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posted March 18, 2009 07:15 PM
My zx14 is using oil....
Im using up almost a quart of oil every 1500 miles or so in my 08 14 with 9000 miles... Is this excessive?
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Flies pulled, 16-42, BMC street, 8" extensions, drag shock, cut pan, Cycle Concepts Drag Pack and springs, muzzy m14 w/ oval can, lowered, Shinco usoft rear, pcv with autotune, leightweight Shori 18ah battery, throttle meister. 500lbs at bandimeres scales with half tank of juice.
  
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Bently
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posted March 18, 2009 07:25 PM
To me it is, but some would say no
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zxbob
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posted March 18, 2009 07:31 PM
I think a quart every 1500 miles is excessive !
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3000psi and falling
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posted March 18, 2009 07:36 PM
Well its more like 3/4, I just went and looked at the quart. But that still seems like a lot. I have always had to add oil to this thing, but im now just takeing note on how much it is using. Its not smokeing and its not leaking.. Where the heck is it goin?
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08 ZX14, 2010 Persimmon Red bodywork.
Flies pulled, 16-42, BMC street, 8" extensions, drag shock, cut pan, Cycle Concepts Drag Pack and springs, muzzy m14 w/ oval can, lowered, Shinco usoft rear, pcv with autotune, leightweight Shori 18ah battery, throttle meister. 500lbs at bandimeres scales with half tank of juice.
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smokinZX14
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posted March 18, 2009 07:42 PM
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Well its more like 3/4, I just went and looked at the quart. But that still seems like a lot. I have always had to add oil to this thing, but im now just takeing note on how much it is using. Its not smokeing and its not leaking.. Where the heck is it goin?
What mods do you have and how do you ride it ... What kind of break in did you do ? what oil do you use ?
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3000psi and falling
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posted March 18, 2009 07:58 PM
 Edited By: 3000psi and falling on 19 Mar 2009 03:59
Slip on r-77, hard lots of top speed runs for miles and miles down here in texas. By the book and Repsol 10-40 full syn.
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08 ZX14, 2010 Persimmon Red bodywork.
Flies pulled, 16-42, BMC street, 8" extensions, drag shock, cut pan, Cycle Concepts Drag Pack and springs, muzzy m14 w/ oval can, lowered, Shinco usoft rear, pcv with autotune, leightweight Shori 18ah battery, throttle meister. 500lbs at bandimeres scales with half tank of juice.
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smokinZX14
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posted March 18, 2009 08:11 PM
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Slip on r-77, hard lots of top speed runs for miles and miles down here in texas. By the book and Repsol 10-40 full syn.
High speed run could be pumping a little oil up into the air box and burning it off ..You would not see it smoking if this is happening... Check the air box for oil .. As hard as you run it 3/4 of a QT in 1500 miles might not be that bad .. My 06 and 09 use no oil but i only drag race and i change it more offten that most people ... If all you are going to do is top end or high speed stuff you may want to step up to a 15 50 or 20 40 Wt oil , that may help .. Where do you try to keep it in the sight glass ?
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posted March 18, 2009 09:45 PM
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Slip on r-77, hard lots of top speed runs for miles and miles down here in texas. By the book and Repsol 10-40 full syn.
High speed run could be pumping a little oil up into the air box and burning it off ..You would not see it smoking if this is happening... Check the air box for oil .. As hard as you run it 3/4 of a QT in 1500 miles might not be that bad .. My 06 and 09 use no oil but i only drag race and i change it more offten that most people ... If all you are going to do is top end or high speed stuff you may want to step up to a 15 50 or 20 40 Wt oil , that may help .. Where do you try to keep it in the sight glass ?
About 1/2 to 3/4 between the marks
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08 ZX14, 2010 Persimmon Red bodywork.
Flies pulled, 16-42, BMC street, 8" extensions, drag shock, cut pan, Cycle Concepts Drag Pack and springs, muzzy m14 w/ oval can, lowered, Shinco usoft rear, pcv with autotune, leightweight Shori 18ah battery, throttle meister. 500lbs at bandimeres scales with half tank of juice.
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gilberjj
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posted March 18, 2009 10:18 PM
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About 1/2 to 3/4 between the marks
that's good. too high and it will be in your airbox and seeping all over your engine
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posted March 19, 2009 02:56 AM
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Slip on r-77, hard lots of top speed runs for miles and miles down here in texas. By the book and Repsol 10-40 full syn.
That does seem way too much. I live in the DFW area in Texas and we do a lot of playing
too. My 07 has 4K and no oil loss, check you air box. If it keeps doing this and box is clean have a compression test done.
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Bluebyyou
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posted March 19, 2009 02:57 AM
Excessive, yes for sure. Mine has never used any oil between the 5K change intervals,Mobil 1, lots of high rpm time near redline. 14,700 miles on the bike
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posted March 19, 2009 07:54 AM
My factory warranty runs out in july. So I will change the oil with a different brand, weight (20 40) and see how it does..
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08 ZX14, 2010 Persimmon Red bodywork.
Flies pulled, 16-42, BMC street, 8" extensions, drag shock, cut pan, Cycle Concepts Drag Pack and springs, muzzy m14 w/ oval can, lowered, Shinco usoft rear, pcv with autotune, leightweight Shori 18ah battery, throttle meister. 500lbs at bandimeres scales with half tank of juice.
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NeverKnow
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posted March 19, 2009 07:36 PM
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My factory warranty runs out in july. So I will change the oil with a different brand, weight (20 40) and see how it does..
Due to the fact that this motor runs in the 220 degree range the oil may be evaporating. All oils have an evaporation rating, some better than others. I have run only Mobil 1 and Amzoil without a problem. Synthetics don't have the same ratings. Try a new brand and monitor usage.
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kawboy4ever
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posted March 20, 2009 03:10 AM
Since your warranty runs out in July, Get it to the dealer while you still have a chance. Just my thought.
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gilberjj
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posted March 20, 2009 03:25 AM
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Since your warranty runs out in July, Get it to the dealer while you still have a chance. Just my thought.
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jdzx14
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posted March 20, 2009 04:19 AM
Mine uses about 1/2 to a 1qt between oil changes, no leaks and i use Mobil 1. I usually drain it until it drips and put 4 qts in, never had a problem in 10k miles. Its normal to use a little espically if you ride these bikes hard, usually over a 1qt is execessive though, definatley take it back before warranty runs out.
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posted March 20, 2009 08:11 AM
Take it to a dealer in my area, or drive it into a wall at 100mph, the outcome would be the same, im fu!%#d.lol Ill try another brand and weight 20-40 if it still uses then ill find a good dealer. Thanks for all the input..
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08 ZX14, 2010 Persimmon Red bodywork.
Flies pulled, 16-42, BMC street, 8" extensions, drag shock, cut pan, Cycle Concepts Drag Pack and springs, muzzy m14 w/ oval can, lowered, Shinco usoft rear, pcv with autotune, leightweight Shori 18ah battery, throttle meister. 500lbs at bandimeres scales with half tank of juice.
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posted March 20, 2009 12:00 PM
Im going to try the royal purple 20-50. Sound good?
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Flies pulled, 16-42, BMC street, 8" extensions, drag shock, cut pan, Cycle Concepts Drag Pack and springs, muzzy m14 w/ oval can, lowered, Shinco usoft rear, pcv with autotune, leightweight Shori 18ah battery, throttle meister. 500lbs at bandimeres scales with half tank of juice.
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gilberjj
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posted March 20, 2009 12:30 PM
sounds good.... let us know how it goes
the best deals on royal purple on ebay i believe
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drewzx-14
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posted March 20, 2009 01:54 PM
yes excessive, keep us posted
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posted March 20, 2009 02:53 PM
You can also look into and get an extended warranty from ebay for less than $400 to cover your bike if things get worse later on. I am not a fan of extended warranties much, but I got one for the ZX since it was the first model design... but in your case, since you are already seeing some excessive oil usage, why not?
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Fifty Thousand
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posted March 20, 2009 05:22 PM
Also double check the your left side of the motor....... for oil on outside
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posted March 20, 2009 07:40 PM
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Also double check the your left side of the motor....... for oil on outside
I did and since i fixed my leaking cam cover the motor is dry and clean as can be.
I drove up to houston a spent $155.00! on 6 quarts (bought one extra) of Royal Purple 20 50, a new K&N oil filter and a new factory air filter. The original factory air filter had 9000+ miles on it and looked like hell but did not let anything through. The air box looked good, i saw no oil in it. The overflow res for the oil was empty to. I will keep careful track on how much oil it uses over the next 1000 miles. That wont take long....
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08 ZX14, 2010 Persimmon Red bodywork.
Flies pulled, 16-42, BMC street, 8" extensions, drag shock, cut pan, Cycle Concepts Drag Pack and springs, muzzy m14 w/ oval can, lowered, Shinco usoft rear, pcv with autotune, leightweight Shori 18ah battery, throttle meister. 500lbs at bandimeres scales with half tank of juice.
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smokinZX14
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posted March 21, 2009 01:29 PM
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Also double check the your left side of the motor....... for oil on outside
I did and since i fixed my leaking cam cover the motor is dry and clean as can be.
I drove up to houston a spent $155.00! on 6 quarts (bought one extra) of Royal Purple 20 50, a new K&N oil filter and a new factory air filter. The original factory air filter had 9000+ miles on it and looked like hell but did not let anything through. The air box looked good, i saw no oil in it. The overflow res for the oil was empty to. I will keep careful track on how much oil it uses over the next 1000 miles. That wont take long....
6 quarts (bought one extra) ???? I only put 4 Qts in my zx14 ...Are you putting in 5 QTs ???
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posted March 21, 2009 01:55 PM
LOL. this might turn out to have a funny ending
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