June 19, 200620 yr I started my bike up this week end and after 15 mins of ticking over it started loosing oil out of the over flow pipe and was coming out fairly fast! what is the lightly cause of this? also how much engine oil do shercos take I thought 550ml but not sure? any help would be welcome!
June 19, 200620 yr Author No it wasnt a milky colour it was dark blue/black colour. I did drop it in water yes and had water in the air box and everything but took it apart and it ran fine for abit and then the oil came out last night when practicing. How can i tell if water pump seal has gone?
June 19, 200620 yr Warm the bike up gently, change the oil to be 100% sure of your quantity, and see if it still does it.
June 20, 200620 yr 550 cc of oil is too much.Have seen this problem and correct oil amount is critical Factory recommend 450 cc at oil change and 500 cc on rebuild. Other possibility is a crank seal gone , but bike will usually blow heaps of smoke, and run poorly down low. The water pump has a little bleed hole, between the two seals on the shaft. It`s in the case at the front of the pump impeller housing , about 1 mm diameter, if there is water or oil coming out , needs repair.Usually a new shaft , as the seals cut into the shaft , loose tension, and leak. Cheers, ShercoH Edited June 20, 200620 yr by Howard Wallace
June 20, 200620 yr Just to add: Ck Coolant, it should be just above the radiator cores, no more as it needs expansion room. If you have not lost any, that is good!
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