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Title: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: gerkin on 09 July 2013, 05:17:45 pm

mine is burning oil how much does yours use ?

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: darrsi on 09 July 2013, 05:22:52 pm

I never need to top up in between oil changes, i think you've got a problem there matey?

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: trudd on 09 July 2013, 05:25:03 pm

None, well I guess it probably does use a bit but not enough to notice. My FJ on the other hand got through loads of the stuff before I swapped the engine for a low mileage one.

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: clayt74 on 09 July 2013, 06:21:49 pm

Nope, never needed to top up. I ride all year long n do 6 monthly oil changes (just so i dont forget)
Prob about 3000 miles between changes.
I visually check oil level at least once a week if not twice, but never noticed a noticeable drop.
Get the compressio tested asap if I was you.
Good luck

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: darrsi on 09 July 2013, 06:36:35 pm

Quote from: clayt74 on 09 July 2013, 06:21:49 pm

Nope, never needed to top up. I ride all year long n do 6 monthly oil changes (just so i dont forget)
Prob about 3000 miles between changes.
I visually check oil level at least once a week if not twice, but never noticed a noticeable drop.
Get the compressio tested asap if I was you.
Good luck

I change every 4000 miles but the recommended change is actually 6000 miles!

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Paul on 09 July 2013, 08:17:27 pm

About half a litre when you're running it in.


And after that, bugger all.


Or at least that little that you don't notice it.

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Dead Eye on 09 July 2013, 08:36:51 pm

As mentioned before, mine is in relatively bad shape and has done a lot of miles... so its drinking oil and spewing it back out as well...

But, you shouldn't be burning any oil at all really, or at least not enough to actually notice

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Punkstig on 09 July 2013, 09:34:17 pm

Funnily enough my oil light comes on just before its due its oil change (I change every 5000 miles no questions)


So mine burns however much from full to low level warning in 5000

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Lawrence on 09 July 2013, 10:14:22 pm

None.  Last time I changed it'd done 13k and hadn't needed topping up  :D

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Dead Eye on 10 July 2013, 09:27:24 am

My light seems to normally come on about every other lofo ride :P By the end of the day, I have to be more conservative with the throttle otherwise the red light of doom comes on...

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: gerkin on 10 July 2013, 09:39:32 pm

no smoke on start up or when reving to around 9k on stand no leaks no nasty noises but still used 300ml in 650 miles on way to dutch tt .all motorway mostly 70-90mph ,mates tell me there is a slight puff when changing gear when reving it hard ,
would have thought i would be able to see or smell burning oil but i cant ,wierd or what ?

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Dead Eye on 10 July 2013, 10:40:34 pm

Mines the same - I haven't seen any smoke and none of the lofos have said anything on our ride outs...

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: fazerlad100 on 12 July 2013, 09:00:38 pm

mines got 38000mls on it and doesn't use a drop. No smoking either.

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Exupnut on 13 July 2013, 10:18:02 am

Quote from: Dead Eye on 10 July 2013, 10:40:34 pm

Mines the same - I haven't seen any smoke and none of the lofos have said anything on our ride outs...

Were a polite lot.

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: darrsi on 13 July 2013, 10:43:58 am

Quote from: Dead Eye on 10 July 2013, 10:40:34 pm

Mines the same - I haven't seen any smoke and none of the lofos have said anything on our ride outs...

Ever wondered why everyone rides in front of you?  :lol

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Dead Eye on 14 July 2013, 08:35:07 am

:lol :lol :lol

Title: Re: how much oil does your fazer use in 500 miles
Post by: Slaninar on 14 July 2013, 09:00:59 am

I pour to the almost top of the mirror. When it's time to change, at 6000 km (4000 miles) i don't see any difference in level. Not noticeable at least. So far so good.

61,000 km on the clock, but could be more or less, since I can only guarantee for the last 30,000 kms.