Oil leaking from right exhaust pipe

[rcijr]

Hi all,

I have a 2005 RSV that started leaking oil from the right exhaust pipe today. It's been sluggish on occasion until the bike gets warmed up. Today it seemed extra sluggish and doggy starting from a stop sign. I parked it in the garage, went in the house for a half hour or so and came out to see a 4" by 2" puddle of oil on the floor underneath the right pipe.

 

Any ideas on what it could be?

 

I'm under warranty until 2/2011. I use Rotella synthetic and purolator pure one filter. Will these cause me any issues for warranty work if I bring it in?

 

Thanks

[Kregerdoodle]

Oil and filter shouldn`t be a problem, I would take it in, never heard of that before.. maybe some of the Gurus will chime in..

 

 

 

 

Hi all,

I have a 2005 RSV that started leaking oil from the right exhaust pipe today. It's been sluggish on occasion until the bike gets warmed up. Today it seemed extra sluggish and doggy starting from a stop sign. I parked it in the garage, went in the house for a half hour or so and came out to see a 4" by 2" puddle of oil on the floor underneath the right pipe.

 

Any ideas on what it could be?

 

I'm under warranty until 2/2011. I use Rotella synthetic and purolator pure one filter. Will these cause me any issues for warranty work if I bring it in?

 

Thanks

[Eagle77]

I had a similar oil leak a couple of months ago. I found that the plug on the right side of the engine near the bottom had worked loose and was leaking a little oil. While riding the oil would blow back under the pipe and along the frame. Quick fix---just tighten the plug and a little clean up under the bike fixed it. Hope it's that simple for you.

[dmoff1698]

Is it possible that you have overfilled your oil past half way up the sight glass?

 

Filling completely full will suck oil up into the air box, where a drain tube will drain it back out near the bottom of the engine.

 

I seriously doubt the oil is draining from the exhaust pipe because the pipe is sealed air tight from the manifold all the way back to the muffler. There are drain holes in the bottom of the muffler to remove condensation, that is the first chance for oil to get out of the exhaust if present.