docc Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 And remember to screw the dipstick all the way in to get an accurate reading. Or your 'low' mark becomes the 'high ' mark.
al_roethlisberger Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 I painted mine white.... seems to help.
TX REDNECK (R.I.P.) Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 Finally, silly as it sounds, "bright light" is the best way to see what the oil level is. . Yes I agree, the brighter the oil light is, the lower the oli level
Steve G. Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 A major pet peeve for me, that plastic dipstick. The problem is you have to spin it in and then all the way out to read it. And the dipstick has ridges [because it is so bloody cheap] which let the oil work it's way up when you are spinning it thereby causing an incorrect reading. The Moto Guzzi aluminum d-stick seems to me to be what they should have used in the first place. Ciao, Steve G.
al_roethlisberger Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 I really liked the sight-glass on my FJ1200. I wish I had that instead. Very easy to read, and no mistaking oil-level. al
Guest IanJ Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 Hold on, you have to screw it all the way in to get an accurate reading? I had previously read here and been told by Moto International that oil level should be read with the dipstick just resting in the hole, not screwed in at all.
docc Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 From the Owner's Manual: The oil level check should be carried out after the engine has run for a few minutes: the dipstick plug > should be screwed up completely. Also, marginal oil levels are known to contribute to the intermittent oil light under hard acceleration.
Paul Minnaert Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 The Moto Guzzi aluminum d-stick seems to me to be what they should have used in the first place. Well, in the past I had such one on the sp1000, standard. But there the metal pin fell off in the oil
Guest John T Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 Don't you need a tool to get the aluminum stick off? Do you geezers maybe need glasses? I really don't see the problem in reading the dipstick
al_roethlisberger Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 Dunno, but I never could read the oil on the black plastic dipstick, just about regardless of lighting.... bad design honestly.
Guest John T Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 3 questions: When did Guzzi change the design to the current black plastic dipstick? What did they use in the past on other models? Who sells the dipsticks with the thermometer in them?
al_roethlisberger Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 MG Cycle sells the thermomter sticks..... dunno when Guzzi went to the plastic ones. http://www.mgcycle.com/externals.html al
Guest pasturej Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 I bought the aluminium dipstick (thanks for the advice) and now find it much easier to read the oil level. You do need to carry the right size allen key to undo though. Jonathan
TX REDNECK (R.I.P.) Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 You do need to carry the right size allen key to undo though. Jonathan Yes, but you knew when you bought your it wasn't about function it was about STYLE
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