overfilled it with oil...............

[Terzikat]

OK I'll put my hand up, I am a tit

I topped up the oil on my 12GSA and put too much in

It's only a bit too much but the whole of the sight glass is covered by oil when the bike is upright on the centre stand

If I tip the bike a fraction over to the right the oil immediately drops down into sight and within the red circle.

Is this something I need to worry about on a GS12? I know that on some bikes the oil level is critical and over filling can lead to blown oil seals.

Therefore should I:

a) drop the sump plug and drain some out
b) ignore it..........it will use that much oil in a week or so
c) stop being so anal its only a bike

answers on a post card please

 

[oblertone]

Take the N/S rocker cover off ...

... and lean it over, once sufficient has dribbled out, put the cover back on

 

[Terzikat]

sounds harder work than taking out the sump plug for a moment

 

[Gas'd Off]

Don't worry about it, it won't do any harm. On the 1150 it blows into the airbox if over filled alot. It will burn it of after a few miles

 

[Spout]

You can lean the bike over and pull some oil out of the filler with a syringe.

 

[Yoda]

Option b).

Whenever my bike has been to the BMW dealer for servicing it always comes back slightly overfilled - ie no sight line visible until the bike is tilted slightly to the right.

 

[JayGee]

Option b).

Whenever my bike has been to the BMW dealer for servicing it always comes back slightly overfilled - ie no sight line visible until the bike is tilted slightly to the right.

Yep, mine's always like that just after a service.

so option c

 

[Bones]

b) and c). As you say it will be OK after a couple of hundred miles

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

I wouldn't worry about it

 

[dave b]

Overfilled my 1150 a lot and no harm came to it

 

[Phil Clarke]

Done this twice - no worries

 

[kondorpilot]

park it on its side stand over a few days use. Oil will apparently drain into LH cylinder when stationary and burn off on start up.

 

[THE DOCTOR]

Option b).

Whenever my bike has been to the BMW dealer for servicing it always comes back slightly overfilled - ie no sight line visible until the bike is tilted slightly to the right.

Mine was the same when I picked mine up & I thought it was overfilled.

I could smell a burning odour for a few hundred miles & thought it may have been the valet preperation work they did on the engine but it could have been an oil smell.

It's fine now. Smell gone & oil is a few mm below the top of the sight glass.

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Shouldnt worry about it but I want to know how you tilt the bike over to the right whilst still being able to see the sight glass.......

 

[Pukmeister]

Same experience as Yoda, mine has been overfilled by BWM after a service and no harm done.

Ride and ignore it.

 

[Yoda]

Shouldnt worry about it but I want to know how you tilt the bike over to the right whilst still being able to see the sight glass.......

My able young assistant did the sight-glass-spotting whilst I did the tilting bit.