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teebowbusablaster
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SO I got the bike up and running, checked the timing (centre was out), and decided to take it for a little 5 mile run.

ON getting back, the whole right hand side of the bike is covered in (gearbox) oil, looking to be coming out of the oil pump housing.

Crank seal failure ?
Roger Ackery
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Hi,as a rule yes, & does indicate a seal failure ! Have you recently changed gearbox oil,?
& over filled it !!much smoke out of the pipes ?
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teebowbusablaster
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No only just bought the bike (unseen). Look like I bought a pup !
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:cry: Sorry to hear,bought mine sight unseen too,took 18 months to blow up,
Wasn"t crank seals that went, cracked piston & big end failure :roll:
All good now..65,000 kms later ;)
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I've emailed the seller, I'm not a happy chappy !
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No not good :x think mine was around $3,400 Aussie Dollars :cry:to repair :idea:
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teebowbusablaster wrote:SO I got the bike up and running, checked the timing (centre was out), and decided to take it for a little 5 mile run.

ON getting back, the whole right hand side of the bike is covered in (gearbox) oil, looking to be coming out of the oil pump housing.

Crank seal failure ?
Don't panic Mr Mainwaring! I wouldnt jump to a conclusion on that just yet. .Drain the oil out, is it clean-ish or black and 'orrible? get the oil pump cover off and make sure the pump is properly fitted with the oil seal etc. Check all over for a gasket failure that might cause an oil leak. It is often something quite simple. Kev
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Took the cover off, and the housing itself isn't FULL of oil, but the bike was absolutely plastered with the stuff.
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Just take a breath and check everything externally very carefully. Is the oil that is coming out clean? It is possible the PO just overfilled it
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To be fair, I might just go and do that.....
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