Leak after oil change.

Hi guys im new to the forum and im already asking questions

I done a oil change yesterday and done all the correct things step by step, I went for a ride to the cash point earlier and on the way back i thought the wet road was very slippery, However, when i looked down at the front end it was covered in Oil and i left a trail for about half a mile,

Ive got the bike home but cannot find any problems or loose parts

Any suggestions guys as its my only transport??

Thanks, Matt.

Originally Posted by Bourbon21

Hi guys im new to the forum and im already asking questions

I done a oil change yesterday and done all the correct things step by step, I went for a ride to the cash point earlier and on the way back i thought the wet road was very slippery, However, when i looked down at the front end it was covered in Oil and i left a trail for about half a mile,

Ive got the bike home but cannot find any problems or loose parts

Any suggestions guys as its my only transport??

Thanks, Matt.

Check the oil filter is screwed on correctly and not spurting oil out if you have left the old rubber gasket on there..!!

Ok will check that now, the new filter came with a new rubber seal that was sat flush in the oil filter, the gentleman at the bike garage says i dont need to change anything else on the bike

Right just went and had a look, all the oil is settled but its still got drips coming from the new oil filter, Would that be where its came from??

[yorkie_chris]

Lucky lucky.

Filter defective or more likely fitted incorrectly.

Make sure the surface it is mating with has no rubber seals stuck to it, it should be a metal surface. Smear the new seal (on the filter) with oil, then screw it on hand tight. Then recheck your oil level.

Ill go take the filter off and check, ill screw it back on then check the oil level, if its still got enough in to quickly run it for a minute shall i or shall i was the whole bike because of the oil

[yorkie_chris]

Clean the oil off after you reseat filter, then check oil level (don't run it or anything until you have done this)

Right just went out, started undoing the filter and noticed it was seated on a rubber ring, so basically it was filter then rubber then engine, is this correct or should it not have any rubber bits seperating the filter and the engine

[yorkie_chris]

Yes it should have an O ring. Was filter tight?