January 24th, 2019, 05:17 PM | #1 |
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Strange oil leak after being knocked over
Hi everyone,
Video and pictures. Video was taken today, pictures are about a week old. I have a 2012 250r and I found my bike knocked over recently. The right handlebar is slightly bent, the fairing is cracked, and the blinker was crushed in the fall but still works. The biggest problem is that I lost a good amount of engine oil, shown in the pictures. I had known about and been monitoring a leak for ~6 months before this and have never had to refill the reservoir. Now it is way below the minimum level. I don't know where the leak is located, and I'm trying to find out where it is. Has anyone had this problem before or know where the leak might be coming from? I haven't tried riding the bike yet, but I'll obviously add more oil before I do. |
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January 24th, 2019, 07:30 PM | #2 |
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It appears to have leaked out of the crankcase breather (the hose on the top of the crank case to the air cleaner box), no big deal...just refill the engine to the proper level and ride. It may smoke for a while (out the exhaust) if there is still oil in the air cleaner or carb, but should clear pretty quickly.
just another thought....might want to pull the spark plugs before you try to start it, just to be sure there's not a bunch of oil in the carbs or the intake that would cause it to hydraulic and bend a rod.
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January 24th, 2019, 07:57 PM | #3 |
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Just to make sure, is this the hose you're talking about?
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January 24th, 2019, 10:43 PM | #4 |
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Yup, it connects to airbox, so you most likely have oil in air-filter. Will go into intake and burn into smoke for a while. Nothing to worry about. Just be sure to re-fill crankcase to upper mark on sight glass and you should be find.
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