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renegade1 Full Member Offline SAVAGE Posts: 212 Abbotsford B.C. Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #15 - 05/27/12 at 22:00:39 hopefully i didnt offend you by using your picture, sorry if i did.
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Wolfman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 664 SW Missouri Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #16 - 05/27/12 at 22:29:39 No leaks here. Just turned 10,000 miles today though.
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damiancds YaBB Newbies Offline I've caught the bug and can't/won't stop! Posts: 33 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #17 - 05/28/12 at 09:16:27 Once I had the head plug fixed, there was some residual oil the shop neglected to clean, so once that was all cleared up, I am now proud to say I am oil free (except for where it's actually supposed to be).
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Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil?
Reply #18 - 05/28/12 at 09:30:41

Mine did when I purchased it 3 years ago. I got the engine gasket set and it still leaked from the speedo cable. Now I found a fix for the speedo cable leak (see http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1336955595). Haven't leaked a drop in the last 1000 miles. Just rolled past 13000 today. Had only 7500 when I bought it.

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360k+ Serious Thumper Offline Savage heart of darkness Posts: 680 Cartersville, GA Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #19 - 05/28/12 at 09:49:57 Mine's a 2009 with 7k+ and don't leak anywhere.
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Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil?
Reply #20 - 07/27/12 at 20:41:31

Mine (see my signature block) currently has 12,400 miles on it.

No oil leaks or weeps anywhere...perfectly tight at the moment. But, I keep waiting for the next one.

In the past, I've had the head plug leak, the speedo cable leak, and the big starter o-ring leak. I also had a valve cover weep once when I boofed the torque sequence.

Nothing for the last 2200 miles, though (KOW...twice!).

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SaVaGeEaRL Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 106 Georgetown, KY Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #21 - 07/27/12 at 21:42:43 All I had was the plug leak at 7000 miles. Fixed it and nice and dry since with just over 11,000 miles on my 2001.
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tizzyfit Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #22 - 07/28/12 at 02:09:15 Greg wrote on 05/27/12 at 18:31:01: My Savage don't leak, it just marks its territory... EXCELLENT!
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J C Stokes Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 159	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #23 - 07/28/12 at 03:35:27 9300 miles, 2 months to go on factory warranty doesn't leak yet, waiting to lose factory warranty.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #24 - 07/28/12 at 04:45:53 No leaks, just miles of smiles
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Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil?
Reply #25 - 07/28/12 at 05:18:03

Leaks like a rusted out sieve. Head plug, clutch arm passage, starter area, wiring from the alternator, fork seals...

Has leaked since day one. It's a Suzuki (lowest QC of the Japanese makers) knock-off of old British singles. Not unexpected. The GS750T I used to ride down here leaked worse.

I just keep an eye on the oil level and top off when needed. Nothing brake cleaner won't take off. In 10 years the forks only leaked out a 1/4 cup combined (maybe). If I run synthetic the crankcase is dry (empty) in a couple hours, if I run regular old oil it only leaks out a cup or so in a couple thousand miles.

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Haggis YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 32 Dundee, Scotland Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #26 - 07/28/12 at 05:27:25 Me! 1996, 14000miles, not if you don't count fork seals Oh wait they've been fixed now too
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #27 - 07/28/12 at 05:37:33 Me,....7K and thats w/ the oil level midway the marks "on the sidestand"
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teabowl13 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 535	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #28 - 07/28/12 at 13:45:13 I bought mine last Fall; 1994 with 12,000 miles. No leaks yet, but then I haven't gotten it running yet either. Does that count?
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gerald.hughes Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline FSO Posts: 1100 Tucson, Az Gender:	Re: does anyone own a savage that doesnt leak oil? Reply #29 - 07/28/12 at 13:49:53 Mine has almost 43K on it, and while it does burn a little oil at speed, it doesn't leak a drop.
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