I've recently noticed that I have an oil leak.
I saw some oil track just above the oil filter cover, and thought that was it.
Over the weekend I removed the cover, checked the seals, all ok.
Put it back on and ran the bike for 5 minutes to make sure the leak had stopped. There was no further leak from that point.
But after riding to work this morning I see the leak is still there, but coming from much higher up.
I changed the oil on the weekend as well, so now the leak will be much harder to spot. Should have left the old stuff in
It looks like it may be coming from a hole above the clutch cover. What is this hole?
Then again, it may be coming from higher up again?
I considering washing the bike, and using degreaser on the engine. I think this would make it easier to spot. Is this a correct assumption?
CHeers.
Oil Leak
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Funny, I've got the same thing. Had 15W50 in the bike, and as it was getting colder over here, I decided to do a seasonal oil change (no filter change - change the oil filter every 2nd change) and put in 10W40.
Seems every time I do an oil change I get a bit of an oil weep from that filter bolt. Don't own a torque wrench. But this time it seems to be weeping from the mating surfaces of the oil filter casing and the rest of the block. Last service was done at a dealers and there was no leak. I have noticed that there is a ragged bit of O-ring (or gasket goo) protruding from between the surfaces of the casing and the block. All I can assume is that by undoing the bolt to drain the oil, it has relieved a bit of the tension between the surfaces and if the oil seal or whatever is damaged, it has let a little bit of oil through.
Not too worried but, bike is going in , in 4 days to get the jet kit put in, and a new front tyre, so I'll get them to have a look at it and if need be replace it.
Birthday's at the end of the month, so I think I'll be buying a Warren and Brown deflecting beam torque wrench
Bob
Seems every time I do an oil change I get a bit of an oil weep from that filter bolt. Don't own a torque wrench. But this time it seems to be weeping from the mating surfaces of the oil filter casing and the rest of the block. Last service was done at a dealers and there was no leak. I have noticed that there is a ragged bit of O-ring (or gasket goo) protruding from between the surfaces of the casing and the block. All I can assume is that by undoing the bolt to drain the oil, it has relieved a bit of the tension between the surfaces and if the oil seal or whatever is damaged, it has let a little bit of oil through.
Not too worried but, bike is going in , in 4 days to get the jet kit put in, and a new front tyre, so I'll get them to have a look at it and if need be replace it.
Birthday's at the end of the month, so I think I'll be buying a Warren and Brown deflecting beam torque wrench
Bob
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From further inspection it looks like it might be coming from the sump gasket. God..... I hate undoing sumps to fix gaskets. I did one once on a 650 Katana when I had to fix a sump plug helicoil. On my old Guzzi, the oil filter used to live inside the sump (Now that's a good design feature NOT) and it was such a pain in the arse to change that it wasn't changed all that often. I'll see what the shop says, at the end of the week and maybe get them to replace it as I'm a lazy sod, when it comes to things mechanical
Bob
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