cerbera
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| posted on 19/2/05 at 01:01 PM |
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ZX9R Oil
Hi,
*DISCLAIMER* If you have read any of my previous posts you will already know I've not a clue about anything, so please bear with me 
Here goes, I check the oil regulary and have noticed that it now looks cloudy through the oil level window. If I start the engine and run it, the oil
goes nice and clear, but upon turning the engine off it goes cloudy again. Somebody has suggested it may be a little moisture in the oil from
condensation. Is this the case or am I looking at something a little more serious? It is due an oil change so hopefully thats all it needs.
Thanks in advance for any insight and advice
Cheers
Nick
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chrisf
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| posted on 19/2/05 at 01:35 PM |
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Perhaps your window need cleaning. When you see the actual oil, is it nice and new? If so, I don't think I'd worry much.
--Chris
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clbarclay
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| posted on 19/2/05 at 01:50 PM |
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My experiance of water and oil is that when un desturbed (engine off, and has been off for a while) oil and water seperate, the oil settles in a layer
on top of the water.
Large fuel tanks (e.g. central heating) have drain taps on the bottom so that the water can be remove without destubing the oil.
When oil and water is mixed (remember that this is purely from my experiance) they form a grey/white mixture.
This is pure speculation, but mabe it is the bifferent parts of the oil seperating out. how long has the oil been in the engine?
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cerbera
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| posted on 19/2/05 at 04:56 PM |
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Thanks for the replies. My main concern was that something may have been seriously wrong. I've changed the oil today, as I said it was due to be
changed. I'll have to wait and see what happens.
Thanks again
Nick
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Hellfire
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| posted on 19/2/05 at 06:09 PM |
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Just read it - hope everything is ok, no-one knows when it's going to happen to them...
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cerbera
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| posted on 19/2/05 at 06:42 PM |
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Sorry Hellfire.......nobody knows when what is going to happen?
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