bobinspain
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| posted on 11/2/12 at 10:03 AM |
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Checking Busa oil level.
Stoopid question time.
I'm 'mechanically challenged.'
Good job I speced an oil pressure gauge for my dash, 'cos I can't for the life of me fine where to check under the bonnet.
Grateful for any suggestions, (nothing rude).
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cosmick
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| posted on 11/2/12 at 10:11 AM |
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are you running wet sump or dry?
If it can't be fixed with a hammer then its probably an electrical problem.
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bobinspain
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| posted on 11/2/12 at 10:22 AM |
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Billet, with swing-arm pickup.
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Davegtst
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| posted on 11/2/12 at 10:34 AM |
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Look at the front of the engine down low to the left of the clutch cover. There is a sight glass to check the level.
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Andy B
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| posted on 11/2/12 at 10:51 AM |
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Hi Bob
I see from one of your replies that you a running a swing sump on your Busa which I am guessing is the Koenig . This sump was designed for drag racing
and does not swivel 360 degrees. This leaves a large section of the sump uncovered from a surge point of view and this is further exacerbated by the
fact that the engine has been turned sideways on. I have seen a number of these lead to big end, main bearing and rod failures as they are quite
simply being used out of application. Watch youroil pressure like a hawk and if you see it dropping on hard cornering or braking, especially right
handers, you will need to address the problem.
Best regards
Andy
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bobinspain
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| posted on 11/2/12 at 11:46 AM |
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Found it !
With the aid of a mirror on a stick !
There's oil. That's all you can say. It's a teeny thumb-nail sized sight-glass. The two gradations on there are so close together as
to be meaningless.
Guess I'll just keep an eye on the oil-pressure gauge right next to the gear-selector indicator.
Thanks for the input.
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noc231073
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| posted on 11/2/12 at 12:11 PM |
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Once you have oil in the sight glass your good to go..try and keep it nearer the full rather tham half full ..
Make sure your using the right oil also to prevent the clutch slipping ...
Andy has a point with regards the swing sump.. they dont really do the job ...and you dont want to be replacing the big end on a new build .. an
accusump will help a lot is your are not planning on a lot of track days... if your doing a lot of track time then a dry sumps the only answer...
best off luck with the new motor
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