Scottoiler dispenser Q

[simonwb]

Bit of a problem you might be able to help me with.

My dealer has recently fitted me a Scottoiler but I'm not getting any oil flow onto my rear sprocket and chain. On further inspection:
- the oil reservoir and tubing setup looks fine
- but the dealer has inserted a 6cm long piece of bendy wire inside the end of the dispenser tube. I guess to make it easier to bend and hold the end of the dispenser assembly in place against the rear sprocket. Good idea, except the diameter of the wire is almost as big as the inside of the tube, hence no oil flow
- so, if I do the obvious thing and remove the wire from inside the tube to allow the oil to flow more easily, how can I make sure the dispenser tube remains in place against the rear sprocket?

Any advice esp with photos much appreciated.

 

[Fred]

I'd replace it with a smaller piece of wire.

Or you could grind a flat on one side of the existing wire, so it has a D shaped cross section. That will allow the oil to flow.

 

[huxy]

The wire comes in the kit inside the tube like that so that you can bend it into whatever shape you need to to get it to fit into the layout of the bike without flapping around. I used it last weekend when I fitted mine. The likely cause of no oil coming out of the end is the setting on the top of the scottoiler which you need to play with. On the top of the tube is a dial one end of which is marked "prime". This "primes" the system so is max flow. As you turn it away from prime the flow goes down. The idea is that you turn it so you get 1 or 2 drops per minute when the engine is running.

If you clean all the gunk off the rear sprocket, go for a couple of mile ride, and check it you should see if it's working at the right speed. If it's too fast (spraying everywhere) or too slow (not forming a droplet at the end of the tube as you watch it, then just adjust the dial. Take some tissues or kitchen towel with you so you can wipe down the area each time you adjust so you can see what is changing.

You may have to spend a good few hours riding the bike to get it right. Well it took two adjustments to get mine right, but I felt I should spend the rest of the day on the bike bimbling around just to make sure :thumbup:

Look at the pics on Hux's Bike Blog and you can see how mines is routed.

 

[steveindenmark]

Like I always say "They are more trouble than they are worth"

Steve