oil in air filter

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sbrothman · #1 Unread post by **sbrothman** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:19 pm

I just found oil in my air filter, built up on one side. '03 v star 1100. Is this normal,? ok? why? thanks

#2 Unread post by **Wrider** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:50 pm

No it's not normal. Basically it usually happens when you overfill your oil. There's a breather tube that goes from your crank case to your air filter, and it's traveling up that and into your airbox. What you need to do is an oil change with the right amount of oil, then clean out your airbox and replace your air filter. After that you should be good to go!
And don't worry about anything else, even if it did get into your cylinders, the worst it could do is foul out your plugs. Do the oil change, filter change, and airbox cleaning and you'll be fine!

sbrothman · #3 Unread post by **sbrothman** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:44 am

thank you for the quick reply. great info, I'll get on it today.