"WET SUMP?"

[robflstc90]

Several years ago I was in an accident where a retard ran a redlight & I flew over the car. My bike was totalled. After it sat for some time & I weighed my options rebuild or replace. I tried to start it. Easily a quart of oil spewed from it. I thought the case was cracked. My mechanic said that my bike had a wet sump & that was normal. Where does this oil go. The oil level for the engine doesn't change after the spewing.

[prodrag1320]

the oil seeps by the check ball in the pump & fills up the lower end,when yoy start the bike the breather system evacuates the oil out the breather,everythings working as normal.the level in the tank will change (it has too!!)

[mp]

What bike are we talking about?  Harley Big Twins are all dry sump.  V-Rods are wet sump and I think at least some Buells are wet sump.  If you have a Big Twin and a mechanic thought it was wet sump, I'd get a new mechanic.
I would guess he said the bike had wet-sumped from sitting so long, and that it's not unusual.
And yeah, if you blow out a quart of oil, your oil level will be lower.