Re: [ST] the oil drip

[Chris Brant <thundermug63468@xxxxxxxxx>]

My 2000 RS does the same thing but I couldn't figure
out why. Now when I take it in for it's next service I
will know what to tell them to look for. Thanks.
Chris Brant 
long time lurker
00 lucifer orange RS

- --- Jim <pcthiker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well i am sure that you all have just been dying to
> hear about the
> solution to my oil leak.  i took it to the shop and
> they originally
> found that the leak came from the drain bolt.  So
> they replaced the
> gasket and said "its done" So i drove the hour to
> get the bike and rode
> it home.  i was happy the next morning when i did
> not find any oil.  it
> was just a tease.  i rode for about 60 miles that
> day and parked the
> bike.  the next morning i saw oil drips on the
> ground.  i rode it to
> work and there was more oil when i got done with
> work.  So off to the
> shop i went.  here is hopefully the final trip for
> this problem.
> 
> The mechanic sprayed the engine with desinex in
> order to better see the
> leak.  they started the bike and waited.  the engine
> warmed up and they
> shut it off.  they came back and saw that it had
> leaked out of the drain
> plug again.  now here is the interesting part.  it
> was not leaking from
> around the bolt.  it was leaking thru the bolt head.
>  So they got a new
> bolt. and it supposedly works fine.  The mechainc
> said that the bolt
> must have been cracked at an oil change from being
> tightened to much.
> and since the last time i got an oil change was from
> trackstar
> motorsports i am suspecting it happened when i got
> my 12000 service.
> 
> i heard that trackstar does not work on triumphs
> anymore....maybe that
> is not a bad thing.   thanks for the advice as to
> where to look for the
> oil leak.
> 
> Jim in VTA
> 
> 
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