Oil leak. What to do?

[stopintime]

Not my first... 

Dripping from the horisontal head/cylinder junction - the cooling fins under it. Oil on the exhaust, oil cooler lines, starter motor and during a ride it spreads. It may have started last summer (the oil mess was there then - but less).

I have planned to replace the cylinders this year, in July. Usually 5-6 thousand km from now.


Any ideas other than to remove it and replace o-rings?

[Howie]

You could try retorquing, but it probably won't help.  Is the breather in the original location?  if so, that could be the problem.

[stopintime]

You could try retorquing, but it probably won't help.  Is the breather in the original location?  if so, that could be the problem.

Retorquing is easy enough, so I can do that.

Breather in it's normal position and it sweats oil. However - it has done that before and much more than now - without ending over/around/under the front cylinder.

[stopintime]

Not torqued yet. I don't have the tool. Maybe I can borrow the dealer's tool.

I found out that there is no leak during a relaxed ride. At or under 5,000 revs. Maybe heat plays a role too. Haven't tested that.

[Howie]

What year is the bottom end? 

[stopintime]

What year is the bottom end? 

I can't remember here and now. Bought it from Nick and had everything transfered, blue printed and overhauled two years ago. I could dig to find out.

[Howie]

'01s had that problem.  I'm not sure if it was all '01s, or limited to only '01s, but as my foggy memory recalls the fix was to plug the gallery and just use the metal gasket and sealer.  For obvious reasons, do not do this unless without  being sure this is the problem!  Maybe ducvet has good info?

[ducpainter]

'01s had that problem.  I'm not sure if it was all '01s, or limited to only '01s, but as my foggy memory recalls the fix was to plug the gallery and just use the metal gasket and sealer.  For obvious reasons, do not do this unless without  being sure this is the problem!  Maybe ducvet has good info?

The cost of the call to Eric might put Lars in the poorhouse.

The boy likes to talk.

[stopintime]

The year is likely around that period. I couldn't find the info.

The typical problems are mostly between cases and cylinders. No? This time, my first, it's cylinder/head.

I can't remember last time I had a dry engine for a year. 

[Howie]

Oh! Cylinder head   Disregard what I said and save your phone call money