Correct, I've added no oil. I run a minimum of 3, usually more like 10 miles or more at a time.
I'm concerned about starving the engine for oil: If it read fine at cold before, and is up at the top now, would (as you propose) removing enough oil to bring it down to the normal hot level possibly leave too little oil?
I guess what I concerned about is that because there is "suddenly" more oil in the tank, is not enough oil getting getting to the engine? (Whether or not I remove any even?)
I have a 2002 883C that I've had since Spring 2005. Only about 5500 miles on it.
I checked the oil level before firing it up this spring and it was the same way I left off last fall, with the oil on the cold mark at the bottom of the dip stick.
After about 5-8 times out since then, I checked the level again, and suddenly it is at the "top" of the tank almost coming out the top hole. It was never anywhere close to this high all last season! I started it up and let it warm up. Checked again, and it was coming out the hole when I pulled the plug.
A few days later, I repeated the same cold and warm checks with the same result.
Any idea what is going on???
If oil filter is lower than the tank then how can oil drain up hill?
Would do proper oil and filter change and add the required amount cycle the oil through then check it. Then ride it unitl hot and ck again. Keep monitoring it for level and unusual sounds.
Only way I know of an increase in the tank would be blocked oil line on the input side and the oil pump is pushing system dry. If this occurred then you would hear it. Only other problem could be gasoline getting into the oil system. Bad float and gas leaked into cylinders and then drained past rings over time? Actually this would be the most likely.
Smell the oil and see how thin it is.
And I did *not* shut off the gas valve either. An advisable thing to do over the winter, I take it?
Tell me you haven't "topped up" the oil after reading the dipstick on a cold engine.:small3d009:
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.:newsmile105: