Finding Oil just in front of Center Stand

[marcusknight]

Still waiting to get my bike in the shop. I have been keeping something under the leak to catch the fluid and just thought I would post and see if you guys think this is brake fluid or engine oil from the looks. Again is coming from just in front of the center stand.

 

[toytender01]

I used ATF in my plymouth voyger and failed smog this year. Passed all tests but the tester asid ne could see a little smoke out of the tail pipe so he FAILD ME ON THE PERFECTLY GOOD TEST. owell the sate paid me 1000 for it (I only paid 500 for it 4 years ago. :smilie_happy: So a little ATF goes a long way to solving minor problems. :Egyptian: :Egyptian: :Egyptian:

 

[zman]

marcusknight » Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:32 am[/url]":1xrhj7gk]
Still waiting to get my bike in the shop. I have been keeping something under the leak to catch the fluid and just thought I would post and see if you guys think this is brake fluid or engine oil from the looks. Again is coming from just in front of the center stand.

Tough to tell, If you dip a clean fingers on it and rub it betweenthem brake fluid is lighter and less lubricity, oil rubbed between fingers will feel slippery, also if you tilt the plate it is on fluid will run something like water where oil will be more honey like.

 

[Steve83]

They also have a very different smell. Compare it to the dipstick, then to the master cylinder reservoir.

 

[marcusknight]

Just talked to my shop. The leak is Engine Oil! Going to cost only a couple hundred bucks to fix. Dont have to take the engine out. Praise the Lord.

 

[julimike54]

Did they tell you where the leak is from?

 

[marcusknight]

I think they did but I dont quite remember. It's engine oil for sure.

 

[brianinpa]

I would be really suspect of that claim that they do not need to pull the engine to fix it correctly.

 

[bronko37]

I have zero faith in any shop to do my work correctly. Nobody is going to pay attention to detail on YOUR bike like YOU would. Shops just wanna slam it through and get er done and get paid...

Its like expecting the school to teach your kid right from wrong. That is the parents job, you cant pay someone to do it for you correctly and up to your standards.

 

[joedrum]

plus they want a lot of money for there sub par attitude about fixing your bike ...