how many quarts of oil......??

[Anonymous]

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how many quarts of oil go in a '85 GS450 L. no bike manual and need to change the oil.


thx


Rosco :?

[Redman]

Look on engine case, near the oil fill cap, may find something like "3800ml" (like on my GS850G). 1000ml is a little more than a quart.

[Anonymous]

Look on engine case, near the oil fill cap, may find something like "3800ml" (like on my GS850G). 1000ml is a little more than a quart.

So that's what that means! I was pretty sure I wasn't riding a 2600. (Grin)

If it's any help, that's what's marked on my '82 450T.

Dave

[Anonymous]

thanks butis 10w-40......

thanks for the information, but my bike calls for 10w-40 and i put in mobil 1 synthetic 15w-50 ...... is this ok or should I only run 10w-40 from now on??

[Anonymous]

15w50 is pretty thick stuff. Probably doable for the summer heat. Thins it out. But you should stick with the recommendations on this one. There was a big long thread on this a few months ago. Probably purged by now...

If I were you I would either change the oil again and/or use it but be sure to let it warm up before you ride it. The 15w oil will be harder to push through the system on startup.

Michael

[Anonymous]

thx

thanks.... I will definitely let her get warm in the mornings. thanksfor the information.

[earlfor]

Re: thanks butis 10w-40......

Mobil 1 15w50 is an excellent choice. I run that in both my bikes all the time.
It will run a little cooler than standard 10w40. You will not have any problems with it.

Earl

thanks for the information, but my bike calls for 10w-40 and i put in mobil 1 synthetic 15w-50 ...... is this ok or should I only run 10w-40 from now on??

[Anonymous]

My 1100 takes 3000ml. This is about 3.8 quarts.

There's a paragraph in the manual that describes oil filling that goes something like this: Fill till the oil is at the top of the sight glass. Run the engine for a few minutes to fill up the various oil cavities. Wait a few minutes. Then add more oil so that the level is again at the top of the sight glass. It's also a good idea to check the sight glass before every ride.

I buy Castrol 10-40 in the 5-quart containers because it's cheaper in bulk. I use the procedure above and just open a new container as needed. It works for me.

[Anonymous]

Just to stir things up, the 650 calls for 10-40.

I ran 20-50 in it year round.

[spots25]

i'm running 10w40 in my lawnmower, because my bike oil was the only thing I could find, and I didn't wanna run to the store