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Unexplained oil leak

Started by DeeJRedE, September 05, 2011, 07:15:58 AM

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DeeJRedE

Quick info on the bike:
06 naked F with 11,900 miles, Jardine, lunchbox, rejet, removed the emissions equipment. All this was done at about 2,000 miles

So I started having this unexplained oil leak recently. I thought it was coming from the breather tube because the mini filter I had on the end was covered in oil and slowly dripping; but after moving the location of the tube and filter the oil is still in the same area. I have oil covering the whole area under the carbs and lunchbox pods. This only happens while the bike is in motion, I could let it sit and idle with the choke on or any high revs and I get nothing. But I start riding and within a few miles I can look down and see a tiny leak drip down the side of the engine. Although the leak appears to be leaking a lot of oil, I am in fact only losing a very small amount, like adding 1/4 of a quart every 500 miles (estimated) or so.

It doesnt appear to be coming from the crankcase cover. The only place that I can think its coming from is the Lunchbox pod, but that would mean I had ring issues right?

Is there any place it might be coming from that Im not thinking of? I wont have time to start real teardwn for about 2 weeks as Im pretty busy right now and since its such a slow leak and Im not noticing any performance loss Im not thinkning its a detrimental issue at the moment.

Any ideas? Suggestions?

twinrat

if you now have a small air filter on the breather from the cam box , you will get small amounts of oil in it coming out of filter as oil vapour condenses  in filter ..Reason, originaly oil breather went into airbox and the vapour was sucked into engine and burnt it  leaving no residue .

DeeJRedE

I had already changed the hose on the breather to a longer hose and routed it to under the engine. The oil is still flowing from somewhere around the carbs, I just can't pinpoint its origin.

This was a problem that has just recently started. I have about 9000 miles of riding without this oil leaking and all of a sudden it started, and it seems to be slowly getting worse.

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