Cylinder Drain Plugs - Leaking

[Trust The Road]

2013 RSV, just hitting 8,000 miles. LOVE THE BIKE. Last few rides noticed small amount of coolant leaking out under the cover of cylinder #4, right front. The coolant only appeared after extended idle in the Florida heat, traffic jam start / stop slow movement situations, though the bike never overheated or displayed any symptom of overheating.

 

Dealer says the cylinder drain plugs need replaced, and the bike needs kept overnight for the glue to properly dry.

 

Does that sound correct?

 

Thanks!

[Bert2006]

Replacing them is as simple as removing the faux fins and then taking the end of a used spark plug to pull the old one out and then pushing the new one in. No glue involved! Should take a max of 15 min to change one. The trick is to be ready to insert the new one fast so as to not loose too much coolant. Hope this helps! Never heard of them leaking in hot weather, usually when cold due to shrinkage.

[MikeWa]

What Bert said.

 

Mike