Common places that leak Oil
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Common places that leak Oil
So my bike is leaking oil, which oil, no clue yet.
Observations:
Small amount dime to quarter
Only after riding and it is hot
Stops after an hour or so after riding
Bike has about 54K miles
Just wondering if there are any common oil leak locations?
Observations:
Small amount dime to quarter
Only after riding and it is hot
Stops after an hour or so after riding
Bike has about 54K miles
Just wondering if there are any common oil leak locations?
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Which side of the bike is it leaking? If it's the left it could be from the primary possibly the drain plug Oring. If it is under the bike could be the oil plug Oring. The orings are about .95 and they fit around the drain plug. You need to clean the underneath of the bike and see where it is coming from then you can deal with the issue at hand.
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either the engine, trans, or primary!!
how about locarion of leak does it have any color have you tried any kind of tracer in the oil does any oil levels look like they're going down? need a little more info dude
how about locarion of leak does it have any color have you tried any kind of tracer in the oil does any oil levels look like they're going down? need a little more info dude
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Is it running down the frame? Like one said earlier, try to trace the path to were it is coming from. Could be the oil filter bracket with 3 o rings. Could even be the rear master cyclinder down near the brake pedal leaking brake fluid and running down the frame and over to the left side when you have it on the kickstand. Good cleaning with a cleaner like Simple Green or WD40. Baby/talc powder helps sometimes too.
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Is it running down the frame? Like one said earlier, try to trace the path to were it is coming from. Could be the oil filter bracket with 3 o rings. Could even be the rear master cyclinder down near the brake pedal leaking brake fluid and running down the frame and over to the left side when you have it on the kickstand. Good cleaning with a cleaner like Simple Green or WD40. Baby/talc powder helps sometimes too.
Never heard of using Baby/talc powder, I will clean up tonight and see if I can pin point it.
