My 97 vmax 600 twin is drinking oil by the qt. 250 miles last weekend and 5 qts. of oil! I get about 10 miles per gallon. That puts me about 20-1. No fouled plugs just using way to much oil. Guys I rode with used about half as much oil I did! I have adjusted the oil pump so that the mark falls short of what the manual recomends but Im afriad to go to far. Dont need a seizer. Cable is works fine no binding and does adjust. How far can I go with the adjustment? Right now Im about 1/16 to 1/8 before the mark. Or is there something else I should look at? This sled has stock pistons and rings with 2700 miles on them. PSI pipe ,stopper notch, Thin head gasket, and a maxperformance clutch kit. Before the upgrades It still used oil so I dont think they have affected the oil consumption? Im at aloss with this problem.Any Ideas.
97 vmax drinking oil
- Thread starter denkel
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Your oil pump may be shot. Happened to me on the muni ride it was drinkin 2 quarts to 100 miles. Never fouled a plug. Your oil pump may be runnin on emergency mode.
Double check thou
Double check thou
daman
New member
I think '97 had pumps that could fail and go to wide open feed,
you want to use around 10-12 gals. to 1 qt. around 120ish miles
to a qt. mark your bottle and go on a good trip then refill with oil
and gas and see where your at.
and also if thats all stock you may wabt to rebuild the top end
there was a problem on the '97's pistons,alowed the rings to sppin
and catch a port.
also,
1 gal = 128 oz. 1 qt = 32 oz.
10 gal = 1280 oz
If you want 50:1, then 1280/50 = 26. You should burn 26 oz of oil per 1280 oz (10 gal) of gas.
26/32 = .8 -- 26 oz = 80% of a quart.
If you burn exactly 1 quart of oil per tank of gas, you're running 40:1 fuelil ratio. (1280/32 = 40) 40:1 is "richer" than 50:1.
1 qt = .95 liter
you want to use around 10-12 gals. to 1 qt. around 120ish miles
to a qt. mark your bottle and go on a good trip then refill with oil
and gas and see where your at.
and also if thats all stock you may wabt to rebuild the top end
there was a problem on the '97's pistons,alowed the rings to sppin
and catch a port.
also,
1 gal = 128 oz. 1 qt = 32 oz.
10 gal = 1280 oz
If you want 50:1, then 1280/50 = 26. You should burn 26 oz of oil per 1280 oz (10 gal) of gas.
26/32 = .8 -- 26 oz = 80% of a quart.
If you burn exactly 1 quart of oil per tank of gas, you're running 40:1 fuelil ratio. (1280/32 = 40) 40:1 is "richer" than 50:1.
1 qt = .95 liter
daman
New member
Look for a good used pump off a '98 or later or new...
or contact rich from rich motorsports that is who I got my new oil pump from. fast and a good price
daman
New member
Yup forgot about Rich..chadg said:
Daman I like you terms better than mine lol
wide open feed VS emergency mode. lol
What Daman said^^^^
wide open feed VS emergency mode. lol
What Daman said^^^^
daman
New member
I knew what ya ment brother...chadg said:
woolyviper
New member
daman said:
you're good at cyphering.
snoden700viper
Member
I have a fairly new pump I will sell ya (or your friend), $50 plus shipping if interested.