im a newbee ? about tank

elgat007 · New Member Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 3

ok well how big of an oil tank do u really need? and also is it needed at all

yamaman · Posted: November 4, 2009, 11:43 am Post subject: Re: im a newbee ? about tank

Depends on how much oil you want to take with you.......I just use the stock Yamaha one!

elgat007 · New Member Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 3

so its just there to hold the oil thats it. reason i ask is becouse i wanna install an oil cooler instead of the tank.

yamaman · Posted: November 4, 2009, 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: im a newbee ? about tank

The "tank" on a stock XS is the engine...........Not sure what bike your on about!

Teebs · Full Member Joined: Aug 26, 2008 Posts: 255

yamaman, are you messin' with him?

yamaman · Posted: November 4, 2009, 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: im a newbee ? about tank

Sorry, I really tried not to............lol

Teebs · Full Member Joined: Aug 26, 2008 Posts: 255

and yet the "lol" seems to suggest you didn't try very hard. Laughing

There is no external oil tank on an XS. All oil is contained within the engine. If you're working a chop and are seeing oil tanks on other bikes, they're fake, used to hide the electrical bits.

If you're going to run an oil cooler, I suggest looking into the high performance oil pump sold on Mikes. You can do a search in the forums and read up on the use of a cooler and the hp pump, if you haven't done so already. The reading is very informative and may address some things you haven't considered, such as changes in oil pressure and volume, stress on the existing pump, how it may affect sump filtering, etc.

elgat007 · New Member Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 3

Ok thanks and yes that's y I asked. I will def do much much more needed reading and finding more info. As for the joker it's kool.

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