found my oil leak but what to do now

[riichy]

ok when i stop my bike after riding it i have found that on the flor where it has been stud there is a bit of oil, the size of a 2..penny. now i looked and i can see where the oil is comming from (see pic)....... now any one know what is wrong and why oil is coming from there suggestions very welcome thanks...................




ps the pic is from under the bike looking up, its on the side were the oil tank is... the bike is a zxr400 L.
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[jimster]

[Kram]

1) take a picture a bit more zoomed out, so you can see the rest of the engine.

2) why is the engine/coolant so close to the ground?

what does the bolt do?
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[Jrod]

Hmm is that where the clutch cable attaches? If so its not leaking out of that bolt but somewhere near it and its running down it.

[2t-Screamer]

pmsl!! @ jimster
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[riichy]

ok al go take sum more pics......
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[Jrod]

I'm pretty sure that it is the clutch cable you have a pic of, hard to tell from such a small pic but I know my ZXR's


You need to trace the leak back further, its not leaking from that bolt as the bolt only holds the cable on.

[mr.z]

Theres a bolt nearby looks more oily...


Clean the area a bit with a rag and check again...

Could be allot of things, if its not pishing out then dont worry to much, it might be an o-ring, a loose bolt, a gasket, or a cracked caseing (which is a real fooker, but hugely unlikely unless its been crashed or buchered)

It could be a simple half hour job or an engine out job..

Try cleaning it up and narrowing down where it comeing from for sure
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[riichy]

yer i had a better look and it looks like its the thing above it thats leaking oil.......


more pics... this is about as good as they get sorry.
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[riichy]

2nd
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[Kram]

doesn't look to serious...

any chance of sticking on a paddock stand and looking at it better?
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[riichy]

[Kram]

is probably just an oil seal/ crack in gasket, i got one over the starter motor gasket... nothing serious...

just watch opil level
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[mr.z]

Check the oil filler cap,

Apparently the oil filler cap o-ring has an annoying tendency to go very very often... check that first! (very easy to change, very cheap, hopfully its that eh?)

Other wise thats the clutch cover arround there too, another suspect...
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[Jrod]

Take the fairing off you mong. then get some pics.

[riichy]

[Jrod]

Well I was going to help you and I was only messing about, you can go fuck yourself now. Hope your bike blows up due to lack of oil.

[riichy]

sorry fella . dint think you'd take it to heart.

freinds
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[Jrod]

It was the abusive rating that I took to heart........ya mong.

[ZZRman]

.....Kiss and make you two, make luv not war, Iraq is full ot it.... hope you get it sorted, dont want oil ending up on the back tyre now do we...

[riichy]