Bignoz123 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Hi there New to the forum here, I will post up a pic of my VFR800 when I can get a pic tomorrow. Anyhow, I brought a high mileage 2003 VFR, it has 163000ks on it. Mechanically seems very sound, I’ve done the CCTs, oil and filter change plus a few other little bits such as brakes and fork oil etc, and a really good clean so it now seems good. Cosmetically a bit tatty but I’m now working on that now all is mechanically working. My question is that the oil level window is not see through so I can’t see the oil level. I changed the oil including a filter change. At this stage I have put 3 litres of oil in. A couple of questions please: - How much oil should it take? I will need to just fill for now as I need to use it - I will want to clean the oil window, what is the best way to do this? many thanks in advance Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tsmitty Posted March 3 Member Contributer Share Posted March 3 Welcome to the forum Big. Check out the downloads page for the service manual in your flavor. As for the oil level window... I got nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabio222 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Hey, welcome on board! The oil capacity for the 2002-2006 VFR 800 was 3.1 litres (I think). I'm fairly sure it's the same for 2006 onwards too. As for cleaning the oil sight glass - you can put the bike on it's sidestand, remove the clutch cover and clean the inside of the oil sight glass using some solvent, brake cleaner, electrical contact cleaner etc - if you do that I think you'll need a new clutch cover gasket when refitting. It's possible it's just moisture too and when the bike really warms up and you're out for a long spin that cloudiness will clear up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer expvet Posted March 11 Member Contributer Share Posted March 11 Clutch cover removal is easy. Advise to have a replacement gasket. Instructions are in the repair manual available here for download. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 As mentioned above, download the manual here or get your hands on a hard copy. It's invaluable if you are a diy type. Once you pull the clutch cover, use a q-tip soaked in simple green or wd-40 to clean the metal shield and the inside of the sight glass. This is the fastest & easiest way I have found after doing hundreds of them. The sight glasses and shields do build up with grime after high mileage and/or infrequent maintenance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bignoz123 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Thanks all. Yep I’m definitely a DIY type. I brought this bike recently as a cheap bike that has just been used as a commuter but not really looked after. Hadn’t been cleaned for months and although a lot of servicing early on not much recently. I had to do CCTs, full service and plugs and a damn good clean and polish and it’s come up great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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