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oil leak
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BajaRon
Well-known member
I think the answer to this would greatly depend on the cause/reason for the leak and how bad it was.
If you are sure it's from the airbox then it's from the crankcase through the rubber vent hose.
Fix is to clean up the inside of the airbox and the vent a different way as discussed here:
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11842
Valve cover (gaskets) can be another source. Not all that common and usually shows up after a valve inspection/adjustment where the covers are pulled and the old or preferably replacement gaskets get messed up.
Valve covers and other sources besides airbox will usually lead you to the dealer for a fix.
All sorts of ways to find the source from flashlight and eyes to UV additives and UV light.
Pete
Fix is to clean up the inside of the airbox and the vent a different way as discussed here:
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11842
Valve cover (gaskets) can be another source. Not all that common and usually shows up after a valve inspection/adjustment where the covers are pulled and the old or preferably replacement gaskets get messed up.
Valve covers and other sources besides airbox will usually lead you to the dealer for a fix.
All sorts of ways to find the source from flashlight and eyes to UV additives and UV light.
Pete
My first ride oil leak
I went on my first ride today, I put about 60 miles on it I was coming home and a car pulled up beside me and said it was smoking. I pulled over and found that I was leaking some kind of fluid. I took it home and let it cool down now i found a oil leak or looks like a oil leak directly under the spyder. I just bought it yesterday!!. Can someone help or does it need to go back to the dealership?
I went on my first ride today, I put about 60 miles on it I was coming home and a car pulled up beside me and said it was smoking. I pulled over and found that I was leaking some kind of fluid. I took it home and let it cool down now i found a oil leak or looks like a oil leak directly under the spyder. I just bought it yesterday!!. Can someone help or does it need to go back to the dealership?
ataDude
Mod Maniac
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Don't drive it until you check the oil level as per the owner's manual. If it is low, that probably means that the dealer missed something significant like tightening a drain plug or the like.
If the oil is low after only 60 miles (and smoking), I'd call the dealer and have them pick it up. Don't drive it with an oil problem of that magnitude.
After only 60 miles, my ASSUMPTION is that it is not the typical oil build-up in the airbox... that takes a while... certainly not 60, not-so-fast miles.
On the other hand, it could also be a coolant leak from a not-ready-for-prime-time tightening job on the reservoir cap... there are TWO distinctly successive "notches" to tighten fully. Several in the past have had it tightened only to the first.
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The day after
I called the dealer and told him about this problem. He said hve roadside assistance from BRP pick it up and bring it to him so he can take a look at it. The problem is where is that number and how do I reach them? I guess i am just ignorant to this can someone help. Thanks for the help with my :spyder2:
I called the dealer and told him about this problem. He said hve roadside assistance from BRP pick it up and bring it to him so he can take a look at it. The problem is where is that number and how do I reach them? I guess i am just ignorant to this can someone help. Thanks for the help with my :spyder2:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Unless you have the BEST warranty, there is no roadside assistance.
Some Guy
New member
With only 60 miles on the Spyder, the DEALER should arrange to have it picked up. It sure seems like they forgot something.
Trickie Dick
New member
I just posted this on the other thread. I agree with the others. Call the dealer back and have him pick it up. They all have trailers but if he wants to use BRP's warranty he can make that arrangement. Heck, you didn't even get home before it acted up. He did the service he should make it right-NOW:lecturef_smilie:
Trickie Dick
New member
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