Oil Consumption ?

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Bufbradwll

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Hey Guys,

Well I had my 01 SRX 700 out for the second time and I have a question. Well the first time out I did the math for oil consumption to be about 55:1( running hard). Today with out correcting for a little lean, (after gasing up I did the math and forgot my tools), I went out for about 70 miles and I only use 8 oz. of amsoil (not sure on how much gas I used yet, maybe 5-6 gallons). My question is does that seem ok, I did take my wife out, she's a new rider so it was a very slow ride, not on the throttle very much for me. Does this sled not use much oil with the throttle cracked versus hammering on it. I bleed the oil pump, checked idle, throttle adjustment, and oil pump setting and all are @ factory spec. Any input would be awsome. For my next ride I did adjust the oil pump setting to 20mm.

Thanks
 
2.5 oz of oil per gallon of gas would be close to right. Yours seems to be running a bit light like mine is. Premix some oil in the tank until you get it right. I think Damon has a good write up on setting the oil cable. Sounds like you are on the right track.
 
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55:1 in SRX is on the lean side,i just wouldn't sleep good at night,,re-adjust and try to get it 48-50:1 at most..remember pump feeds crank bearings too.

$.02
 
MySX700R said:
Perfect Marty if you are getting over 16.5 miles per gallon.
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^^lol

marty f said:
i am going thru a quart eve3ry two hundred miles on yamalube
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how much gas did you burn in that 200??? thats what you need to know not the mileage.
 
daman could you give me your method of oil to gas ratio, i think i need to go back to 6th grade to get some help. Thanks
 
Well from my second grade text book..... 128 US ounces in a gallon...so...

40:1 mix = 128/40=3.2 oz. oil per gallon
50:1 mix = 128/50=2.56 oz. oil per gallon.

So if you use 1 qt (32 oz) of oil for 10 gallons of gas you would be at a 40:1..
 
More confusion...

this is for a 12 gal tank

1 gal = 128 oz. 1 qt = 32 oz.
12 gal = 1536 oz

If you want 50:1, then 1536/50 = 31. You should burn 31 oz of oil per 1536 oz (12 gal) of gas.

31/32 = .9 -- 31 oz = 90% of a quart.

If you burn exactly 1 quart of oil per tank of gas, you're running 48:1 fuel ratio. (1536/32 = 48 ) 48:1, almost 50:1, real close.

i would shoot for 1 to 1 1/4 qt per tank in a viper.
 
Checked my oil consumption today and it doesn't look good.I used 16 oz and went 108 miles.I checked the oil cable and it was set at 7/8s of an inch which is .875 which is 22.25mm. Stock setting for my viper is 20.5mm. I set it back down to .807 which is 20.5 and will check the oil next weekend. When I checked the plug they were a light brown color.Does this sound right. I had no ruler's in mm.
 
how much gas did you use in that 108 miles??? always need the gals burnt not miles..

sounds lean,,i'd do 19.5-20mm
 
Just hate to see anything happen i'ts just oil,i'd try it and see,can always
cut back re-tune if it's to rich,it's easy to do..
 
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