Oil dripped after first run

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I had a engine case replaced on mine because it was leaking oil.No problems since.

[b1pw3ha]

QUOTE (offroadhunter @ Oct 8 2007, 01:36 PM)

Picked my new beast this weekend, man what a difference from my Z400...the 450R totally rocks! I went riding on sat and when I cam out on sunday morning there was a tablespoon of oil underneath the engine (sitting in the plastic skid plate area), the oil was still full and I rode on sunday with no further oil leakage...should i be concerned with this or was it probably a gasket was not totally sealed until fully ridden? obviously keep an eye on it going forward but im' curious if anyone else had this happen..

No sorry I haven't had this problem. Did you check the drain plug? Make sure it's tight.
I know when I got my kfx back in July of 07 after the first ride I lost 2 bolts on foot pegs. Make sure all bolts are tight on your quad. Do yourself a favor and by some locktite and go over every bolt on the bike.

[offroadhunter]

QUOTE (offroadhunter @ Mar 9 2008, 08:33 PM)

Mine had a tiny pinhole leak from the gear shift...it was either replace the case or just use a little liquid weld...I didnt want they pulling the case on a brand new bike so..went for the liquid weld, cant even see it it's such a small amount

No sorry I haven't had this problem. Did you check the drain plug? Make sure it's tight.
I know when I got my kfx back in July of 07 after the first ride I lost 2 bolts on foot pegs. Make sure all bolts are tight on your quad. Do yourself a favor and by some locktite and go over every bolt on the bike.


Actually the dealer took care of it for me, all done!

[bustedknuckle]

QUOTE (offroadhunter @ Mar 11 2008, 05:04 PM)

No sorry I haven't had this problem. Did you check the drain plug? Make sure it's tight.
I know when I got my kfx back in July of 07 after the first ride I lost 2 bolts on foot pegs. Make sure all bolts are tight on your quad. Do yourself a favor and by some locktite and go over every bolt on the bike.
Actually the dealer took care of it for me, all done!

If any one has a leak take it to your dealer.should be covered.if your getting oil in the air box.you have tomuch oil .when the motor gets hot the oil expands.also everyone should ck there quad.you should alsays ck over your quad every ride .its comon sence.

[tino93]

wow funny you all say that but i went riding today and got stuck on the top of a berm (went to high) and i noticed the same thing. it driped several times and came from around the shifter. i ignored it and kept riding checking every once in a while and didnt really do it again

[ayovan]

when I changed my oil for the 1st scheduled oil change, I over filled it and it leaked from where the reverse lock out cable goes into the case. I thought it was the shifter seal, but after cleaning the case up with some brake cleaner, you could see it was from the little rubber boot on the cable itself. After draining some oil and getting it to the correct level, it quit leaking. A few days ago I changed the oil again and was sure that I didn't over fill this time. I ran the engine for a few minutes, and then checked the sight window and the oil was about 1/2 way. After a few minutes the oil setteled and completely covered the sight window. So I had to drain some more oil out. The next day, there was an oil spot on the floor under the quad. I looked at the sight window and again it was covered, and the oil was again coming from the reverse cable. Soooooooo I drained some more oil. My question is whether or not the reverse cable should be leaking oil even if the engine is a little over filled with oil? and when checking the oil level I guess the engine should not be started to get the correct oil level reading?