Oil/Engine light

[margent]

Still new to yamaha and 4 stroke , I just got an 09 RTX and finally took it for a little test run once I stopped it was idling real rough and I noticed the oil light and engine light were on , played with throttle a bit and they went out and was running great again . When I pulled back in the garage I checked the oil and it was way over the H mark.
Will to much oil cause this ? the previous owner said he just changed the oil at the end of last season.Should I change again and start from scratch or just drain some .
Any thought?

 

[nitris223]

Get a turkey baster and a small piece of hose to fit it and suck some out form the oil tank until you are just below the H mark. Much easier then pulling the belly pan and trying to drain some that way. If the oil looks like it wasn't changed , then I would change the oil and know for yourself that you have the right oil in there and the right amount.

 

[Yannie]

There's a drain plug on the oil can.

 

[canoehead]

Make sure you are checking it properly. You "do not" screw the dipstick in. You mearly rest it on the top of the hole.

 

[margent]

Thanks for replies , I did not scew in ,if I did level would have been even higher. Will that cause the light(s) to come on ?

 

[canoehead]

Thanks for replies , I did not scew in ,if I did level would have been even higher. Will that cause the light(s) to come on ?

No it will not. It will give an inaccurate reading tho. Why did the guy sell it? Does it have a roll over valve?

 

[Yannie]

Do you not have a code on the display as well?

 

[margent]

No Roll over value that I know of. I did not notice a code .Like I said the engine stuttered a cpl times than lights went out, it happened fast .The sled does have Hauck Fuel Accelerator.

 

[Yannie]

Old fuel maybe. Throw some seafoam in it.