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04-03-06, 04:12 PM
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oil leak?
tiny little trickle of green-ish oily liquid down left hand side of the engine. start of something serious, or no idea, just forget about it????
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04-03-06, 04:19 PM
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depends where its coming from.
My old one had the "standard" trickle coming from the clutch cover. |
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04-03-06, 04:40 PM
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Are you sure it is not a coolant leak? My SV1000 has had a coolant leak from hoses a couple of times, which comes out a green colour. Nipping up the hoses usually solves it for me.
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04-03-06, 04:49 PM
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Green would definately suggest coolant. Clean everything up, then see if you can work out where it's coming from.
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04-03-06, 05:01 PM
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coolant sounds about right, thanks
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