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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: Brad-Man on September 27, 2013, 06:52:35 PM

Title: Checking engine oil and tranny oil w/o oem dipstick or spanner on K
Post by: Brad-Man on September 27, 2013, 06:52:35 PM

Any way to verify proper levels by measuring from edge of fill hole?

Have non-original shock on it and the stock wrench didn't come w/the bike....

Thanks

Title: Re: Checking engine oil and tranny oil w/o stockrear shock spanner on K100
Post by: Scott_ on September 27, 2013, 07:13:59 PM

If you don't have either then it's very easy to make your own transmission oil dipstick.  Take a piece of coat hanger wire, put a right angle in one end of it and then put a small bend in it 115 mm (a tad over 4.5") away from the right angle.

From this (http://www.motobrick.com/index.php?topic=339.msg518#msg518) thread.

Engine oil is checked at the sight glass when on the center stand.

Title: Re: Checking engine oil and tranny oil w/o stockrear shock spanner on K100
Post by: mystic red on September 27, 2013, 07:17:01 PM

Beat me to it Scott_

For K100RS Four Valve models and K1100s there should be an L-shaped piece of metal in your tool kit which is marked with the proper level for transmission.

If you don't have either then it's very easy to make your own transmission oil dipstick.  Take a piece of coat hanger wire, put a right angle in one end of it and then put a small bend in it 115 mm (a tad over 4.5") away from the right angle.

Title: Re: Checking engine oil and tranny oil w/o stockrear shock spanner on K100
Post by: johnny on September 27, 2013, 07:25:11 PM

greetings brad-man...

what i would do is take a piece of coat hanger wire... put a right angle in one end of it... then put a small bend in it 115 mm... a tad over 4.5" away from the right angle...

j o

Title: Re: Checking engine oil and tranny oil w/o stockrear shock spanner on K100
Post by: Brad-Man on September 27, 2013, 10:59:51 PM

Thanks guys.

I don't have the tool kit and the Rider's Manual was showing the use of the rear shock spanner for both...

Title: trans oil dipstick
Post by: i-man on October 11, 2014, 01:07:46 PM

i don't have the trans oil dipstick. I found this here …...

Take a piece of coat hanger wire, put a right angle in one end of it and then put a small bend in it 115 mm (a tad over 4.5") away from the right angle

i'm a little (ok, a lot ) dense, but this doesn't make sense to me. I assume the right angle is a handle of sorts? the 4.5 away slight bend is what? helps fit it in past the gears? how much is a slight bend? How long is the wire after the slight bend? How is it read?

Told you I'm dense!  :2thumbup:

Title: Re: trans oil dipstick
Post by: Inge K. on October 11, 2014, 01:39:42 PM

The genuine tool for this is straight...no slight bend.
Upper level is 116 mm below the gasket surface for the filler plug, lower level is at 126 mm.

Title: Re: trans oil dipstick
Post by: kioolt on October 11, 2014, 03:06:40 PM

Put the coat hanger into the fill plug up to the right angle.  The oil level should be at the slight bend that you have made.  The actual angle of the slight bend is not important.

Title: Re: trans oil dipstick
Post by: i-man on October 11, 2014, 04:40:02 PM

thanks y'all. I totally get it now. i just couldn't visualize it for some reason. Thanks again