oil quanity after change

[steve92]

Hello all I recently bought a 2009 nomad and I am really enjoying the bike. After passing 600 miles I gave the bike the required oil change. Drained the bike from both drain plugs while still very warm and of course changed the filter. In refilling the oil I put back 4.5 qts as per the owners manual and service manual and after allowing the bike to idle for 10 mins and cooling for 2 mins. I checked the level, and to my amazement the oil level was barely touching the dipstick with the bike upright and the dipstick being screwed back in. I added another half of a quart and it is now showing about a third the way up the hatched area on the dipstick. Any ideas thanks

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Steve

[mrclean]

I put 5 quarts in my voyager.

[Sin City Stan]

Hello all I recently bought a 2009 nomad and I am really enjoying the bike. After passing 600 miles I gave the bike the required oil change. Drained the bike from both drain plugs while still very warm and of course changed the filter. In refilling the oil I put back 4.5 qts as per the owners manual and service manual and after allowing the bike to idle for 10 mins and cooling for 2 mins. I checked the level, and to my amazement the oil level was barely touching the dipstick with the bike upright and the dipstick being screwed back in. I added another half of a quart and it is now showing about a third the way up the hatched area on the dipstick. Any ideas thanks

This is a great forum
Steve

It took 5 Qts. in my Nomad.

[steve92]

thanks at least I'm in the ballpark

[drno]

not a bad idea to fill approx then top up to the correct level.

[Sin City Stan]

not a bad idea to fill approx then top up to the correct level.

That's how I did it. 5 Qts. nonetheless.