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White specks in engine oil - Roper_imp - 02-03-2017
When I check the oil window before I ride, I notice white specks. After I ride, and I let the bike cool for about 30 minutes, the oil looks like its regular honey color. The next morning, the white specks are back.
In a brief internet search, I found two possibilities: It could be condensation from the cold-hot-cold cycle (not sure I buy that), or it could be leftover assembly lubricant and will be flushed out with the next oil change (not sure I buy that, either, because the dealer already did their first complimentary oil change at 600 miles.)
Anyone else have ideas?
White specks in engine oil - Pauley - 02-03-2017
Too much half and half? Leaky blinker fluid?
RE: White specks in engine oil - Nortoon_imp - 02-03-2017
If it was water (condensation) it would foam up when mixed with oil while the engine was running.
It the specks bother you, change the oil and filter. Have a good look at the old filter and oil drain pan to see if there is anything white in it.
RE: White specks in engine oil - Lord Popgun - 02-03-2017
I did a google search too and found the same thing Roper did. So I'm going with the leaky blinker fluid.
Hopefully some oil guys will chime it. And right after they do, we'll have an oil thread!!!
RE: White specks in engine oil - CBryder_imp - 02-04-2017
(02-03-2017, 12:08 PM)Roper_imp Wrote: When I check the oil window before I ride, I notice white specks. After I ride, and I let the bike cool for about 30 minutes, the oil looks like its regular honey color. The next morning, the white specks are back.If I remember right, the oil capacity of the engine is closer to 6 quarts, so it is likely that a contaminant would still be present following a change.
In a brief internet search, I found two possibilities: It could be condensation from the cold-hot-cold cycle (not sure I buy that), or it could be leftover assembly lubricant and will be flushed out with the next oil change (not sure I buy that, either, because the dealer already did their first complimentary oil change at 600 miles.)
Anyone else have ideas?
RE: White specks in engine oil - ClassicVW_imp - 02-04-2017
Yes. Quite a bit of old oil remains in any engine after an oil change. Do your own oil changes. That eliminates the possibility that the dealer didn't really do it.
RE: White specks in engine oil - uscgmac_imp - 02-04-2017
Did they use honda oil or the right viscosity??? Kidding, I don't use honda oil and I use 10w 40 instead of 30. I wouldn't worry too much, just ride the snot out of it and change the oil yourself.
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RE: White specks in engine oil - Matt F._imp - 02-04-2017
Climate change has caused it to snow inside your engine
RE: White specks in engine oil - Roger the shrubber_imp - 02-04-2017
Well, as long as it isn't this, you and the bike will be just fine. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarf
RE: White specks in engine oil - flynrider - 02-04-2017
Weird! The only white stuff I've ever seen in oil is in bikes that don't get ridden much (or at all). Condensation in the crankcase can form a white gooey substance to form when water mixes with oil and sits for awhile.
Usually you see this on the dipstick, or as white streaks when the old oil is drained. I've never seen it in an oil window. If the bike is ridden regularly, I doubt this is what your seeing. Very strange!