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Oil light stays on after change

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#1 · (Edited)
Hi my sons friend changed the oil on his 99 zx6 tonite and they say the oil light is staying on....even after a few minutes. There is oil in the sight glass at proper level, he changed the filter.........They live 2 hours away so I'm having a hard time figuring this one out. anyone??

PROBLEM FIXED!! My son bled some oil by unscewing the filter and then tightening it again. I guess they didn't fill the new filter with a bit of oil.
 
#2 ·
Did they put oil in the new filter before starting the bike again? If not there's probably air circulating in the system. If that's the case you need to burp the bike. Take the filter off, fill with oil if you haven't done so. Lube the ring too. hand tighten, dont use a tool. then try to start it again. If that doesnt work, with the bike running slowly unscrew the filter. hand tighten when the light goes off.