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Oiling cylinders for winter storage? - Searcher_imp - 12-01-2022
I can crank the engine without starting if I hold the throttle fully open while pressing the starter button. Will this coat the cylinders with oil for winter storage? Is it a good idea to coat cylinders with oil for long term storage? Removing spark plugs to do this through the hole seems like a lot of work.
RE: Oiling cylinders for winter storage? - PowerDubs_imp - 12-01-2022
Just leave it alone. It will be fine.
RE: Oiling cylinders for winter storage? - STLTHMSTA_imp - 12-02-2022
Depends on where it's being stored. I have a pretty dry garage under the house so I don't do it. If you are stuck with a damp environment and a long time for storage (very possible in Pitt) then you might coat it. just my ,02. TM
RE: Oiling cylinders for winter storage? - GoldOxide_imp - 12-02-2022
For a year or more storage, I would drip some drops into each cylinder and rotate the crankshaft.
I used to do that for a single seasonal storage, but stopped because I found myself riding the machine during the season.
RE: Oiling cylinders for winter storage? - DrewNJ_imp - 12-03-2022
We used to do that on watercraft, but not on the bikes. The watercraft have water boxes as part of the exhaust that are never fully empty. Figure a motor with an exhaust valve open to the wet water box and sitting for a period of time was known for rusting motor internals.
IMHO- Unless you store the bike in a really damp environment or for a REALLY long time....as in YEARS, I wouldn't bother fogging.
RE: Oiling cylinders for winter storage? - ichiban_imp - 01-26-2023
This practice is more prevalent in lawn care and power equipment Honda engines. You only want to be doing oil injection into a motorcycle cylinder if plan not to turn the engine over for years, it gives the piston rings a fighting chance not to stick and the piston skirt to drag on start-up.
(12-03-2022, 03:46 AM)DrewNJ_imp Wrote: We used to do that on watercraft, but not on the bikes. The watercraft have water boxes as part of the exhaust that are never fully empty. Figure a motor with an exhaust valve open to the wet water box and sitting for a period of time was known for rusting motor internals.
IMHO- Unless you store the bike in a really damp environment or for a REALLY long time....as in YEARS, I wouldn't bother fogging.
Spot on!