| Author | Message | ||
     Verastig |
So the other day i get off work and take the freeway home. Same as always. The next morning I get ready for work, walk out to the bike lean over the seat towards the headers and I see tranny fluid on the ground. I walk around and look under the seat and see tranny fluid pooled in the fan pan. So I drained the fluid and put new oil in. Its been 4 days and no leaks. I did tighten the bolts for the engine overflow on the swingarm. All other fluids are full. And the hoses are tight that lead to the swingarm and engine. Any thoughts.  | ||
| Ducbsa |
From the color in the photo, it looks like emulsified oil from a crankcase breather. What clues made it trans fluid? | ||
| Glitch |
Take off your seat, and complete air box (inner and outer) and check the breathers on top of the heads. Probably have either come loose, got plugged up, or came out of the air box. That's more than likely condensate from your crankcase that's not making it's trip to the intake. This can happen if your oil is over full as well. | ||
| Verastig |
Yeah it was condensation from the crankcase. that was the one thing I didn't check. Thanks Glitch Ducbsa its the same color and feel as tranny fluid.  | ||
| Ducbsa |
Well, you widened my knowledge, I hadn't seen that color before. | ||
| Blk_uly |
that color fluid is not right! you may have a bad seal on your clutch cable allowing water into the trannie better check it out. | ||
| Argentcorvid |
the transmission breather hose ends right next to the fan. | ||
| Ranger3987 |
transmission fluid from my experience shouldn't look like a white russian like blk_uly said check the seals | ||
| Kalali |
There is definitely water creeping into your transmission. If it were my bike, I would not ride it that way until I figure out the root cause. Last time I saw "oil" like that was when I had a blown head gasket in my car and coolant was getting mixed with engine oil. (Message edited by kalali on March 29, 2011) | ||
| Foximus |
I dunno about the water. I've been working on bikes for years and in my professional opinion... You have a Thai Peanut based Soy sauce intrusion. Very common on these models. | ||
| Andymnelson |
Nah, that only happens on the Asian bikes.  | ||
| Foximus |
I'm sorry. I forgot what we were dealing with. Thats what happens when I just finish working on a virago I guess. Easy to confuse with a XB scooter... ;] | ||
| Argentcorvid |
If you can't find where the water is getting in, check to see if your transmission vent hose is touching your rear header and melted through. Although if it did that, I don't see how it could end up coming out by the fan. | ||
| Thruster |
Water was getting into my 08 Uly through the rubber boot on the clutch cable, and then I got the same kind of milky goo (I commute in rain all the time). I stuffed the boot with thick grease and put a couple of zip ties around the top of the boot, problem solved, until the wire-form retainer broke and the header burned a hole through the boot. Then I got the upgraded metal retainer bracket, cable, and boot, with no problems since. Make sure your fan still spins freely. I also had oil spattering the fan, from the rear cylinder cover in my case, according to the dealer. Symptom was slow fan, weak battery, and eventually the fan blew its fuse. I needed a new fan and battery in addition to fixing the leak. 30K miles now, and still going strong! |
