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I always overfill my bikes on purpose , I just like having as much as possible . If it isn't smoking no worries being an external tank too much oil does nothing bad like it can when the oil is stored in the engine itself . There are limits to how much a person should/could overfill though . 1/3 to 1/2 quart to me is common but that's always pushing it, there does need to be room for expansion. Always best to make sure the anti drain valve is working and in good shape.
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Thanks for the information and help, I have brought a big syringe and plan to remove about 2dl (200ml) from the frame and then recheck the level.

I will make sure after a ride I can see the oil in the frame from the filler hole as theses seems to be normal?
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Today I took the bike out for a ride, after the ride I opened the oil filler cap and could see the oil at the top of the frame, I also checked an no oil in the air filter case, there was no blue/grey smoke coming from the exhaust.

Would you say all this is ok and should just leave the oil level as it is?
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The cap you remove have a stick for measure, check this max/min if its in spec its ok. And if oil is coming out in air filter case its too much yes.
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If the oil level is down about 2 inches or so from the top and it doesn't smoke as it's revving you should be fine . It needs room for expansion and for good circulation .
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The problem is the dip stick always gives me different readings, sometimes 2 X's from the top of dip stick and sometimes above the X's so looks overfull.

There is no oil in the air box

I can always see the oil at from the filler cap at the top of the tank but about 1-1.5 inches from the very top

No smoke when revved

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When I bought my XT it took 2.6 litres to get the tank up to the right levels so my reckoning was that someone had been running it on around half a litre of oil. It seems to run fine though as proof of just how bullet proof these great bikes are. I also get variable oil level readings so now only trust the one I get after a few hours of riding. If that shows within the max/level markers after ten minutes of letting it settle then I reckon it's fine. The XT seems to run on just about any amount of oil it gets - but this is my first project so please don't take my word for it.
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