Correct way to check oil

[loganm]

Check the HPOP maybe? Did you try installing an oil pressure gauge? Maybe you're not getting enough pressure and that'makes it smoke?

On a serious note, slightly too much oil shouldn't make it smoke, if anything it'll puke some out the crankcase breather. Did you change type and viscosity of oil? That could affect it.

[ArizonaATC]

Check the HPOP maybe? Did you try installing an oil pressure gauge? Maybe you're not getting enough pressure and that'makes it smoke?

On a serious note, slightly too much oil shouldn't make it smoke, if anything it'll puke some out the crankcase breather. Did you change type and viscosity of oil? That could affect it.

im not sure what the previous owner had in it but i put 10w-40 in it

[El Camexican]

If it stops leaking oil then you know you've run out

It's not leaking, it's smoking. Try to keep up.

[El Camexican]

The intermittent part is weird. Usually a worn engine smokes pretty consistently when hot. If you want to know if your rings are leaking (blow by) put your hand over the crankcase breather and rev the engine up. If you get good gust of air coming out your rings are likely toast, At the end of the day you'll need to tear it down as these kinds of problems don't go away.

When you do pull it down have someone experienced near by. You have to find the problem, not just assume it was rings. It could also be a cracked head, or a worn valve steam/guide or seal.

[oscarmayer]

to check the oil on an ATC, you unscrew the oil dip/fill screw. wipe it clean, then drop it back in w/o screwing it in, then pull out and check level.

[loganm]

It's not leaking, it's smoking. Try to keep up.

That was a joke. I know it's hard to understand when someone is serious sometimes, maybe I'll put a disclaimer in my posts with jokes.

[atctim]

What color is the smoke? You mentioned replacing the bearings. Are you talking "engine" bearings? or Axle bearings?

[ArizonaATC]

What color is the smoke? You mentioned replacing the bearings. Are you talking "engine" bearings? or Axle bearings?

i ment axle bearings , i just ment i recently put some hours into working on it and got it rolling smooth then now it starts to smoke, one thing after the other lol -.-

and the smoke isnt a heavy blue its kind of in the middle of blue and white

[ArizonaATC]

The intermittent part is weird. Usually a worn engine smokes pretty consistently when hot. If you want to know if your rings are leaking (blow by) put your hand over the crankcase breather and rev the engine up. If you get good gust of air coming out your rings are likely toast, At the end of the day you'll need to tear it down as these kinds of problems don't go away.

When you do pull it down have someone experienced near by. You have to find the problem, not just assume it was rings. It could also be a cracked head, or a worn valve steam/guide or seal.

yeah im gonna end up doing that very soon, my buddy is a competitive atv mechanic so il have him near by aswell.

[cr480r]

ever since i put new oil in 10-40 wet clutch my trike smokes on and off, when im out riding it will go from not smoking to a big cloud then go back to not smoking.

Was it low on oil before doing the change? Do you know what type of oil was in it? Does the bike have the correct length dipstick? Filling crankcase with the correct quantity will verify dipstick. I would try a different oil before tearing into it. Non synthetic Shell rotella 15-40 has never caused a issue on any machine I've had.. And is also wet clutch approved

[ArizonaATC]

Was it low on oil before doing the change? Do you know what type of oil was in it? Does the bike have the correct length dipstick? Filling crankcase with the correct quantity will verify dipstick. I would try a different oil before tearing into it. Non synthetic Shell rotella 15-40 has never caused a issue on any machine I've had.. And is also wet clutch approved

im not sure on what type was in it as the previous owner put it in, it was in the safe zone so not low, and yes the oil i put in is rated for wet clutch

[ArizonaATC]

im using formula 1 sae 10w-40 (ATV motor oil) rated for wet clutch, my other bikes i put this in seemed to like this stuff

[1979atc]

My XR 200 does the same thing off and on. New valve seals, rings, honed cylinder and lapped valves. Does not smoke bad at all, smokes for a few minutes then stops. Then about 20 mins later it smokes a little, then goes away.

[ArizonaATC]

My XR 200 does the same thing off and on. New valve seals, rings, honed cylinder and lapped valves. Does not smoke bad at all, smokes for a few minutes then stops. Then about 20 mins later it smokes a little, then goes away.

mines a little more than that maybe it will smoke for 5-10 seconds every 1-2 min

but it varies sometime it will go 5 min with out smoking or only 30 seconds

[ArizonaATC]

also i just went out and started it up and ran it for 5 mins or so and it didnt smoke once