Oil capacities

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Sheikh
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Oil capacities

Post by Sheikh »

Here's a strange discrepancy which someone clever may be able to explain.
I've always thought that the oil capacity of the a 350 was 2.5 litres, and when I checked the factory and the Harglo manual they both confirm this. But I've got a handbook for a 350 (quite an early one) in which '2.5 litres' has been over stamped '3 litres', in red, in four separate places.
And I always thought that the oil capacity of the 500 was 3 litres, and that's what the factory manual says. But my Camel handbook says 2.5 litres.
I'm not really sure why they should be different between a 500 and a 350. Or if they actually are.
Any thoughts?
Quinlan3353
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Re: Oil capacities

Post by Quinlan3353 »

I think it is definitely 2.5 litres, and not a drop more. The first time I changed the oil on my 3 1/2 Strada (1976), I added 2.5 litres and then -- seeing that the level was barely up to the half-way mark on the dipstick -- added some more. Result: oil leaked into the clutch and it had to be stripped to clean it. NLM say you add 2.5 litres and that's it!
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rossguzzi
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Re: Oil capacities

Post by rossguzzi »

So, dragging up an old thread,

Is the 500`s capacity 3 lt or 2.5 ?

Manual says 3.
norbert
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Post by norbert »

In my opinion it´s 2,5 l as well, or that´s what I spend for years. Maybe sometimes a bit more, when I´m going a a long tour, but never 3 l.
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Re: Oil capacities

Post by EVguru »

A oil fill of 3 litre seems to have been adopted when the change from a ball race timing side bearing to a plain bearing was made and was listed for the 500 engines at one time.

All the late manuals say 2.5l (10/40 semi synthetic)

Those who've conducted oil temperature tests have found that 2.7l gives the lowest temperature, which suggests that more oil than that just results in geater churn.
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