Oil leak?

[Astandane]

Hi,

I recently passed my CBT and bought a bike for my commute to work. The bike in question is a 2 year old, second hand Kymco Pulsar 125. From outward appearances it's in very good condition with no signs of misuse/treatment, and I have the warranty book describing it's services. There was nothing abnormal here.

While I was waiting for tax and insurance, it was sat on a drive way at a friends, covered and protected from the elements. It left the dealers after a general check over, and was fitted with a new chain. At the time, the oil level was sitting on the high mark.

I have only driven the bike about 35 miles, and today I did my general checks before a short hop out. I noticed that the oil level appears to have dropped dramatically, though there are no large pools or trails of liquid on the ground below. It had been on it's center stand for a least 12 hours before this.

I'm a new rider, but I haven't thrashed the bike around and the engine seems/sounds/works fine.

Any information on this would be greatly appreciated (as I need it for work!)

[Vincent]

[Taught2BCauti...]

The first picture shows signs of an oil leak from the drain plug - probably needs a new copper washer, but might as well wait until you change the oil and filter.

The second picture shows that oil has been dripping onto the exhaust, and from the direction of the streaks, whilst it was being ridden rather than when it was parked.

Keep the oil topped up to just under the high mark - checked when the bike is upright. Clean all signs of oil from under the engine casing, frame, exhaust, etc. and take the bike for a ride around the block to see if you can find where it is leaking from.
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[Efes123]

Had this happen to an old car I had when I was young, perhaps I should say ex-car.

There's not many places oil can disapear to if it's not leaking. Unfortunately, none of them are good places. Is it blowing blue smoke out of the exhaust by any chance?
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[Usher4566]

Never buy chinky .low quality .how much is one of these new ? What did you pay second hand
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[Vincent]

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[Vincent]

It is possible to make a reliable and affordable 125 but once you add expensive items like upside-down forks, alloy frame and mag wheels you're robbing the budget at the expense of reliability. The Chinese know only too well that most 125 buyers in Europe are young people new to bikes and will be looking for a bike that looks good. Sadly image is a big part of modern day biking, the real attraction is in the fun you get from riding bikes., you can get this from a 50cc moped just as you can a litre-plus sportsbike, (OK, maybe not as much, but fun just the same). If you're bike's broken down, you won't get much of that I'm afraid.
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[Usher4566]

A lot of m/c repairers don't repair them either because of there cheap use of metals and manufacturing
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[Astandane]

With regards to topping up the oil, the manual specifies SAE 15W-40. There's a Shell garage just down the road from me, but their website recommends "Shell Advance 4T Ultra 10W-40 (SM/MA2)". Safe to use? I would phone the dealer, but being a Sunday they're closed.

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[flumpy7]

Was this 35 miles you did the first time it had been run since being at the dealer? If so, might they have changed the oil? In this case, it would be fairly normal for the oil level to need topping up as running the engine for the first time since an oil change would disperse much of the oil around the engine dropping the level a bit. Mind you, you would expect the dealer to run the engine and top up as necessary.
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