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Message started by 1999savage on 06/26/12 at 14:33:30

Title: Help OIL LEAK
Post by 1999savage on 06/26/12 at 14:33:30

Hello im new here just bought a 1999 savage. and i noticed a leak. i notice the oil building up on the left side. dont know if its the head gesket or people r telling me the head plug leak. dont know where that is and how do i fix it and is it bad to keep riding it. :-/

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by Serowbot on 06/26/12 at 14:37:47

see here...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1177184297

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by Joe F on 06/26/12 at 18:30:29

I had a leak on mine in the front right under the bolt that holds the two parts of the cylinder together (next to the exhaust). I kept putting off working on it thinking it was a plug. It turns out it was that nut. Tightening the nut stopped the leak and increased my mpg by 5%. That and a new air filter got me back to 50 MPG.

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/26/12 at 18:34:22

How many miles on it?

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by 1999savage on 06/26/12 at 19:25:51

The bike has 20000km i added a pic hope it helps

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by verslagen1 on 06/26/12 at 20:11:03

about 3 fins below your leak is where the head parts from the jug. If the leak was below those fins, it would be a head gasket leak.
where yours is, is either the infamous head plug leak or a leaky head cover seal. either case, fix it with some high temp rtv and a days worth of work.
http://suzukisavage.com/yabb2.2/Attachments/IMG-20120626-00088.jpg

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/26/12 at 20:26:02

Well,, while youre messin around, its gettin close to time to have a look at that cam chain, otta listen to it, anyway.,

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by 1999savage on 06/27/12 at 12:56:43

So i need to take off the Head?

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by verslagen1 on 06/27/12 at 13:40:00

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1177184297

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by DangRider on 07/01/12 at 15:08:45

The link provided by Verslagen should have all the information/pics you need to remove the head cover and seal up the head plug and/or head cover.

I highly recommend getting a piece of cardboard, taping an image of the head cover to it (I had to enlarge the image I found - try to make it fill the page when printing) then sticking the bolts through the cardboard after removing them. Makes it SO much easier to reassemble.

If you find that the leak is between the cylinder and head, be forewarned that you have to remove the engine from the frame to pull the cylinder head.

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/01/12 at 15:44:31

& one bolt goes in the head cover upside down before its installed, or it dont go in.
One goes in up top, center before you put it on, or it wont go in eiother.

If you let the clutch cable hanger hang down when the side cover goes on, youll wish you hadnt,.

Title: Re: Help OIL LEAK
Post by matt on 07/01/12 at 18:01:50

475A4147464A475D464C280 wrote:

I highly recommend getting a piece of cardboard, taping an image of the head cover to it (I had to enlarge the image I found - try to make it fill the page when printing) then sticking the bolts through the cardboard after removing them. Makes it SO much easier to reassemble.

+1 Great advice, thats what i do when i have to disassemble a laptop for repair at work/