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7873jake
| | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 07:45 pm: | 
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Looking at an '06 XB12X with about 7,000 miles on it that seems to have a drippy disposition.
Specifically, there is a large threaded stud/bolt and nut that is beneath the shifter on the bottom of the engine case that has a very wet, dripping "glisten" to it. As a result, the drip leaves a tell tale drip mark on the concrete along the side stand reminiscent of my '76 Triumph Bonnie.
Is this a symptom of something significant? Should I turn and run? I'm not afraid of most oil drips in general because I'm comfortable replacing gaskets, and tearing an engine I know apart down to a point. Buuuut, I don't know this engine well enough to know if I'm looking at a small issue (gasket? o-ring? crush washer?) or a leaking doo-hickey that will hurt me later.
The bike doesn't appear to have been abused or mistreated from a cursory initial inspection and some belly crawling around it to find other tell-tale wet spots.
Thoughts? |
7873jake
| | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 10:37 pm: |
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And just to be courteous and clear, I've searched the forum for topic matches on this and come up without clear matches or indication on what the leak might be specifically.
Just didn't want to come off as showing up and blasting a ? with a quick hit of the send before looking. |
Buelltroll
| | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 11:00 pm: |
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Thats the primary drain plug. There is no washer or anything to it so if it is leaking it is more than likely stripped. A Canadian dealer stripped mine at the 5000 mile service and for the longest time I just used teflon tape to stop the drip.Eventually I got an over sized self tapping magnetic bolt and am now using it instead. |
7873jake
| | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 11:10 pm: |
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I suspected it had to do with the primary reservoir but wanted to make sure that it wasn't more serious.
Buelltroll, Thank you for the timely response and info. Exactly what I needed before moving forward. |
Sportyeric
| | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 11:58 pm: |
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Or the tensioner, since you say there is a stud and nut. The nut has a teflon backside to it and probably just isn't tightened enough. Its the lock nut that keeps the primary chain tensioner from going out of adjustment.
The tensioner is on the bottom of the cover while the drain plug is on the bottom of the engine case itself, if I recall correctly. |
Kalali
| | Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 - 08:57 pm: |
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I personally would not buy anything that is leaking on the showroom floor. But that's just me... |
7873jake
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 07:13 pm: |
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Granted, that isn't bad logic but a little knowledge and tact makes for a good read...
That leak just bought me over $2000 off of the floor price because it was there when I made an offer to buy with the sales manager. He didn't argue with the low offer once he saw the evidence.
A quick check here on the board confirmed my suspicions that it is likely benign and a well placed, well timed "what is this?" at the new vehicle delivery manager's desk bought me a *free* trip to the service manager's desk with a blank *signed* work order to fix/repair AND perform a free OLF and primary service on the dealership's tab. The only way to beat free is to get $$ back and I've already saved over $2k.
Then, I got to meet the Buell mechanic at the dealership for the first time and realized that his offspring and mine go to the same school and know one another. As a result of the trip to the service department, he now knows me and I know him.
Sometimes a benign drip doesn't always cost, sometimes it pays dividends if you know the right people to ask (like, say, here!) Just have to look at things from a different angle once in a while. |
Froggy
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 10:37 pm: |
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Sweet! Hopefully it was just a bad gasket  |
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