mo8414
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- 2025 Triumph Rocket 3 Storm GT
I have been waiting on brake pads to come in the mail so I haven't been riding my bike for 3 or 4 days. The other day I decided I was going to check the oil then see how long it took for the level on the dip stick to change from what the level actually is to gage how long after checking the oil you have to accuratly read the oil level.
Normally when checking the oil I go for a ride right after so the oil the next day is always about an inch higher than it is once you do the oil check procedure.
This time, I never road the bike after checking the oil this time due to waiting on the brake pads to come in. I noticed the engine oil never changed from the level it was after doing the oil check procedure. Next day, still the same. Start it and do the oil check for a second and third time days apart and the same result.
Last night I changed my brakes, checked the oil then went for a ride. This morning I check it before running it and its back to being about an inch above the level it is after doing the oil level check procedure.
The next thing I'm going to do is check the oil. Then let the bike fully warm up then shut it off without reving it or riding it then see where the oil level is in the morning. Only thing I can think is the bike getting warm pushing more oil into the chamber where the dip stick is and fills it up higher until its ran again and comes back down to normal. We will see.
All this to say, it seems if you only do the oil level check procedure on a cold engine, the oil level will stay the same indefinitely and adding more oil shouldnt require you to do the procesure again to read an accurate level.
Normally when checking the oil I go for a ride right after so the oil the next day is always about an inch higher than it is once you do the oil check procedure.
This time, I never road the bike after checking the oil this time due to waiting on the brake pads to come in. I noticed the engine oil never changed from the level it was after doing the oil check procedure. Next day, still the same. Start it and do the oil check for a second and third time days apart and the same result.
Last night I changed my brakes, checked the oil then went for a ride. This morning I check it before running it and its back to being about an inch above the level it is after doing the oil level check procedure.
The next thing I'm going to do is check the oil. Then let the bike fully warm up then shut it off without reving it or riding it then see where the oil level is in the morning. Only thing I can think is the bike getting warm pushing more oil into the chamber where the dip stick is and fills it up higher until its ran again and comes back down to normal. We will see.
All this to say, it seems if you only do the oil level check procedure on a cold engine, the oil level will stay the same indefinitely and adding more oil shouldnt require you to do the procesure again to read an accurate level.
