Honda INTERCEPTOR 2002 Service Manual page 121

LUBRICATION SYSTEM
TROUBLESHOOTING
Oil level t oo low
• Oil consumption
• External oil leak
• Worn piston rings
• Improperly inst alled p iston rings
• Worn cylinders
• Worn stem seals
• Worn valve g uide
Low oil pressure
• Oil level low
• Clogged oil strainer
• Internal oil leak
• Incorrect oil being used
No oil pressure
• Oil level too low
• Oil pressure relief valve stuck open
• Broken oil pump drive chain
• Broken oil pump drive or driven sprocket
• Da maged oil pump
• Internal oil leak
High oil pressure
• Oil pressure relief valve stuck closed
• Clogged oil filte r, gallery or metering orifice
• Incorrect oil being used
Oil contamination
• Oi l or fi Iter not changed often enough
• Worn piston rings
Oil emulsification
• Blown cylinder head gasket
• Leaky coolant passage
• Entry of water
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