temesvar Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 This may sound as strange as strange can be, but it did happen to me. On a cloudy afternoon, with not much to do, figured would start up the bike and let it run on idle for some 20 min. with the Hi beam on, to see how hot the new LED bulb that i just installed, will get. To make the story short, after a phone call i left home and completely forgot that the bike was left running...Came home about 5 hours later, and i freaked out, remembering that i just started up the bike before i left!! The engine was very hot, and was some oil under it, the battery drained, (new this spring!) almost out of gas, but still running. I have cleaned the oil under, charged the battery, and started the bike next day. All seams fine, with a little hesitation when accelerating. No warning lights on!! Am wondering if this situation did or could have cause some damage to the engine? It is a 2008 RT, with 16 000 miles. Link to comment
dirtrider Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Evening temesvar Probably nothing wrong with it but personally I would change the engine oil as there is no way to know how hot it got. (then smell the drained oil to see if it has a burned smell to it) Link to comment
temesvar Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Thx, DT! I changed the oil, and yes, a slight smell but almost usual! Was worried because of the oil on the floor. Most came from the oil filter, as i never tighten that to specs, whatever they may be. Didn't have the courage to take it for a ride since, but maybe tomorrow! Link to comment
mwood7800 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I had a buddy do the same thing. His bike leaked oil from the sight glass Link to comment
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