Be on the lookout, oil level

SWBF750 · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: Be on the lookout, oil level

New BF owners:

Some of the Dealers do not know what they are doing & are incorrectly servicing your Brand New BF's, just like mine..

My Engine Oil was overfilled, it was at the top of the dip stick mark, this is a No-No. Now I know why I was smelling fresh oil on my 1st ride a while back, since I took out about 1/3 of a quart of the extra oil, everything now is perfect.

Kawasaki should to fix this simple problem by adjusting the marks on the BF oil dip sticks but until they do, Please check your oil level..

Cookie · Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 7:51 am Post subject: Re: Be on the lookout, oil level

Same thing happened to me. Dealer said that they where training new employees!!

jg4660 · Fox Joined: Apr 04, 2008 Posts: 2

This is the first time ive heard of this issue. I just picked up an 08 BF750 and my oil level is at the top of the hash marks on the dipstick. Is this too high? It agrees with the full mark in the owners manual.

Those are some great video's by the way!! Popcornsmiley

Thanks
JG

SWBF750 · Last edited by SWBF750 on Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:31 pm; edited 1 time in total

Welcome jg4660 to ATVF Newbie

My '08 BF750 owners Manual states the same as the others, "The oil level should be between the "H" (high) and "L" (low) lines on the dipstick".
Be sure to check the oil level after you wipe the dipstick, then screw it back in & then unscrew the dipstick to check the level.(cold engine)

07bruteforce650 · Fox Joined: Aug 25, 2008 Posts: 4 Location: GA

had the same problem with my 07 .....went riding after ,my 1st service was going up a hill and looked back and couldn't see anything but smoke ARGHH

wlaczo · Fox Joined: Aug 04, 2008 Posts: 42 Location: Calgary, AB

I have a 09' and it is at the top of the marks. No problem yet. It has about 70 hours on it now. I do have a problem with the rear seal leaking though. It is on it's second leaky one now.

DCTCJT · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Be on the lookout, oil level

wlaczo wrote:

I do have a problem with the rear seal leaking though. It is on it's second leaky one now.

Ya know, I was just going to ask about that seal issue on the BF's. I put the BF 750 on my "short list" of quads to look at for my next quad, and I've been reading around. It seems that a lot of folks have this issue with BF's... and continue to have it after they change the seal.

Is this the norm for BF's?

SWBF750 · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: Be on the lookout, oil level

wlaczo wrote:

I have a 09' and it is at the top of the marks. No problem yet. It has about 70 hours on it now. I do have a problem with the rear seal leaking though. It is on it's second leaky one now.

Off Topic.
This post is on the Engine Oil level, if you have a Yellow-question

on something else, then Please start a new Topic..

DCTCJT · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Be on the lookout, oil level

SWBF750 wrote:

wlaczo wrote:

I have a 09' and it is at the top of the marks. No problem yet. It has about 70 hours on it now. I do have a problem with the rear seal leaking though. It is on it's second leaky one now.

Off Topic.
This post is on the Engine Oil level, if you have a Yellow-question

on something else, then Please start a new Topic..

Wow... that wasn't him asking the question... it was me.

Jeezzzz.... Yellow-rolleyes

SWBF750 · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Be on the lookout, oil level

DCTCJT wrote:

SWBF750 wrote:

wlaczo wrote:

I have a 09' and it is at the top of the marks. No problem yet. It has about 70 hours on it now. I do have a problem with the rear seal leaking though. It is on it's second leaky one now.

Off Topic.
This post is on the Engine Oil level, if you have a Yellow-question

on something else, then Please start a new Topic..

Wow... that wasn't him asking the question... it was me.

Jeezzzz.... Yellow-rolleyes

You are both Guilty Yellow-neutral

I just want to keep this on This topic of the Oil Level b/c i feel it is a very important issue.

Farmr123 · Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:22 am Post subject: Re: Be on the lookout, oil level

Actually, an overfilled oil level can cause seal leakage. I know it does it in cars, tractors, etc, so I would assume it could do it to an ATV.
The worst thing that can happen with an overful oil condition is oil foaming. This can cause all sorts of problems you don't want to know about.

wlaczo · Fox Joined: Aug 04, 2008 Posts: 42 Location: Calgary, AB

That's why I thought I would mention it. Didn't want to change the topic.
Sorry!

SWBF750 · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Be on the lookout, oil level

Farmr123 wrote:

Actually, an overfilled oil level can cause seal leakage. I know it does it in cars, tractors, etc, so I would assume it could do it to an ATV.
The worst thing that can happen with an overful oil condition is oil foaming. This can cause all sorts of problems you don't want to know about.

Overfilling the Brute engine oil means blowing the excess out into your air cleaner box which causes other problems. The Excess oil will always blow out into the air-box.
If you don't check your engine oil after either buying a brand new BF or in for a service, then smell oil while out riding, check your dip stick.