Shipping with Zero Oil in the Case
I’m about to ship a bike by air and the airline has an odd request. As usual, to avoid the high fees normally associated with shipping dangerous goods, I have to drain the fuel, remove the battery, let the air out of the tires and one more thing, they have asked me to drain the engine oil. Two months ago I shipped on Nippon Airways from Canada to Kuala Lumpur and they never requested the engine oil drained, but this new airline has.
My question is, and I’d appreciate your comments, what do I risk in having no oil in my engine. The time it will take in transit and the time it will take to clear customs on the other end, could be a week or more. Assuming the case is sealed are there any risk to the internals having no oil ?
Thanks in Advance -
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