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PostPosted: 09:39 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Smells of burning oil, but no leaks? Reply with quote
Finally taken the CBR out of hibernation.

Gave it a run to work, that exhaust is loud Laughing

Got to work and thought that I could smell oil. Took lid off and yeah, it does smell like burning oil.

Checked sight glass after it had sat for 2 hours and it is still full, not dropped at all. Any ideas where I should be looking. It isn't down on power, there is no wet patches on the engine/exhaust... so I'm at a loss really.
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Walloper
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PostPosted: 09:44 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did you top up the oil, is there an oil leak onto the exhaust?

That will stink like fcuk for ever or ages (whichever comes first).

Wash the Mofo and re-check. Wink
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PostPosted: 09:45 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Re: Smells of burning oil, but no leaks? Reply with quote
Crank case breather?
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PostPosted: 09:47 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
you didn't cover it in wd40 or something? And the oil was burning off from the exhaust? I'll just be tempted to give it a long blast and see if it goes away but keep an eye on oil level.

An oil change would help if not already done so.
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PostPosted: 09:52 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's been Paddy'd. A minor smell of burning oil is what I'd class as getting off pretty lightly, to be honest Laughing
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PostPosted: 09:57 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
nowhere.elysium wrote:
It's been Paddy'd. A minor smell of burning oil is what I'd class as getting off pretty lightly, to be honest Laughing


I actually have done nothing bar sap the end can, this baby has been packed away for winter and is still near mint Shocked

Haven't covered it in anything, nothing on the exhaust system, the breather hanging down hear the fin of the fairing is nice and dry.
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PostPosted: 10:01 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
##Paddy## wrote:
nowhere.elysium wrote:
It's been Paddy'd. A minor smell of burning oil is what I'd class as getting off pretty lightly, to be honest Laughing


I actually have done nothing bar sap the end can, this baby has been packed away for winter and is still near mint Shocked

Haven't covered it in anything, nothing on the exhaust system, the breather hanging down hear the fin of the fairing is nice and dry.


Are you posting on the w.w.w via a bastart 'Smartphone'?

Are you aware it is making you look like a thick cnut?

Very Happy

Wash the engine and bike then re-check and report back (But FFS use a fecking PC man).
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PostPosted: 10:06 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
##Paddy## wrote:
the breather hanging down hear the fin of the fairing is nice and dry.


Isn't that the tank breather? Does the Crank Breather not vent into the Air Box?
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PostPosted: 10:17 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
No idea then, I have 3 pipes coming down to the right of the bike. Laughing

WTF did I say up there. I've not changed anything aside from the end can Wink
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PostPosted: 10:24 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
##Paddy## wrote:
No idea then, I have 3 pipes coming down to the right of the bike. Laughing

WTF did I say up there. I've not changed anything aside from the end can Wink


and

"the breather hanging down hear the fin of the fairing"


This is uttroshus and will not be talliraited.
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PostPosted: 11:16 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would be pulling the spark plugs out and also checking to see what the coolant looks like.
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PostPosted: 11:23 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Are you sure its definitely oil? Sounds really really stupid but I got the same thing when I changed my zzr exhausts , I debaffled them too. And it got a strange smell when I rode it. At least for a while..

Was just extra emissions and stuff with mine I guess.
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PostPosted: 11:27 - 01 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fizzer Thou wrote:
I would be pulling the spark plugs out and also checking to see what the coolant looks like.


Shocked Have you seen what that entails on the CBR Laughing
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PostPosted: 11:54 - 02 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Taken it for a 50 mile gentle bimble...

Seems ok, must have just been the storage that made it a little smelly Sad
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PostPosted: 12:29 - 02 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not likely.

Why don't you pop it round here and I'll look it over.
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