Crashed on way home and need your help/advice

rhone81 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Karma :

Hoping you can help here. Lowsided on way home and put a hole in casing. Bike has leaked a lot of petrol and oil. I get oil volume/temp warnings. The engine will run but I'm worried this hole is going to cost a fortune.

Swingarm R&G took big hit but didn't protect everything.

Is there anything I can do to nurse the bike along as I need it for getting to work.

Not a great pic but you get the idea. You can see the pool of oil at the bottom right.

Thanks guys,

Graeme

tutton · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Karma :

First Line of call for a leakage,
Disconnect your fuel line/tap
So to no more leakage while adhering
Clean your surface like your casing.
Pop to your local motorfactors sooner rather than later, and pick up some "Hematite" sealer, or a similar sealer that is oil & petrol resistant, and seal up that whole throughly before it leaks out.

To be honest you might get a good seal on it, although its detracting from looks, and might not be a perminant seal.

Hope this helps somewhat.
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

Would help if we knew what bike it was?

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

Just need a new engine casing (plus gasket) and job done.

Its a 10 minute job and that includes you getting the tools out as well.

Similar to the damage that I had with my crash on the FZR. Although the majority of oil spilled all over the road the engine turned and fired as there was still a nice residual knocking about.

Don't worry about the any petrol as most bikes leak a little when on their sides.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

19van71 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Karma :

Make a gasket out of plastic and put it on the inside of the casing till you get it repaired properly??

That's a guess that I pulled out of my a*s, but if it works then Thumbs Up

(You may want to put the bike on it's side when fitting it so as not to loose too much oil)
Good luck!!
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rhone81 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Karma :

ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

Here you go, may have to wait about a week but not too long.

R6 engine casing

rhone81 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Karma :

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

as its a carbed R6 petrol leaks when a bike is on its side as the petrol leaks out of the overflow no worries, as slong as it doesnt leak now whilst upright? Also check your carbs are still sitting on the engine right, i decked my bike a few weaks into owning it and the carb lifted off, then again FZRs are weak with carb sitting.
Just give it a good rummage over, stop all the leaks and see how it goes from there.
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BFG · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Karma :

First, if the oil light is coming on, do not run the engine until you have put more oil in!

If the hole is not too big, you can effect a temporary repair with this:
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLUMBERS-REPAIR-PUTTY-LEAK-PIPE-RADIATOR-SETS-IN-WET_W0QQitemZ160211594384QQihZ006QQcategoryZ3191QQcmdZViewItem
You can get it from any plumbers merchant and most DIY stores. Will take 2 bar of pressure. Follow the instructions explicitly.

Temporary meaning days, not months.

ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

I can weld it up for you if required ... I take it your up here in Gods end of the country ... just PM me.

How low did your oil get ... as long as there was enough left to lubricate bearings etc. then you'll be ok ... you'll find out soon enough when you start running about on the bike again!!

You can run low on oil but get away without doing any damage ... it's just your luck depending on how low the oil got.

Chemical Metal is usally quite good at sealing leaks for a while, but it won't hold forever ... the only way is to weld the casing and then look for a new one.

All the best ... Barry

Blau Zedong · Banned Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Karma :

If the oil is low enough to cause teh light to come on and it's been ridden any distance, it'll be absolutely fucked, 100% fit only for paperweights, utter scrap.
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Pie-Roe · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Karma :

BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

^^^^ Not true ... I had no choice but to ride a bike 40ish miles with the low oil pressure light going on and off ... engine was fine after I'd refilled her ... as I said it all depends on the engine, how low the oil was and luck.

Also, on some bikes it's not a low pressure oil light, it's a low level oil light (ala Vmax) ... rebuilt a Vmax engine for a mate last year and was running about on it for a few days to make sure it was ok ... feckin oil light kept on coming on everytime I hit the brakes hard (or was it pulling away hard??), due to the oil surging to the front (or back) of the sump.

Anyway, no point in arguing whether it is or is not fecked ... only way to find out is to run (or strip) it Thumbs Up

All the best ... Barry

ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :