My son-in-law has A 400 Ex that he took to the dealer to have serviced. He picked it up and took it home and put it in his garage for about two week's before going riding. Being that he had just had it serviced he did not check anything when he took it out. Rode it for about 20Min. when it died. He coulden't keep it running. Got it back to the truck and checked it out, The oil was bearly toching the stick. Now when he start's it it's pouring out white smoke and then shut's down. What kind of damage's could he have done to it by not double checking the oil in the first place.?

 

burning up the rings or any other internal damage

 

bombrider04, Thank's for the reply. Is that the worst case that it could be? His 400 is still completly stock Ridden very little. In fact that was the first service done to it. Still had the breakin oil in it.

 

Anyone else have Ideas? Are we looking at big $ here?

 

what was they servising?

 

Yea at the worst I would say he could blow up the engine with no or little oil when riding it make sure it has enough or take it to the dealer and have them compensate you since they caused the problem

 

My brother-in-laws 400ex lost the plug out of the oil reservoir. I don't know how long it ran low on oil, or ran out of oil, but it required cylinder boring and a new piston. The cam was fine as were the rest of the internal parts.

 

Changing the break-in oil, adjusting valves. You know the normal dealer routine for first service.