2018 Rs Oil Consuption Issues

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  1. Andrew Bryceland

    Andrew Bryceland New Member

    Jan 17, 2019
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    Hello all,

    Has anyone experienced any issues with oil consumption on their 2018 Rs ?

    My bike has been consuming about 400ml for every 250ish miles. there has also been a rattling/cluncking noise which is intermittent.

    I took the bike to my local dealer, who checked it over and said the oil consumption was normal, and although they could hear the noise they checked all the fittings for tightness and nothing was found, told me to bring it back if it gets any worse.

    the noise has got worse so I have taken the bike back to my local dealer (I did not buy from them), and they have said that triumph has recommended replacing the valve stem oil guides. this seems to be an unusual issue to have on a year and a half old bike with less than 10000 miles. They also haven't found the source of the noise, and have said they will look for that after they have sorted the oil issue.

    Has anyone had anything similar ? I had to sell my last bike (S1000RR) because it was constantly having electrical problems, I bought this bike because I wanted a newish bike with no problems. :(
     
  2. RSReggie

    RSReggie Active Member

    Apr 9, 2019
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    That does seem excessive! Mine has 8000 miles and is using some oil when it didn't before ... nothing like 1.6l/ 1000mls though !! And that cannot be considered normal surely !!
    However I HAVE noticed a bit gear whine when under llow load at around 3500-5000 in 3rd also apparent in first / 5th ... only since its service..
     
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  3. Red Thunder

    Red Thunder Crème de la Crème

    Dec 2, 2014
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    Maybe worth performing a compression test to see if any oil could be leaking into the cylinders
    Check your air box too, any oil in there from the breather pipe could indicate oil pressure/level problems
     
  4. Andrew Bryceland

    Andrew Bryceland New Member

    Jan 17, 2019
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    3
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
    Other than the clunk/rattle I haven't noticed any other whines or noises
    The bike is in with the dealer now, triumph has authorised a warranty repair of the valve stem oil guides, so will see what happens after that. Just a bit disappointed with the quality of a nearly new bike.
     
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  5. RSReggie

    RSReggie Active Member

    Apr 9, 2019
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    Good luck with getting a satisfactory solution. Hopefully you are insisting they sort the rattle as well as the valve guide/seal issues !
     
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  6. Rocker

    Rocker Elite Member

    May 1, 2016
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    Absolutely not normal mate not good enough Triumph seem to be on a downward spiral now accountants build bikes :mad:
     
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  7. SteveRS

    SteveRS First Class Member

    Jan 12, 2019
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    Oil consumption can be an issue when bikes are broken in following the manual. Low revs don’t allow piston rings to seal or seat with cylinder walls. My Street Triple was a demo and most likely ridden easily before I bought it, and it was as thirsty as an Irish drunk. I broke my RS in with high rpm’s and it has no oil consumption issues. I have two brothers with bikes. One bought a demo and it burns oil as well, the other bought new and broke it in hard and has no oil consumption issues. I’m not saying that’s the issue here, but it certainly is a major factor. Hope you get the noise issue resolved, that’s not normal.
     
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  8. Andrew Bryceland

    Andrew Bryceland New Member

    Jan 17, 2019
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    My bike was owned by triumph themselves before I bought it, so was likely a press or demo bike.
     
  9. SteveRS

    SteveRS First Class Member

    Jan 12, 2019
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    Yeah probably was. Well let’s hope they get it sorted. Good luck.
     
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  10. Cupracing

    Cupracing Member

    Aug 12, 2018
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    I doubt a demo bike is treated with care, I bet they are thrashed by potential customers from day one. Mine is an ex demo and doesn’t use any oil if that helps
     
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  11. SteveRS

    SteveRS First Class Member

    Jan 12, 2019
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    Yeah, I don’t know. A buddy of mine who sold bikes for years said most people don’t want to put a new bike down, so prolonged full throttle rides probably aren’t happening to often. He also said the people who babied there bikes during break in generally had less power as well, due to the piston rings not seating as well. When rings aren’t seated well oil consumption generally follows. But who really knows.
     
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