tranny oil?
tranny oil?
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From: Honah Lee
Probably from someone being a little too forceful with a water hose. That vent pipe on transmission does not have a check. It also vents engine oil and primary.
Last edited by Jackie Paper; Sep 14, 2018 at 11:08 AM.
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They vent air. Oil and in your case water from transmission cannot go to primary or engine. Engine oil can go to primary if the seal behind alternator goes bad but that is rare. I had a alternator rotor spline go and all the metal from it took out the seal. I would think someone would have to stick the hose up from the bottom or have used a pressure washer myself to do that. Hard to believe enough moisture can get in there to make oil white. Sure it was not bubbles. It's an egg beater in there and no pump, so the oil is full of bubbles when you have just stopped. Totally normal. Would probably destroy and engine or automatic transmission with all those bubbles.
Last edited by Jackie Paper; Jul 5, 2014 at 01:07 PM.
They vent air. Oil and in your case water from transmission cannot go to primary or engine. Engine oil can go to primary if the seal behind alternator goes bad but that is rare. I had a alternator rotor spline go and all the metal from it took out the seal. I would think someone would have to stick the hose up from the bottom or have used a pressure washer myself to do that. Hard to believe enough moisture can get in there to make oil white. Sure it was not bubbles. It's an egg beater in there and no pump, so the oil is full of bubbles when you have just stopped. Totally normal. Would probably destroy and engine or automatic transmission with all those bubbles.
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From: Honah Lee
Go to advance search. I have see this dozen times here on the forum. I think as you and I quote, ever one sees it in new posts. I know I drive year round except raining and freezing weather. Bike sits Jan-March since I go South and leave the remaining working kids here. Quite often I have opened the garage door when we get one of those warm days and it's still cold in garage and have seen bike soaking wet with sweat. Sure its a little wet in the tank,transmission and engine. I also only change all three oils once a year. I personally have never see that.
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I'd pull the top cover off the transmission, and check for broken gasket. Water pools between engine and trans when washing, bad gasket could let it leak in. Also, check the o-ring on the dipstick, same possibility maybe. Thought about condensation, but probably not a great possibility in N.M.
I'd pull the top cover off the transmission, and check for broken gasket. Water pools between engine and trans when washing, bad gasket could let it leak in. Also, check the o-ring on the dipstick, same possibility maybe. Thought about condensation, but probably not a great possibility in N.M.
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From: Honah Lee
Good thought Def but oil can get thru a space water will not go. If there was a bad gasket or such, the way a transmission throw oil at 3000 rpm, oil would probably be all over bike. Maybe a NM flash flood during the night.