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DeePa
02-22-2006, 06:58 PM
I went for a nice ride on my 85 250r today (like 20-25 mins tops) and when i got home, there were some oil spots coming from the crankcase breather tube. So i went ahead and pulled the oil check bolt, and oil came gushing out of it. As far as i know, the oil should weep out of that hole if its at the right level. The oil was a dark gray/blackish color. I drained it all out, and there was about 2 quarts, which seems really high to me. It was still that nasty dark gray/black color. It had the viscosity of hot oil, but it just didnt seem right. Is this just because it hasnt been changed before, or is something leaking down into the tranny?

The coolant level is empty in the overflow tank, but there was never any in there to begin with because it doesnt have a cap. I have a new bottle and cap on the way. The coolant level in the rads is right where it should be. No gas comes out of the carb overflow tube, and i just rebuilt it today with all new jets/gaskets/etc.

I refilled the tranny until oil wept out of that little check hole, then i plugged it up and was good to go. I went for a small ride around the block and nothing was coming out of the breather tube.

Any ideas on what could be my problem here, or it was just way overdue on an oil change, or the previous owner put too much oil in there???

Thanks for your help,
Mike
Bryan Raffa
02-22-2006, 07:23 PM
sounds like it was overfilled , run it for a few rides and change it again when its hot to get the rest of that black oil out!
crackshot
02-22-2006, 07:24 PM
My bet Is someone probably did not know to pull plug on side to check the oil level and noticed that it did not have a dipstick and decided to fill er' up until you could see oil in thar!
ceaserthethird
06-30-2006, 11:38 AM
What would happen if you over fill it to the top ?

can anything get damaged ?
250r'en +TCB
06-30-2006, 12:09 PM
My bet Is someone probably did not know to pull plug on side to check the oil level and noticed that it did not have a dipstick and decided to fill er' up until you could see oil in thar!
Yeah I'd be willing to bet on that as well........ idiots:lol:
DeePa
06-30-2006, 09:16 PM
well to end this thread...

it was overfilled. if its filled too high the oil will be spit out the crankcase breather.
I do not know of any damage

Mike
250rAL
07-01-2006, 11:41 AM
LOL, 2 quarts! That's more than double what it's supposed to have. It had to be quite a drag on the motor trying to turn the clutch in that.