dtr12501 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 hi, the oil light on my 2001 dtr 125 doesnt seem to want to turn of!!! any ideas? bike runs fine nothing else wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtr12501 Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 just read topic on here and says it should be on in neutral which it is lol, an then goes off, another thing though it is smokey when it is cold, there is a lot of it aswell, normall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted March 12, 2010 Moderator Share Posted March 12, 2010 just read topic on here and says it should be on in neutral which it is lol, an then goes off, another thing though it is smokey when it is cold, there is a lot of it aswell, normall? The thing to remember with 2 strokes, the oil light isn't what it is on cars. Its telling you that the oil tank for the 2stroke oil is running low. The light comes on when in neutral as a test. Keep an eye on the level manually to be sure it works if you have just got the bike, or top it up once a week when you give the bike a once over. 2 strokes ALWAYS smoke from cold, when the motor is shut down and cools a little oil will stay in the cases with a didy bit of water (condensation). When you start the bike up all this heats up and mixes back in with the fuel mix, (which is already rich from the choke) and messes it all up this generates smoke untill it burns off. Once the engine is hot and you have run through the revs it should clean up. Running gently without wide throttle openings helps reduce it but you will never stop it. Its normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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