Oil light comes on at low rpm
- kzMax
-
Topic Author
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 75
- Thanks: 12
Re: Oil light comes on at low rpm
19 Nov 2021 08:16 - 19 Nov 2021 08:18
RESOLVED: I finished re-installing the oil pan, clutch, and exhaust on Wednesday, then filled her up with 20w-50 (instead of the 10w-40 recommended on the filler cap), and went riding all afternoon yesterday. The oil light stayed off and pressure was normal (30psi warm @4k rpm). With all the work I put in, I'd like to think that something I did in there contributed to the solution, like cleaning the pump screen or sanding the pump cover, but the key factor was probably the heavier oil weight. Even if it turns out that taking the bike apart was unnecessary, I sure did learn a lot about my KZ, and I'll feel much more confident if I need to work on it in the future.
Big shoutout to everyone who offered help or insight along the way. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience.
-Max
Big shoutout to everyone who offered help or insight along the way. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience.
-Max
1982 KZ550 A3
Central MA / Boston
Central MA / Boston
Last edit: 19 Nov 2021 08:18 by kzMax.
The following user(s) said Thank You: DOHC, Mikaw, BCScott, howardhb
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- 750 R1
-
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 1162
- Thanks: 388
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- SWest
-
- Offline
- Sustaining Member
- 10 22 2014
- Posts: 23354
- Thanks: 2887
Re: Oil light comes on at low rpm
19 Nov 2021 16:36
Z1b1000 1975 Z1b
kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/598262-kz-...-will-it-live#672882
kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/597654-poser?start=240#704229
kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/598262-kz-...-will-it-live#672882
kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/597654-poser?start=240#704229
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.