| Author | Message | ||
     Mattc55 |
I believe I have found the source of my mystery oil leak today. I was inspecting all over the bike today, and figured out that this seepage seems to be coming from under the big rubber washer looking thing, that is on the vent hose, connecting to the oil tank. My question is this.. Do I need to replace it? Does the square...end.. tighten? Can I tighten it? All I know right now is it seems to be leaking from that opening, down the side of the oil tank.. Any ideas would help!  | ||
| Mattc55 |
And just to verify, I usually fill my m2 after being warmed up of course, and only to the full line. I understand I (might) get some leakage due to that? Some people say not to go to the full line? But i'm experiencing more leakage than that; It was almost off the dipstick after only riding a couple days.. | ||
| Reepicheep |
There were some threads about this back in the day... they are probably in the knowledge vault somewhere. | ||
| Mattc55 |
I'm finding tranny vent tubes leaking in the knowledge vault, but it seems to be coming from the vent hose, as mentioned above.. which I can't find much info on through the knowledge vault; Perhaps i'm searching the wrong keywords here. Either way, will continue to stare at it in confusion! | ||
| Mattc55 |
Nevermind, I think.. I may have found it! http://badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/47623/3 35814.html?1202775466 I will try the soldering idea and go from there! Thanks for the idea reep, you seem quite knowledgeable.... I've been reading your posts through the knowledge vault along my journey. Not in a creep way! | ||
| Reepicheep |
Maybe I have so many ideas because it takes me 8 times to get it right...  | ||
| Mattc55 |
If that were true, i'd be a mastermind at it by now! :P But to wrap this story up, I ended up melting some hot glue right around the area, to see if that will work; if not, the soldering iron will break out! I also have noted that the starter gasket is leaking.. both of them more than likely, as I have oil buildup underneath the starter; Another project for another day! | ||
| Jim2 |
If the starter gasket is leaking it's not engine oil, it's primary oil. Better check the level of your primary. Don't want to run that dry! | ||
| Mattc55 |
For sure! I'll pop the derby cover off today and have a gander at it.. | ||
| Reepicheep |
I've also been playing with a new (to me anyway) plastic epoxy (JB Weld brand I think, but made specifically for plastic). It's not a magic bullet for every problem, but it has done a couple of things for me now already that I thought were impossible. It comes as kind of a small log, and you cut a piece off and knead it and then press it where you want it and let it harden. Surface prep is everything, so get a can of contact cleaner or something. | ||
| Mattc55 |
Sounds interesting Reep, i'll have to pick up a tube just to keep handy! I rode over to my parent's house, and of course dad has all kinds of contact cleaners and sealants.. We cleaned it well, so hopefully it will hold! Now to get up the nerve to mess with the starter gasket.. | ||
| Mattc55 |
One more update, the glue seems to have worked fine; no new leaks. Also, opened the derby cover after screwing with a molested torx bolt for an hour.. fluid is good! Right at the bottom of the clutch gear... As I am on the subject I may as well ask, do any of you guys replace the torx bolts on your derby cover with a different bolt? Maybe an allen? | ||
| Kybuell |
Yes. Replace those bolts with Allen's. They are much less likely to strip as long as the correct tool is used. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Glad you got that sorted, I'll have to give that a try on my bike. Hopefully you've seen this advice from others in your reading already, but just a quick reminder: Stop adding fluid to top off the oil res, you'll be blowing it into your air box or catch can until you do. You fluid should level itself out somewhere on the lower end of the dipstick and stay there over the duration between oil changes unless you are riding extremely hard. | ||
| Mattc55 |
.... No one told me that! Hahah, no biggie though. I DID learn that most people do NOT fill their res to the top line, through searching the forums; I didn't know that it coughed up into my air box though! And I don't ride extremely hard.. At all really. The occasional stop light run, but that's it! Glad to know that my low dipstick reading was normal! Thanks for the tip! |
