01-29-2009, 11:26 AM
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Zongshen Sierra oil leek or not ?
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Im regularly changeing my oil in my zongshen, every 3 months or 4 000km. Every time i put 1 liter of oil. Today i replaced oil after 3 months of riding. When i was changeing oil i noticed that there was smaller amount of old oil (<1 L). So i took the old oil and put it in plastic bottle with measure scale, and it was only 0.9 L of oil. So my question is, is it normal to loose 0.1L oil in three months of riding (about 3 000km) ? Sorry for bad english :oops: Thanks |
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01-29-2009, 11:56 AM
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I would say you are doing really good. These little engines are worked hard so a small amount of use like that over 3-4K kms is pretty low. I tend to change every 1-2K kms. I run mine hard and will see alittle bit of oil use in that time.
Allen
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01-29-2009, 02:18 PM
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Re: Zongshen Sierra oil leek or not ?
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 I always enjoy reading your posts.Is your Zongshen 200GY-2 still running well? How many miles have you traveled on it so far? Spud
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Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience."  Mark Twain2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894 |
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01-29-2009, 03:21 PM
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Re: Zongshen Sierra oil leek or not ?
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By the way, motorcycle is running strong, excellent bike :P [/quote] |
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01-29-2009, 03:37 PM
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I opened the speedometer, here is what i found :( , a small light bulb 5W inside the speedometer generated too much heat has melted the odometer plastic numbers. So i recomend you to replace the regular bulb with LED one before it happens to you.
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01-29-2009, 04:53 PM
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Yep the oil usage is normal. Nice find on the odometer!
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01-29-2009, 11:15 PM
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Re: Zongshen Sierra oil leek or not ?
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 I agree, Max, for its price the Zongshen 200GY-2 is an excellent little bike. :wink:Thank you for posting the tip concerning the melted odometer wheel! I believe my Zong speedometer was originally illuminated by two, 3-watt incandescent bulbs. However, after they burned out I replaced them with two LED bulbs. In addition to being cooler, the LED bulbs I purchased are brighter and much more resistant to the harsh vibration I encounter when riding in the dirt. I got my LEDs from the following vendor: http://www.superbrightleds.com/specs/bulb_specs.htm My speedometer uses wedge base bulbs. Therefore, I bought the WLED-W4 bulbs, and I love them. Spud
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