[F-5 sno-pro]

just wondering

 

[Red Hot Firecat]

Was told by dealer it holds 3-3.5qts.
However I saw my oil light blink in 80 miles?? I added only 1 qt. and it refilled the resivior.
Hope this helps

 

[CCC Sniper]

says 2.8

but its 2.7

and yes the oil light comes on every 5 minutes when its down 1 quart and stays on when you have 1 left ( full tank )

 

[firedupf5]

Speaking of oil, what kind of mileage are you getting. I've got an F5 and put on a little over 400 miles this weekend and I used about 1 1/2 gallons. To me that just seemed to be way to much oil. Does this sound right or does that seem to be a lot to you guys?

 

[firecat_freak]

that seems a little excessive to me, i was putting in a little less than a quart with about 150 miles on the tank

 

[Super 8]

It is not guaged by miles per gallon of oil, but by how many gallons of gas used per gallon of oil.
For a 50:1 gas to oil mix you would need 3 oz. of oil per gallon of gas burned.

 

[F-5 sno-pro]

thanks a lot everyone. and i have another question, is anyone ese geting oil spatterd from behind the moter?

 

[pmk]

I also thought the ratio was different for different throttle openings. Don't take this for absolute fact, it's just some numbers that have stuck in my head from way back when, but I thought at idle the ratio was something like 125:1 and decreased as throttle was opened until it was 50:1 at WOT. Can anyone confirm if this is correct? My wife's F7 is very stingy with oil, I rode it 195 miles in Ontario on hard fast trails and it used about a quart.

Pat

 

[MBrennan]

Originally posted by F-5 sno-pro@Jan 26 2003, 09:04 PM
thanks a lot everyone. and i have another question, is anyone ese geting oil spatterd from behind the moter?

My f5 has oil working its way up the exhaust valve cables an oozing onto the oil tank just below the servo motor. Great design. Shouldn't rust lol

 

[SabercattF7]

I get 200 miles to a quart, 1,000 miles of hard riding and still going strong!

 

[got snow]

:wub: Hey guys if you feel your oil consumption is out of whack pull the belly pan and check the index marks on your pump arm. My f7 wasn't going through enogh oil in my opinion and sure enough the pump was not adjusted properly. What really sucks is this isn't normally checked on a P.D.I. and if it's lean your motor will likely live long enough to be out of warranty before it scatters. I get two tanks of fuel through her before the light goes on by the way, and lots of oil left in the tank.