ralfyguy
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The stock Suzuki Gasket didn't help either on mine. I had the same oozing around the bolt by the front cylinder base nut. I went through 4 OEM gaskets in a year, and could not solve the problem, until i used some high temp red gasket sealant for up to 600 degrees and I put it AROUND the bolt holes on the case AND the cover all the way to the next bolt towards the back of the cylinder and towards the oil filler cap, and I put it on WET as soon as I was done applying. I know that is not how it's supposed to be done, but it worked for me. Apparently while it's still wet, it goes better in the finest uneven spots, that not even your eye can see. Now towards the back of the cylinder is where the oil gallery starts, and I REALLY tried to apply as little as possible, not to get anything into the oil passage later on. I did let the bike sit overnight to let it cure. Like I said, I did everything as thin as possible, I only had very minimal squeezing out as I bolted everything down. I did a criss cross pattern starting by the problem bolt with just the socket in my hand, just a tad. Then next sequence with still just the socket in hand to as hard as my thumb and index finger could do. Third sequence to about 6 Nm, and fourth sequence to 12 Nm. That was the last time I touched it, I never retorqued, as I thought after several test runs being still dry, I'll leave it alone. So far the darn thing is finally bone dry! I was about to give up on it. I still don't know the cause, why I went through so many gaskets in a year, and it never worked. Although I observed that it oozed primarily around that bolt by the front cylinder base nut between the gasket and the case, not the gasket and the cover. The reason for that is, that the OEM gasket has some gray sealant stuff in that area, but on the case side the stuff around the bolt hole doesn't make a full circle. But it does on the cover side. So that's where i applied some more goo, to make a full circle, and also put goo on the bolt threads. I did put the rubberized washer under the bolt head, which still doesn't make any sense why it is on it anyways. At least not to me. However since 500 miles I am ooze-free for the first time.
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