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Title: I've got an oil leak right around...
Post by: PiotrTheGreat on June 24, 2015, 08:51:40 PM
...Here

(http://i59.tinypic.com/255rpt4.jpg)

Just under the engine by where the battery breather comes out as well. It's leaking non-stop, and I don't rightly know how to plug it up. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: I've got an oil leak right around...
Post by: Atesz792 on June 25, 2015, 05:40:06 AM
Isn't that coming from the airbox drain hose? Then your airbox would have fuel/oil in it. How's oil consumption? Stuck needles? Float height?
Title: Re: I've got an oil leak right around...
Post by: PiotrTheGreat on June 25, 2015, 08:02:23 AM
Quote from: Atesz792 on June 25, 2015, 05:40:06 AM
Isn't that coming from the airbox drain hose? Then your airbox would have fuel/oil in it. How's oil consumption? Stuck needles? Float height?

I have no idea about any of these things as I haven't checked them out yet. I can tell you that fuel consumption is abysmal, though
Title: Re: I've got an oil leak right around...
Post by: Yuri. on June 25, 2015, 05:18:41 PM
This is gasoline leaking from the airbox, had this happened before and I think the only possible cause is an overflowing carb that needs cleaning.
Title: Re: I've got an oil leak right around...
Post by: PiotrTheGreat on June 25, 2015, 09:26:03 PM
Quote from: Yuri. on June 25, 2015, 05:18:41 PM
This is gasoline leaking from the airbox, had this happened before and I think the only possible cause is an overflowing carb that needs cleaning.

This is WAY too thick and dark to be gasoline. And it's oily to the touch

It's oil, I know that much xD
Title: Re: I've got an oil leak right around...
Post by: Big Rich on June 25, 2015, 09:30:22 PM
Don't be so sure.... if you look around in your airbox, there is an oily sludge coating in there. So if some gasoline was to get into the airbox, it breaks down that sludge and makes a greasy / oily residue.

Being that I don't own a GS500, I can't tell exactly what hose that is. Would it be the drain hose from the airbox?