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Motorcycle engine oil reduced inside?

Ok, yesterday I experienced a weird issue with my bike... I went out for work, and while I was riding my bike, i found the engine was not responding smoothly... then when i was about to head back to home, i thought i should check the engine oil. What i found, just banged my head... the oil level reduced!!! I didn't see the surface even with my pocket torch... I took the risk and went to the nearest oil shop and changed the oil, then the engine started to respond as usual...

Now I wanna know how the hell that oil level got reduced inside?

there was no oil leakage, everything was clean, no sweating joint, just fresh...

bike: yamaha fazer (about 2yrs old and maintaining perfectly)

oil: Mobil 1 0-w40 synthetic... always use this from the beginning.

km: 1500km before changing (weird isn't it? it's fu*#ing synthetic)

weather condition: dry, cold (about 15degree c)

please let me know if i need to add some more details to get the idea about that issue. Never happened that before with previous oils...

Update:

Thank you sc0rpyo_nytes, Jason, Howard L for your quick response...

Jason: Thank you for the valve guide seal, i'm gonna start to read about that to get some more idea about that.

Howard L: I regularly check my oil and change it (sometimes bit earlier due to my workload) and ONLY this time i had to check after 1500km

And mr. Nomadd... try not to demoralize... that happened to me first time. I din't wait till the issue, the problem occurred sooner than it should

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  • 7 years ago
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    All engines burn some oil. It gets into the combustion chamber because piston rings and valve guides are not perfect seals. As long as it's not burning too much it's completely normal and nothing to worry about. That's why the owners manual tells you to check the oil level. If you didn't check in 2 years enough oil was burned to where it affected engine performance.

  • 7 years ago

    I am sorry but was exactly is "the oil level reduced"? Did you mean there was no oil in the engine? How much oil came out when you changed the oil? Who serviced the oil last time? OIl does not disappear. It either leaks or is burned in the engine or remains in the engine.

    Additional: Read your owners manual too. Many motorcycles use back-in-the-day oils, API SF or SG because unlike cars, the oil is also used to lubricate the transmission. You can save a lot of money and headaches by just using regular standard SF or SG dyno oils.

  • Nomadd
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Everybody who drives knows that engines use oil and worn out or defective engines use more. That's who nobody with the sense of a retarded monkey waits till they have problems to check the oil.

    Since you decided to ignore the manual and use 0W40 in an engine that calls for 20W40 and didn't use mineral oil for break in like they told you to, you probably have glazed cylinder walls now and nothing but a hone will fix it.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    its most likely burning oil, just because you dont see blue smoke or smell it doesnt mean it isnt burning oil. Check it regularly now. Bad valve guide seals can cause blow by and oil loss.

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