Oil after long ride

Maximus53 · Post by **Maximus53** » Thu May 24, 2012 1:11 am

I just went for my longest ride so far ~75 miles at near WOT off and on most of the ride. There is now a bit of oil on the front inside of the engine side cowling and you can see a bit more on the very back corner of the floorboard. Probably a 3 sq inch patch on the heat shielding and just a 1 square inch area on the floor board. Is this something i should be concerned about? My Stella is a 4T.

Thanks!

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Thu May 24, 2012 1:44 am

Wild guess at this point but you may be seeing a bit of cosmoline, a product sprayed onto the machine for shipping purposes, that has drooled off from the heat.

Cosmoline is clearish/yellowish just like oil so it can be a fooler.

I'd say just clean it off for now and see if you get a repeat performance after your next long cruise.

Rob

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Thu May 24, 2012 2:37 am

Have you checked your oil level?

Maximus53 · Post by **Maximus53** » Thu May 24, 2012 1:00 pm

BuddyRaton wrote:Have you checked your oil level?

I checked it this morning and it was at the full fill line.

jimmbomb · Post by **jimmbomb** » Mon May 28, 2012 1:33 am

Another wild guess..
That area is near your oil screen housing.
It has a removable cover so you can r/r the screen.
Give that a good look-see.. it may be seeping...
Good luck.