in the sightglass at anytime (running or not running, pre or post ride) until the plug is pulled.
From what I've heard, you don't necessarily see oil in the sightglass when the bike is running, but I'm not sure why I wouldn't see it before and after.
I'm wondering if the oil pump is pulling everything up and not releasing it after the bike is off(?) or is some type of vacuum created internally(?) (through normal engine operation or possibly with the temperature swings as the bike sits in the un-heated garage). It's Iowa and March so the ambient temperature is all over the place.
Any thoughts? Thanks a bunch.
2005 SV650 fuel-injected...just pulled it out of storage for the summer.
Changed the oil last fall...but initially no oil was showing in the sightglass (yep, it was level and there was the appropriate amount in there) both running and not running.
The catch is that when I pulled the oil fill plug off, it dropped back into the sight glass. So now every time I ride it, no oil shows up in the sightglass at anytime (running or not running, pre or post ride) until the plug is pulled.
From what I've heard, you don't necessarily see oil in the sightglass when the bike is running, but I'm not sure why I wouldn't see it before and after.
I'm wondering if the oil pump is pulling everything up and not releasing it after the bike is off(?) or is some type of vacuum created internally(?) (through normal engine operation or possibly with the temperature swings as the bike sits in the un-heated garage). It's Iowa and March so the ambient temperature is all over the place.
Any thoughts? Thanks a bunch.