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Title: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: Niko on March 29, 2017, 11:07:54 PM: Hi....had the bike running tonight. When it's running it drips oil from the stator cover.
Wiped it off and it all seams dry inside.

I read somewhere about an oil seal / oil gallery in that area....?

Can someone help me out with where it's located please?
Cheers

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Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: Bryanj on March 30, 2017, 07:32:18 AM: I have seen the plug fitted backwards berfore, the small pip faces outwards
Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: Niko on March 30, 2017, 07:54:22 AM: Thank you both very much...will check tonight

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Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: paul G on March 30, 2017, 07:56:36 AM: Niko,
If it is like the 400/4 DON'T start it with the cover OFF.
You will end up with oil all over the floor. (I made the mistake thinking it would be easy to clean the rotor :'()
Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: Bryanj on March 30, 2017, 08:07:08 AM: I second that and don't even kick it over with the cover off!!
Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: Niko on March 30, 2017, 11:28:45 AM: Ok....cheers

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Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: matthewmosse on March 30, 2017, 07:07:41 PM: Has the bike been stood for a while - I had a similar leak with a usa inport engine, decided as I needed the bike for work to ignore the leak and just keep the oil topped up until I had time to fix it, after a week of the 40 mile round trip to work the leak was gone and oil level stayed right between changes.
Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: mike the bike on March 30, 2017, 07:52:22 PM: I know a guy who had a minor crankcase oil leak. He didn't fix it as such; he bodged up a bit of tubing to direct the oil over his drive chain. "cheaper than buying a Scottoiler" he said.
Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: Niko on March 30, 2017, 09:37:36 PM: Fixed...turns out it was weeping from the cam chain tensioner bolt and running along the barrel case....dripping off the stator.

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Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: Trigger on March 30, 2017, 10:10:31 PM: New o ring and sealing washer required
Title: Re: Oil leak at base of stator cover
Post by: Niko on March 31, 2017, 09:06:19 AM: Quote from: Trigger on March 30, 2017, 10:10:31 PM
New o ring and sealing washer required
Cheers

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