How much oil TE 449

[ghte]

I have read with interest some of the posts regarding an oil overflow issue on the 449. I understand the collective wisdom is to put in a lessor amount of oil (also a breather fix that I will get to as well. What is the oil amount recommended please, preferably with and without a filter change.
I am picking up a 2013 449 with only 380 kilometers on it and will change the oil and filter pre first ride. Your timely input would be invaluable.
Many thanks.

 

[norma stitz]

Don't quote me on any of this, as I've been discovering all of it myself recently. The official oil level is somewhere around 840ml, or near the bottom of the sight glass. Others think this is too low and contributes to failures from under oiled. They say engine was designed for more like 1200ml. Running more than 1/2 sight glass on my bike seems to make it shift like crap.

Hope that helps.

 

[ghte]

Cheers and thanks for responding, Love your cleavage

 

[Teambowles]

840ml is a bit low..1000-1100ml/cc is a good choice and that's with filter change, should put you at about half on sight glass, lots less oil in air box too

 

[norma stitz]

Maybe 840 is without filter change. I know I recently put 1L in without filter change and it brought me way over sight glass.

 

[Teambowles]

yes without filter change too much 1000-1100 with filter change and check both long filters by drain plug, 300-500 miles max and change oil

 

[ghte]

Good to know and will stick with your learnings.
Thankyou.

 

[DJay]

I do 1200ml with the breather mod. I have never had oil in my airbox. Well I used to since it's no longer my 449.

 

[Huskynoobee]

I would also consider doing oil changes at 475km max. At only 380km it's not even close to being broken in yet. These engines don't fully run it until 800km. I busted out my handy mi to km Google thingy so you don't have to convert from US figs.

The original BMW spec was 1150ml with filter change while Husky specs 900. I run Mobil1 0W40 and my bike shifts like buttah. With the ZipTy recirculation system I run 1250-1300, but that's another thread...

 

[norma stitz]

So at 1250-1300 you still have no shifting issue? Dang I gotta figure this out. Maybe I do have a bent shift fork.

 

[Huskynoobee]

What oil are you running?

 

[ghte]

Hi cleavage, if you change smoothly with a lessor amount of oil then it will not be your fork shifter

 

[14te449]

I don't know how you guys get over 1000 ml 1 liter of oil in these bikes. I have complete oil recirculation kit anything over half sight in in the Window my bike burns

 

[Dangermouse449]

From the owners manual, 1150ml of oil with a filter change.
Oil spec was 10w40 from Husqvarna, but the same engine in the BMW used 5w40 full synthetic motorcycle oil.

Run 5w40, change it often.
I find about 900ml for an oil change only is my correct level in my own bike, always 1150ml with the filter change.

There are a couple of options for breathers now which will help with the oil spitting.

 

[duggoey]

Cheers and thanks for responding, Love your cleavage

I would have seen it as a muscular bicep and pectorals if it wasn't for the name.