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Post by rcq92130 on Jun 23, 2015 8:49:42 GMT -5
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 2, 2015 16:10:00 GMT -5
Alright, I have some results from my oil temp dipstick. 150cc air cooled scooter.
Riding near midnight to work and work to home in the early morning, 3.8 miles, has a consistent reading of 50-60 (122-140 F) degrees Celsius.
Riding from work to home in the hot afternoon, 3.8 miles, has a reading of 60-70 (140-158) degrees Celsius. These figures are only from 2 seperate occasions.
I hope this helps. I tested the dipstick when I got with hot water and it was fairly accurate. And I live in south Texas. Nights are in the mid 80s, afternoon high 90s to 100s
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Post by ghcoe on Aug 2, 2015 16:58:12 GMT -5
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Post by JerryScript on Aug 3, 2015 23:15:33 GMT -5
Alright, I have some results from my oil temp dipstick. 150cc air cooled scooter. Riding near midnight to work and work to home in the early morning, 3.8 miles, has a consistent reading of 50-60 (122-140 F) degrees Celsius. Riding from work to home in the hot afternoon, 3.8 miles, has a reading of 60-70 (140-158) degrees Celsius. These figures are only from 2 seperate occasions. I hope this helps. I tested the dipstick when I got with hot water and it was fairly accurate. And I live in south Texas. Nights are in the mid 80s, afternoon high 90s to 100s Thanks for the update, good info to have! |
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Post by geh3333 on Aug 4, 2015 6:38:54 GMT -5
Alright, I have some results from my oil temp dipstick. 150cc air cooled scooter. Riding near midnight to work and work to home in the early morning, 3.8 miles, has a consistent reading of 50-60 (122-140 F) degrees Celsius. Riding from work to home in the hot afternoon, 3.8 miles, has a reading of 60-70 (140-158) degrees Celsius. These figures are only from 2 seperate occasions. I hope this helps. I tested the dipstick when I got with hot water and it was fairly accurate. And I live in south Texas. Nights are in the mid 80s, afternoon high 90s to 100s Quick trips will keep the Temps pretty low . If I ride on a 5 mile round trip , my Temps will usually stay under 160 f. |
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Post by hillbillybob on Aug 4, 2015 18:07:20 GMT -5
Alright, I have some results from my oil temp dipstick. 150cc air cooled scooter. Riding near midnight to work and work to home in the early morning, 3.8 miles, has a consistent reading of 50-60 (122-140 F) degrees Celsius. Riding from work to home in the hot afternoon, 3.8 miles, has a reading of 60-70 (140-158) degrees Celsius. These figures are only from 2 seperate occasions. I hope this helps. I tested the dipstick when I got with hot water and it was fairly accurate. And I live in south Texas. Nights are in the mid 80s, afternoon high 90s to 100s If all of your riding is in the 3 to 4 mile range, then I hope you are changing your oil frequently. I also hope you took the time to read the article I linked, back in reply #7. It will make clear why I say frequent oil changes are a must, for you, and anyone else who does mostly short trip driving. |
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 4, 2015 18:30:27 GMT -5
Alright, I have some results from my oil temp dipstick. 150cc air cooled scooter. Riding near midnight to work and work to home in the early morning, 3.8 miles, has a consistent reading of 50-60 (122-140 F) degrees Celsius. Riding from work to home in the hot afternoon, 3.8 miles, has a reading of 60-70 (140-158) degrees Celsius. These figures are only from 2 seperate occasions. I hope this helps. I tested the dipstick when I got with hot water and it was fairly accurate. And I live in south Texas. Nights are in the mid 80s, afternoon high 90s to 100s If all of your riding is in the 3 to 4 mile range, then I hope you are changing your oil frequently. I also hope you took the time to read the article I linked, back in reply #7. It will make clear why I say frequent oil changes are a must, for you, and anyone else who does mostly short trip driving. During the break-in phase I changed the oil every 300 chinomiles. Once I hit 1,000, I planned on changing every 1,000 chinomiles. The next is coming up every shortly. I've been using Rotella 10-30, but I'm thinking about switching to full synthetic. |
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Post by JerryScript on Aug 4, 2015 19:13:51 GMT -5
I've been using dollar store oil in both of my scooters. Two years on the 50cc, and 6 months on the 150cc. No issues, and I've saved about $50!
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Post by hillbillybob on Aug 4, 2015 19:21:50 GMT -5
1,000 miles is not often enough.....at least it wouldn't be for my equipment. Check your owners manual.....mine recommends 650 miles, (which is just a tad over 1000 kilometers), BUT, then states more frequent changes should be done if.......most operation is done in dusty conditions, cold weather, short trips, etc, etc.
I don't do short trips, and mine gets done every 600 miles....that figures out to about 5 times a season (Apr to Nov). Total cost (all 5 changes) $12.47 plus tax. Pretty cheap insurance.
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 4, 2015 19:41:38 GMT -5
hillbillybob ... Thanks for the advice. I'll take it into consideration. Maybe I'll switch to every 500 chinomiles. The little bit of hassle and cash is worth the insurance of a well running engine. Especially according to the article you quoted I don't ride enough to evaporate the moisture produced. What's your opinion of changing gear oil? Since the initial oil change I have also changed the gear oil with the engine oil.
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Post by hillbillybob on Aug 5, 2015 8:01:09 GMT -5
I believe most manuals recommend about a 2,000 mile interval. If I could ride year round, I would probably follow the manual's advice, but since I can't, I change it twice a year.....when put up for the winter, and about midway through the riding season. In fact I just did it 2 weeks ago....it was 20 miles shy of 1500 since last done. Cost me all of 68 cents to do it, using Valvoline High Performance 80W/  . As a side note, I do run magnetic drain plugs too. |
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Post by cyborg on Aug 5, 2015 8:27:32 GMT -5
i'm a firm believer in magnetic drain plugs
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Post by geh3333 on Aug 6, 2015 18:05:30 GMT -5
Royal purple max cycle 10w40 . I still change mine between 300-800 miles. I average 6,000 miles a year. I have a little over 20,000 miles on my scoot.
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