Exhausts and Engine » Had an engine oil level warning come on while riding.

First off, I'll say that I have been regularly checking the sight glass.

Regardless, last Sunday I went for a ride and about 5 miles from home, I got the check oil level warning on the TFT. I was right by an office park so pulled in and shut the bike down. After it sat for 5 minutes, the sight glass showed the level at just about the middle, maybe a slight bit below. I called my wife and had her bring me some oil. Unfortunately, the closest I had on hand was a Castrol Syntec 5W-40 API-SN car oil (VW specced for my Golf R). So, I added a 1/2 qt of that and the sight glass read close to the top of the circle.

My question is this. The bike isn't due for an oil change for another 2000 miles or so. I planned on doing that at the end of the season. However, given the car oil, should I change it now with the proper API-SN motorcycle oil? If I do, I'll change it again at the end of the season.

Thanks.

I think that's Castrol Edge in the US and probably not rated for a wet clutch.

If this happens again you do not need to add oil unless the oil level is lower than the bottom of the oil window circle.

False oil level warnings were a problem on the R1200 and I had hoped corrected on the R1250.
Both of our bikes have that problem. The service manager said a new oil level sensor did not fix the problem most of the time but they replaced it in our bikes just to be sure.

We have to keep our oil level above the middle of the oil site glass or we'll get the warning.

Oil anywhere in the circle is good to go.

Even at lowest level I wouldn’t worry if everything sounded absolutely normal.

ps - I’ve never topped up between oil changes

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #2

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I think that's Castrol Edge in the US and probably not rated for a wet clutch.

If this happens again you do not need to add oil unless the oil level is lower than the bottom of the oil window circle.

False oil level warnings were a problem on the R1200 and I had hoped corrected on the R1250.
Both of our bikes have that problem. The service manager said a new oil level sensor did not fix the problem most of the time but they replaced it in our bikes just to be sure.

We have to keep our oil level above the middle of the oil site glass or we'll get the warning.

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #5

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some "expert" on the internet

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #5

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I would not worry about the small amount of car oil but you have some anxiety which you can easily fix with an oil change.

You will most likely keep this anxiety even if some "expert" on the internet tells you everything will be fine.

Change the oil.

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