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Please Help Oil leak

Started by GS Fan, April 18, 2014, 07:10:18 PM

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GS Fan

I have a very slow leak coming from under the spark plug it looks like.



My main concern is the drip on the left side.
It only gives me a couple drips after I'm done driving the bike.
Oil level is still in the safe range although I do want the engine to remain dry on the outside.
Any suggestions on where to start?


adidasguy

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Most likely one of the head gasket bolts or the valve cover gasket. No lace for oil to come from at the spark plug.
I see oil stains further up. Oilis  collecting around the spark plug and burning off.

Scrub the area. Sprinkle with baby powder. The source of the leak will show up as a stain in the baby powder.

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Just to add to Adidas's advice, if you have a can of Brake Cleaner laying around, it'll really speed up the cleaning process. I clean my SV's engine with that stuff once a month, keep it looking good. I have a couple small oil leaks I'd rather clean up than fix at the moment
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