Oil Leak SRAD Likely Culprit? [Fixed]

[Bucky]

Evenin!

Note the strategically placed mug.
My SRAD600's just sprang an oil leak...
https://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx191/Non-Adhesive/photo4.jpg

I was just getting petrol ready for the 110 mile ride home, when I spotted a drop of oil on the forecourt.
Though I best check in case it wasn't the last car on the forecourt and ended up with a hand full of oil.

The leak seems to have stopped now the engines cooled down.

It's not from the sump plug. Oil is dripping off the bottom of the left hand fairing, opposite side to the oil filter if memory serves.

I've no tools or anything down here at my Mon-Fri let! Not even any Allen keys to remove the fairing & have a look.
So tomorrow I'll be tool, oil & filter shopping. May as well do a full oil change while I'm at it.

Any idea's on a likely culprit for a leak on the left hand side of the engine?

She's being temperamental, she must know I was eyeing up a TL1000R last night.
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[Bezzer]

You've not got a scottoiler or similar have you?? weather warming up oil runs thinner,builds up and drips down from the front sprocket area. Just had to turn mine down.
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I used to be indecisive but now I'm not quite so sure.

[Bucky]

Sadly no scottoiler or anything.

I'll get up at the crack of dawn to buy some tools, so I can find the source.
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"You know, they say that, the wheel is the greatest invention ever. But I think it's probably the second wheel, because . . .
Have you ever seen a guy on a unicycle?..."

[Ja7]

There is a oil hose at the front on that side, maybe coming from there, you will never know till you take the fairing off

[nightshaddow]

to be honest all you need for starters is a phillips head screwdriver and 2 allen keys (one 3mm and one 4mm)

whip off the fairing and have a good look, only takes 10 mins to take the lower fairing off the srad's and you will have good visual access to 90% of the engine
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[Bucky]

Cheers guys. Hopefully its the oil hose, sounds like an easy fix .

I know it's a dead simple job getting the fairings off to have a look.
But I only rent this lady's spare room out Mon - Thurs nights, literally all I have here is a few work clothes, a laptop, a bicycle & my bike gear.

Lesson lean't I'll replace the bikes tool kit & fill it with essentials!

Walked to the late night co-op no luck, nothing useful in the Home/Car sections, not even allen keys!
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"You know, they say that, the wheel is the greatest invention ever. But I think it's probably the second wheel, because . . .
Have you ever seen a guy on a unicycle?..."

[Boxing]

[Bucky]

[Ja7]

If there's a supermarket there, you could get some allenkeys from there, good luck with your mission.

[Bucky]

Arse!!

Still had my fingers crossed when I was removing the fairing that it'd be a dead washer or loose bolt.
No such luck, it was blatantly obvious as soon as I removed the fairing where the oil was coming from...

https://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx191/Non-Adhesive/oilhoselarge.jpg

I've had a dig on Robinsons Foundry https://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/content/pages/shop/parts/Suzuki/GSX-R/GSX-R600/V%20W%20X%20Y%201997-2000%20SRAD and a flick through the servicing manual couldn't see any engine diagrams which identify the part.

Found an old ebay ad (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-99-GSXR-600-SRAD-Engine-Oil-Hose-Feed-large-/121092675041) which identifies it as the Engine Oil Hose Feed Large.

Anyone have any idea's what the part number is?
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"You know, they say that, the wheel is the greatest invention ever. But I think it's probably the second wheel, because . . .
Have you ever seen a guy on a unicycle?..."

[Robby]

It looks like the part number is 1128133E00.

Part 6 on the diagram at https://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-gsx-r600-1998-w_model13566/partslist/FIG3.html#results

[Ja7]

If it makes you feel any better mines leaking there also, just not as bad

[Ja7]

This is the one I had my eye on think its the right one,
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360632881863?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

[MaybeGuy]

I'm guessing your bike is missing the V piece of the fairing? Fuck that's corroded badly. I rode my srad for 2 years without cleaning it, all weathers, covered in salt, and it didn't look anything like that.

https://i.ebayimg.com/t/SUZUKI-GSXR750-SRAD-BELLY-PAN-V-PIECE-GSXR600-SRAD-ALL-PARTS-HERE-/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqJ,!psE63ZjRLzhBO33I6Hqcg~~60_35.JPG
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Bucky]

I've got the full set of fairings on it including the v piece.

It's lived outside under an all weather cover for 2 years of me owning it. Bought it from a friend who kept it in a garage for the year he owned it.
Who knows how the previous prevous owner to him kept it. Judging by some of the worst home electrics I've seen for the crap mini indicators (which I've replaced), I doubt he cared much about it.
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"You know, they say that, the wheel is the greatest invention ever. But I think it's probably the second wheel, because . . .
Have you ever seen a guy on a unicycle?..."

[Bucky]

Awesome thanks Robby & Ja7, didn't see your earlier posts.

It's been rather rusted for the 2 years I've had it so I guess it was about due.

I've been meaning to change the oil & filter anyway the last 2 weekends but not got round to it. I'll have pull me finger out & do it, once I've found a new pipe.
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"You know, they say that, the wheel is the greatest invention ever. But I think it's probably the second wheel, because . . .
Have you ever seen a guy on a unicycle?..."

[Bucky]

Thanks for the info guys!

Old v New!
https://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx191/Non-Adhesive/OldNew.jpg

New hose, 2 cylinder head union bolts & 4 gaskets plus delivery £99.97.
Having my SRAD back on the road... priceless!

All fitted & torqued up to 25nm
https://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx191/Non-Adhesive/photo5.jpg

Does make the rest of the engine/exhaust look shocking!
Especially the exhaust manifold, I'd like to take it off then VHT black it or replace with a refirbed part, but the exhaust bolts are seriously rusted with a high chance of rounding/shearing
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"You know, they say that, the wheel is the greatest invention ever. But I think it's probably the second wheel, because . . .
Have you ever seen a guy on a unicycle?..."

[Ja7]

Glad you got it sorted, you went with a brand new hose in the end, my exhaust is the same, and would like to spray it, but the studs are shocking, I was thinking about buying another getting it painted and paying a garage to change it, let them deal with snapped studs lol

[J.M.]

[Bucky]

[J.M.]

The left/right trick really does work.

When I attempted my exhaust bolts, I just tried to undo it straight off. I snapped the bolt. My Dad attempted the other 3 bolts with the left/right trick and they all came out nicely
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