Oil leak WTF! - Kawasaki KFX450 Forum

mxrider38 · 09-26-2008, 06:26 PM

Well finally got my factory shocks back from Elka, and fire up my new beast and wtf. Now I have oil leaking down the left side of the head coming from the cam cover. Also noticed a small drip from where the header comes out of the head. Any ideas on what caused this. Hopefully it's just gaskets, because I am getting ready to pull the motor to have the crank balanced and a falicon rod put in. The thought of my rod coming through the cases isn't very appealing. Just curious to see if anyone else has had this problem?

offroadhunter · 09-26-2008, 06:56 PM

Seems odd that it suddenly happened after replacing your suspension but..I had the same thing when my cams were installed, a small leak...just had to redo the gasket/sealant and it stopped..Not sure why it would be leaking from the header, did it get turned over somehow?

mxrider38 · 09-26-2008, 07:02 PM

Well I wasn't saying it was from suspension, though I can see how it seemed like I meant it that way.lol This was the first time I have been able to do anything with it since I got it, since I hadn't really run it. I have been told that it prolly needed some sealant on the head cover, but have been drawing a blank on why the exhaust part is happening. I did notice that I had a lil too much oil in it, not sure if it can cause that though.

offroadhunter · 09-26-2008, 07:08 PM

QUOTE (MXrider38 @ Sep 26 2008, 04:03 PM)

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Well I wasn't saying it was from suspension, though I can see how it seemed like I meant it that way.lol This was the first time I have been able to do anything with it since I got it, since I hadn't really run it. I have been told that it prolly needed some sealant on the head cover, but have been drawing a blank on why the exhaust part is happening. I did notice that I had a lil too much oil in it, not sure if it can cause that though.

Sorry, meant it's a coincidence!

Yea not sure about the header..almost seems like the bike tipped over and the oil leaked into the cylinder...

mxrider38 · 09-26-2008, 07:10 PM

A local shop told me to check the crankcase breather and all. Everything looks good though.

05greenmachine · 09-27-2008, 04:58 PM

your saying the oil is leaking out of your head pipe? Casue if thats the case it could be your valve seals leaking oil into the exhaust port from the upper end.

mxrider38 · 09-28-2008, 09:58 AM

I dunno but this bike is costing me a lot of dollars. Just one more thing to put on the list for when i put th enew crank and topend in.

09-26-2008, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
mxrider38 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mechanicsville, MD Posts: 115	Well finally got my factory shocks back from Elka, and fire up my new beast and wtf. Now I have oil leaking down the left side of the head coming from the cam cover. Also noticed a small drip from where the header comes out of the head. Any ideas on what caused this. Hopefully it's just gaskets, because I am getting ready to pull the motor to have the crank balanced and a falicon rod put in. The thought of my rod coming through the cases isn't very appealing. Just curious to see if anyone else has had this problem? __________________ Fully built Dasa motor(close to 60 hp), Dasa intake & pipe, Hinson clutch basket,PC III, PWR radiator & hoses, Roll Design steering stem & control arms, Elka factory front/rear shock, Elka system 3 stabilizer, Ims-Roll nerf bars, footpegs, front/rear grab bars & hand guards, Quad-Tech hump seat, hood scoop & rad. scoop, Renthal bars, Douglas wheels, Streamline front/rear brake lines, RPM axle, One Industries graphics, and prolly some other stuff i forgot!

09-26-2008, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
mxrider38 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mechanicsville, MD Posts: 115	Well I wasn't saying it was from suspension, though I can see how it seemed like I meant it that way.lol This was the first time I have been able to do anything with it since I got it, since I hadn't really run it. I have been told that it prolly needed some sealant on the head cover, but have been drawing a blank on why the exhaust part is happening. I did notice that I had a lil too much oil in it, not sure if it can cause that though. __________________ Fully built Dasa motor(close to 60 hp), Dasa intake & pipe, Hinson clutch basket,PC III, PWR radiator & hoses, Roll Design steering stem & control arms, Elka factory front/rear shock, Elka system 3 stabilizer, Ims-Roll nerf bars, footpegs, front/rear grab bars & hand guards, Quad-Tech hump seat, hood scoop & rad. scoop, Renthal bars, Douglas wheels, Streamline front/rear brake lines, RPM axle, One Industries graphics, and prolly some other stuff i forgot!

09-26-2008, 07:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
mxrider38 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mechanicsville, MD Posts: 115	A local shop told me to check the crankcase breather and all. Everything looks good though. __________________ Fully built Dasa motor(close to 60 hp), Dasa intake & pipe, Hinson clutch basket,PC III, PWR radiator & hoses, Roll Design steering stem & control arms, Elka factory front/rear shock, Elka system 3 stabilizer, Ims-Roll nerf bars, footpegs, front/rear grab bars & hand guards, Quad-Tech hump seat, hood scoop & rad. scoop, Renthal bars, Douglas wheels, Streamline front/rear brake lines, RPM axle, One Industries graphics, and prolly some other stuff i forgot!

09-28-2008, 09:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
mxrider38 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mechanicsville, MD Posts: 115	I dunno but this bike is costing me a lot of dollars. Just one more thing to put on the list for when i put th enew crank and topend in. __________________ Fully built Dasa motor(close to 60 hp), Dasa intake & pipe, Hinson clutch basket,PC III, PWR radiator & hoses, Roll Design steering stem & control arms, Elka factory front/rear shock, Elka system 3 stabilizer, Ims-Roll nerf bars, footpegs, front/rear grab bars & hand guards, Quad-Tech hump seat, hood scoop & rad. scoop, Renthal bars, Douglas wheels, Streamline front/rear brake lines, RPM axle, One Industries graphics, and prolly some other stuff i forgot!

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09-26-2008, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
offroadhunter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Anthem, AZ Posts: 637	Seems odd that it suddenly happened after replacing your suspension but..I had the same thing when my cams were installed, a small leak...just had to redo the gasket/sealant and it stopped..Not sure why it would be leaking from the header, did it get turned over somehow?

09-27-2008, 04:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
05greenmachine Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 86	your saying the oil is leaking out of your head pipe? Casue if thats the case it could be your valve seals leaking oil into the exhaust port from the upper end.

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