Hey all,

A few months ago I noticed I was leaking oil. I noticed it after a very slow, hot, ride home from work. I was told the stud probably heated up and stretched due to poor air flow not providing adequate cooling to the cylinder. I tightened it probably 1/8 or 1/4 of a turn with a small wrench, (I think it was a 9mm or something like that). I have a 1/2 torque wrench, and bought a pack of crow's feet, but they wouldn't fit in such a tight space. I think it still leaks a little bit, haven't been able to ride recently. HondaLavis had told me to tighten it down a bit, I did. I'm just worried, because I don't want to over torque it, that's why I only went slightly tighter.

What do y'all think I should do? Is this common? I was told I should tighten the rear as well, but it's not leaking, I would hate for it to start leaking because of that.

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

Here are pictures of the leak when I first discovered it, then cleaned up after I had tightened it, then rode about 100 miles on it.

Dave wrote on 06/27/16 at 18:10:34:

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Thanks Dave! When I searched for a solution I had seen a thread from 2013 where you had suggested that, but it was in the nut cap above the exhaust. Didn't know if it would apply here. I'll give that a shot.