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| Just thought i would mention this because I have seen so many people who have had Scottoliers fitted and everyone is wrong. The drip nozle is supposed to sit directly over the the side plates so that the oil drops onto them and runs in between the plates to lubricate, it does nothing if its in the middle of chain except drip through, and lubricate your number plate, tyres and undertray. Also the system only works properly when the oil is forced through the chain from the inside out by centrifugal force as the chain goes round the rear sprocket. therefore adjust your piping so it drips onto the chain at 6.00 on the rear sprocket
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| mine is correct then 
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| | Last night I finally set up my scottoiler and like you said I have it drippping onto the side of my sprocket at 6 o'clock. Well actually it's about 5:15 but whats 45 minutes? I went out for a spin to see what happened and it just seems to lubricate one side of the chain. Is that normal? I know you can get the tips that lube both sides but is that necessary? |
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| Im about to buy a Scottoiler too, (the universal one). Am I right in thinking that you do not connect it to the battery but you do need to connect it to the vacum valve?
Is the vacum valve connection a must?
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| | Yes it's the vacum that makes it work. No electrical/battery connection. |
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| Hi guy's Basically you have a vacum tube that attached to either a breather pipe (FI) or a vacum nipple on the carbs. When the engin is running that then sucks open the valve on the scottoiler allowing oil to flow (it works on gravity so the RMV must be above the the outlet tube. in relation to how it oils the chain, the standard system does just lubricate one side but the idea is that the oil should drip on the side of the chain between the two plates so that it is lubricating the working surfaces and the rubbers so that they do not dry out. centrifugal force then cause s the oil to run through the chain and capiliary action will draw some accross the chain and the sprocket. its not perfect but it does enough - hence the introduces the duel injectors to improve the system. hope that helps peeps
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| scotoilers make the rear of the bike a mess and I am not yet convinced that they actually do anything other than oil everything in the vicinity of the chain..nothing wrong with that except it looks a mess..better a spray can lube, leave for 15 minutes and then go riding...in my humble opinion....
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