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12-29-2017, 11:13 AM | #1 |
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Oil leak
Well it seems I have a oil leak. I noticed a spot on my garage floor about a month ago but wasn’t sure it was from my bike. About two week ago I put around 150 miles on her and have been watching for oil ever since. For the first week after the ride all looked good but then Christmas Day the the temps were down in the 20’s and the next day I noticed oil again. I looks like it’s coming from the stator wires but I’m not 100% sure. The spot on the floor continues to grow.
I checked our search engine and came across a couple of threads but they were incomplete. Any thoughts. 1700 Voyager The pic is shadowed but you can still see the oil. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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12-29-2017, 11:26 AM | #2 |
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Hmmmm.... I find it odd that there was enough of it to form a trail like that. I would have though that at this temp the oil would not be so fluid and the floor would have that much of a slope to create that oil trail.
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12-29-2017, 11:35 AM | #3 |
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In looking closer to your picture - it's kinda in the area of the oil filter. Wonder if if maybe that didn't seal good when installed and with the temp change it causes a leak. With the bike sitting leaned toward the left it would follow the engine toward the center of the bile - just thinking out loud.
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12-29-2017, 11:54 AM | #4 |
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Yeah thats what I was thinking too. I hate to ask a very dumb question, but you did grab the oil filter and give it a good crank, right? I have had a few come loose over time...
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12-29-2017, 12:02 PM | #5 |
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No I haven’t but I will. I find it strange that it didn’t leak for a week and now with low temps it’s leaking. Tuesday when I noticed it the spot was only about 3” and now 4 days later.... well you can see.
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12-29-2017, 12:49 PM | #6 |
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It’s not the oil filter. Whatever it is it’s leaking on the frame and then to the floor. I’m going to clean it off and put it in my shop.
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12-29-2017, 12:54 PM | #7 |
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Are you sure its not the rear shock leaking ?
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12-29-2017, 01:25 PM | #8 |
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12-29-2017, 01:29 PM | #9 |
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This is a pic of the wires going to the stator. It’s the only place where there’s oil on the bottom of the motor
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12-29-2017, 02:57 PM | #10 |
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I'm only a shade tree mechanic for sure, nothing pro about me but bits and pieces do get stuck in my head from time to time. Doesn't the stator run in an oil bath to help keep it cool ?. It sounds like it may be the seal to the stator cover. As the temperature drops the metal contracts allowing the seal to leak. Like I said, it's a guess.
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So I may buy a stator/alternator cover and start taking her apart.
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12-29-2017, 03:31 PM | #13 |
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I wish it was that simple, unfortunately it appears a gasket or seal has failed.
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12-29-2017, 04:39 PM | #14 |
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Better it did not happen at all but at least the bike is in the garage, the weather sucks, and you are not miles from home on a road trip.
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Hope this is of minimal cost to you Framer! And that it can be fixed quickly.
If it's any consolation... I'm putting Cisco in the shop tomorrow to have new head bearings installed, new front wheel bearings, new fork seals, new dust covers and new brake pads installed front and back. Cisco will be in Dallas for about a month. Also, I've decided to go to the dark side in March or April. I'll be having a Perelli Centurato P1 runflat tire put on the back and a new Bridgestone on the front. By the time June gets here, Cisco will be ready!
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