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startrek.steve
16-04-11, 06:46 PM
Took the SV out for a blast, going to meet a mate in a village 20 miles down the road, open her up, oil seal on the oil filter blew out, oil all over the rear wheel, me,engine, huge cloud of smoke behind me, shut off, wibble wobble fishtail, lucky I was going straight and not on a bend. The guy who checked my shims and did an oil and filter change had put the filter on with a twist in it or something, the seal was hanging out squirting a jet of oil 15 feet from the bike!! nice man! so much for a blast on a sunny day, called the breakdown and bike now at home awaiting a new filter and some oil INSIDE the engine!
Lovely day!!
Steve
Geodude
16-04-11, 06:52 PM
Firstly Eeek i'd have filled my nappy and secondly i do hope a visit to the person that fitted the filter with a bat or pointy shaped thing is happening..
davepreston
16-04-11, 07:11 PM
i belive you should kindly repay said mechanic by ,blindfolding him and plasticuffing his arms ,followed by dropping him off in the middle of the m6 during rush hour
ImplodedHamster
16-04-11, 07:47 PM
i do hope a visit to the person that fitted the filter with a bat or pointy shaped thing is happening..
you can't hit him with the SV?!
EDIT: sorry, just realised you have a curvy:oops:
glad you okay :)
dizzyblonde
16-04-11, 07:51 PM
...which reminds me, Suzy needs an oil and filter change for her MOT. Shes been sat so long the seal on the filter has perished, and the filter is rusty, so shes been dripping oil.
Somehow I don't want what has happened to you Steve. Glad it was only brown trousers hun!
Kudos for staying upright. There is something to be said for doing your own servicing.
eeek!
glad you and the bike are ok tho!
BanannaMan
17-04-11, 03:40 AM
Well done for not going down in said cloud of smoke.
Sounds like the same lot that works at the Suzuki dealer here. :rolleyes:
Glad you're OK. That could have well ended badly.
Jayneflakes
17-04-11, 09:33 AM
Blinking hell Steve, glad to hear that you are OK.
One would suggest a quiet word with the spanner wielding monkey who did your bike for you, especially given how much they charged. Maybe even going down a legal route would help given that there could also be damage to your trusty steed due to oil starvation.
I would suggest not getting physical though, in the modern age, legal costs hurt way more than a broken leg or three! ;-)
startrek.steve
18-04-11, 12:34 PM
Heres how it looked...
Apparently the muppet took off the old filter, left the oil seal stuck on the crankcase and put the new filter and seal on top of it!
Any wonder it blew out the old seal?
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You can clearly see on the first pic the seal hanging out...
Steve
dizzyblonde
18-04-11, 12:49 PM
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Dear god, with that lot I'm surprised you managed to pull over! IS this what they call slick tyres?:rolleyes:
That mechanic wants stringing up! How much has left the engine, and did you catch it in time before totally knackered ?
Bloody hell .. Well done for staying onboard.... This is why I just cannot trust anybody fiddling with my bike and do stuff meself.... Looks like you have had a very inexperienced dimwitted numpty interfering with your bike... I hope your going round to see them armed with the pictures... Plus can you please name and shame before they kill someone..!!
Willing to bet the old filter came off, leaving the seal mated to the engine cases, and the new filter & seal were fitted on top, giving a double layer of rubber seals. This is not twice as good ;) Generally under pressure the old one gets pushed to one side and the oil gets moving sideways!
As said by others, well done on keeping it up!
Jambo
The guy who checked my shims and did an oil and filter change had put the filter on with a twist in it or something, the seal was hanging out squirting a jet of oil 15 feet from the bike!!
More than likely left the seal from the old filter on the mating surface without checking. I always wipe that area down before spinning a new filter on, that makes sure there's nothing left behind.
Bluefish
18-04-11, 05:16 PM
If you don't know what you're doing get a professional to do it, oh hang on... LoL
startrek.steve
18-04-11, 05:37 PM
I wouldn't mind, I only took it in to get the shims checked, never even asked for an oil & filter change. I went in today and the manager of the company apologised profusely and paid for all the parts I got on Sunday, and is replacing all brake pads and any engine damage in the future he will rectify FOC.
Steve
startrek.steve
18-04-11, 05:38 PM
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Dear god, with that lot I'm surprised you managed to pull over! IS this what they call slick tyres?:rolleyes:
That mechanic wants stringing up! How much has left the engine, and did you catch it in time before totally knackered ?
Yeah, stopped within seconds... good job eh?
dizzyblonde
18-04-11, 07:41 PM
LOL, you are now on my list of riding gods! Glad your ok :)
Scott S
18-04-11, 07:46 PM
That's pretty bad to say the least. What did the guy use to put that filter on? It looks scored.
thats some riding keeping upright with that slick on the tyre :cool::cool::cool: so how long has that taken to clean up.
No wonder the shop so apologetic, but dont let them service it for free :mrgreen:
Bluepete
18-04-11, 08:15 PM
I'd be wanting new tyres too! You'll have a nasty time clearing them properly.
Well done on keeping it up!
Pete ;)
I'd be wanting new tyres too! You'll have a nasty time clearing them properly.
Well done on keeping it up!
Pete ;)
I'm with BP on that, new tyres should have been a must there.
Who's telling how badly that stuff has damaged your rubber.
I'd also want a full service completed to check for internal damage etc.
congrats on staying upright, even with that much oil
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