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Message started by double410 on 06/30/10 at 03:24:19

Title: Oil Splatter on Belt Guard
Post by double410 on 06/30/10 at 03:24:19

I have small accumilation of oil spray or droplets on the top of my belt guard, battery case, and side cover. There is no oil on the floor under the bike. This is a very small amount that I wipe about evey 100 miles or so. Do these bikes leak from the starter? Or do they tend to leak from the front pulley area? There is no oil on the drive belt. Anyone with the same issue? And what was the fix?
Thanks

Title: Re: Oil Splatter on Belt Guard
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/30/10 at 03:30:54

Check the vent hose coming from the air cleaner(?) Is that where that thing is? I ferget, anhow, look under the bike for a dangly hose & see if its plugged. Its sposed to be plugged & drained at oil change time.

Title: Re: Oil Splatter on Belt Guard
Post by kenzie on 06/30/10 at 10:57:09

I'm new to the forum. Just bought my 1st bike last week, mine had the same problem when I bought it. I replaced the head gasket, but I saw oil on the motor as well so it was sort of obvious I guess.

Title: Re: Oil Splatter on Belt Guard
Post by Serowbot on 06/30/10 at 11:24:55

Check the stud/nut at the center-rear of the head.. (faces up, under the intake manifold)...

Title: Re: Oil Splatter on Belt Guard
Post by Digger on 07/06/10 at 21:06:00

I've had two leaks that gave symptoms like that. One was:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1169960660;start=8#8

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1183949991/0#0

The second one was:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1268286763/0#0

Happy hunting!

Title: Re: Oil Splatter on Belt Guard
Post by rl153 on 07/08/10 at 19:07:46

How exactly do you drain the vent hose and is it absolutely neccessary when you change the oil?

Title: Re: Oil Splatter on Belt Guard
Post by Digger on 07/08/10 at 21:13:28

3F36253A3D3662616A6A530 wrote:

How exactly do you drain the vent hose and is it absolutely neccessary when you change the oil?

Just pull the plug and let any deposits drain into a suitable container. Replace plug after all of the nasty drains out.

Not absolutely required, but a good idea, I think. It is really easy to do.

IHTH!

Title: Re: Oil Splatter on Belt Guard
Post by Rogue_Cheddar on 07/10/10 at 12:09:39

I had that same condition a while back. Turned out to be the seal behind the drive pulley. Ordered a new one through BikeBandit, I don't recall it costing too much compared to the new pulley I needed because the frickin nut wouldn't stay torqued.