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Hey Dirtntared,
I used to have a very short commute to work (5 minutes) when I lived in Canberra years ago. Winter temps were regularly below freezing in winter (morning only). When I used to change the oil clear water used to run out of the oil filter cover when I loosed all the bolts and broke the seal. Perhaps as much as 1/10th or more of a cup. When I took off the plate to get at the filter there was a white creamy sludge that I assume was water/oil/contaminants. When I had a longer commute I still used to get the water in the oil but less. My old Bonnie seemed to take a long time to get the oil really hot - it had a dry sump with the oil stored in the frame and may has taken longer to heat up as it wasn't sloshing round in the bottom of the engine like our wet sump Hinckley Bonnies. I also had a Z900 Kawa which has a wet sump and when I took the sump off that it had the white sludge but no clear water.
Convict, don't rev that Bonnie much until its warm or you'll wear it out way faster than normal.
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Nang
2004 Thruxton
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