Oil dripping out of 'breather' hose?

[desmolicious]

Stella 4T. 800 miles.
It is dripping a little bit of oil out of one of the rubber drain hoses on the right side of the bike. Oil level is correct (not overfilled).
Bike is not beat on, just used in a mellow manner.
Is this a breather drain line from the air box? Just started doing it the last couple o days.

I'm at work, bike is at home so I can't check at the moment, but as you can tell it's on my mind!

Thanks party peeps!

[desmolicious]

C'mon, no-one?

'Tap tap tap, is this thing on?'

Can someone with a Stella 4T check to see if there is any oil on the end of their hose? It will be the longer one, all you need to do is put your finger over the end and see if any has transferred to your finger...

[mlee10018]

No, I have not seen any oil come out and I park in a garage so would notice. You should have that checked out to make sure that things are ok.

[jimmbomb]

A few weeks ago I DID notice one fresh coral oil drop on the garage floor. It was located right where my rear shock.usually sits when the 4t is parked... I looked at the hose in question and put my finger to the end of the hose... a matching drop came onto my finger.... so that's 2 drops that I have seen... nothing that ill worry about.. just crankcase breathing... that's all....

[desmolicious]

Hmm, I am now seeing some oil on the underside of the motor.
Oil level is correct, but the dealer did twice over fill...
(when I bought it, and after the initial service)
So I am going to open up the air box and take a look to see if there is anything that is spilling over...
I'm hoping that I just need to clean out excess blow through from the residual oil, and that there is not a real problem.

[desmolicious]

Got it fixed. Took two different shops to get a result.

Shop A - claimed there was no oil leak, even as I pointed out the leak. Then claimed they fixed it, even though it was still leaking, and said they all do that because of the 40 year old design. Tried to charge me $137 claiming it wasn't a warranty item as 'there was no defect'. I refused to pay, asking what was the warranty for if leaking oil was not a defect? They caved, did not charge me. Still left with an oil leak.

Shop B - NoHo scooters. Said of course it wasn't meant to leak oil. Of course it would be a warranty issue. Fixed it - it was a defective o ring on the clutch shaft. Thank you NoHo scooters.

[ericalm]

Glad you got it fixed at last!

I think I just missed you at NoHo; I went in to meet some folks for a ride around 3:30.

[jamisfoes]

desmolicious, thanks for posting this. I think I may be having the same problem.

[RoaringTodd]

What will you guys do without NoHo?