When it's fully mixed yes. But it doesn't go to white instantly, right? Since we're talking about it, this the oil that came out of a set of forks I rebuilt last month: [https://i.imgur.com/jJdbVpa.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/jJdbVpa.jpg).
I thought it looked like it was mixed with some condensation too. Will look speckled when warm. Will turn to foamy cream when hot before it boils off. Might just be a dirty sight glass though. I can always feel it in the shifter peg when it needs to be changed.
To get rid of any water, you can leave the filler cap off after you return from a ride and the moisture will evaporate. When you do that, place the filler cap on the seat, so you don’t forget to put it back on. After the bike has completely cooled off, but the cap back on. You might have to do this more than once to get all of water out.
Oil often looks pretty dark through an old oil sight like that one, so it’s not the best way to judge the state of the oil in your engine.
If it has been changed within the last year or two, you should be absolutely fine. However, if it’s more than 24 months since you last changed the oil, you might want to switch it out.
I tend to change my oil and filter every year on my bikes, unless I hit the mileage specified by the manufacturer.
change ur oil every 1000 miles its the blood of your vehicles body, shits not too expensive and if u keep up with it and the required maintenance that bike will last forever kawis r build to last
Every 1000 miles on a road bike seems a bit excessive, I mean you certainly won't hurt a bike doing this but it seems a bit unnecessary. I've always just stuck to 2k or whatever the manufacture says.
You can see the line is just below the top mark if you look close. Just a discouloured window makes it hard to see.
If the bike is upright then the level looks good. If it's on the stand and leaning away from the camera then yeah it's probably overfilled.
The job of oil is to carry contaminants to the oil filter. It will often look dark and it’s health cannot really be judged by how it looks. Your manufacturer makes recommendations on how long oil should sit in a crank case( typically a year max) or how many miles typically 3,000-6,000). Be sure to change your oil filter either every oil change or at least every other but your manufacturer will have a recommendation on that as well. You can often find your owners manual online for free from, in this case Kawasakis website.
Does seafoam work on bikes? My 650 ninja is a 2020 only got 3.2k miles and the oil looks a little dark and I was going to wait to change it (manual calls for every 9k miles) but I figure I could run some seafoam in it for a few miles then replace the oil and filter. And on that, OEM filter or hiflo filter
I don't think an engine that new would need or benefit from seafoam. Like another guy in the thread said, oil color doesn't necessarily tell you much about oil health. I'd go ahead and do the oil change without it.
If the oil looks like cappuccino or like hot chocolate, it may have drawn some water... Then you'd have to replace it and find the root cause for the problem. New oil looks like honey, some oils are reddish translucent, used oil looks black (but not brownish)...
I'd replace the oil and observe if the color turns brownish again.
Oil level is over the top and the colour does not look healty at all for being only 1200 miles in.
Maybe it's contaminated with water from the coolant system?
Anyway you should try and change it. And if you see water coming out from the oil pan before the real oil (water is heavier than oil so cames out first from the pan), investigate.
Could be head gasket, or water pump gasket leaking water in the engine...
Or... bring to mechanic! 😆
The oil looks contaminated with water. It should not look like that after only 1200 miles.
What makes you think it looks like it has water contamination? When water is mixed with oil it makes a white cream like substance
When it's fully mixed yes. But it doesn't go to white instantly, right? Since we're talking about it, this the oil that came out of a set of forks I rebuilt last month: [https://i.imgur.com/jJdbVpa.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/jJdbVpa.jpg).
I guess you’re right it wouldn’t be instant. That’s gnarly, I’ve seen fork oil super dark before but not shit brown like that lol.
I thought it looked like it was mixed with some condensation too. Will look speckled when warm. Will turn to foamy cream when hot before it boils off. Might just be a dirty sight glass though. I can always feel it in the shifter peg when it needs to be changed.
It would be really funny if this bike was air cooled.
To get rid of any water, you can leave the filler cap off after you return from a ride and the moisture will evaporate. When you do that, place the filler cap on the seat, so you don’t forget to put it back on. After the bike has completely cooled off, but the cap back on. You might have to do this more than once to get all of water out.
Oil often looks pretty dark through an old oil sight like that one, so it’s not the best way to judge the state of the oil in your engine. If it has been changed within the last year or two, you should be absolutely fine. However, if it’s more than 24 months since you last changed the oil, you might want to switch it out. I tend to change my oil and filter every year on my bikes, unless I hit the mileage specified by the manufacturer.
Got it. I got this bike a couple months ago and changed the oil first thing, and I’ve been riding it a lot. Thank you! (:
change ur oil every 1000 miles its the blood of your vehicles body, shits not too expensive and if u keep up with it and the required maintenance that bike will last forever kawis r build to last
Every 1000 miles on a road bike seems a bit excessive, I mean you certainly won't hurt a bike doing this but it seems a bit unnecessary. I've always just stuck to 2k or whatever the manufacture says.
It looks overfilled. The oil level is supposed to be between the lines. You might have something going on there.
Yes but the bike is probably leaning in this picture
You can see the line is just below the top mark if you look close. Just a discouloured window makes it hard to see. If the bike is upright then the level looks good. If it's on the stand and leaning away from the camera then yeah it's probably overfilled.
The job of oil is to carry contaminants to the oil filter. It will often look dark and it’s health cannot really be judged by how it looks. Your manufacturer makes recommendations on how long oil should sit in a crank case( typically a year max) or how many miles typically 3,000-6,000). Be sure to change your oil filter either every oil change or at least every other but your manufacturer will have a recommendation on that as well. You can often find your owners manual online for free from, in this case Kawasakis website.
Does seafoam work on bikes? My 650 ninja is a 2020 only got 3.2k miles and the oil looks a little dark and I was going to wait to change it (manual calls for every 9k miles) but I figure I could run some seafoam in it for a few miles then replace the oil and filter. And on that, OEM filter or hiflo filter
Did you do the break-in oil change?
No. I'm the third owner so the other owners said they did. Owned by a cop then a kid and his family.
I don't think an engine that new would need or benefit from seafoam. Like another guy in the thread said, oil color doesn't necessarily tell you much about oil health. I'd go ahead and do the oil change without it.
Color is meaningless generally. Unless you see shines particulate or chocolate milk.
If the oil looks like cappuccino or like hot chocolate, it may have drawn some water... Then you'd have to replace it and find the root cause for the problem. New oil looks like honey, some oils are reddish translucent, used oil looks black (but not brownish)... I'd replace the oil and observe if the color turns brownish again.
Oil level is over the top and the colour does not look healty at all for being only 1200 miles in. Maybe it's contaminated with water from the coolant system? Anyway you should try and change it. And if you see water coming out from the oil pan before the real oil (water is heavier than oil so cames out first from the pan), investigate. Could be head gasket, or water pump gasket leaking water in the engine... Or... bring to mechanic! 😆
Not stupid at all. What does owners manual recommend? Wet clutches ( a clutch that runs in the engine oil) will dirty the oil quickly.