Thick black oil, 650GS

[Buz]

Just noticed where i park the bike in the garage there's a few drops of oil on the floor, only the size of a on old half pence piece. Bike has done 900 miles and had its 600 Mile service on the 17th June. I've not looked too hard to see where it is coming from but the colour and viscosity concerns me! It is Black and thick, reminds me of the oil out of an old diesel well past its change date. It does hav a scottoiler but i turned that down a couple of weeks ago as it was messing up the rear wheel......
I've checked the engine oil and it is as clen as new.....
Is the engine oil and gearbox oil the same?
Anyone any ideas???

 

[oblertone]

The Scotoiler ...

... excess is collecting on the front sprocket guard and then dripping on your floor

 

[Tim Cullis]

Or... it's the rocker cover gasket problem which has happened on several bikes, mine included.

 

[everywherevirtually]

Funny just noticed that myself about 10 minutes ago. I recently changed the sprockets and all the gunk that used to collect in there probably soaked up the excess from the scottoiler. Now it's clean I reckon it's free to drip. It's not a lot. Just the odd drop. Only noticed it when I put my foot down in it and did a bit of a slipsy

 

[Buz]

Sorted!

Top men, you're correct, it is the scottoiler on the frontsprocket. They must have tweaked the flow back up when they serviced it cus the rear wheel is starting to get oil on it as well.

Thanks chaps

 

[twisticles]

... excess is collecting on the front sprocket guard and then dripping on your floor

At speed mine used to collect on the front sprocket and drip onto the cat, alarming drivers with the smoke coming off the bike

Turned right down now

 

[everywherevirtually]

At speed mine used to collect on the front sprocket and drip onto the cat, alarming drivers with the smoke coming off the bike

Turned right down now

my scottolier was a bit slow to get going so I opened it up. Not long after I had an oil shower as did my rear wheel, rear light and luggage.

 

[chrisjk]

Is that helmet ACU approved?

 

[shag]

my scottolier was a bit slow to get going so I opened it up. Not long after I had an oil shower as did my rear wheel, rear light and luggage.

Did you open it up or turn it up....sorry if its a dum Q..What made you open the oiler? To fill it.
I think scottoilers are bloody messy, the oil and dust formed into a glup around me front sprock cover and what a job to clean..
Are they worth the bloody hassle

 

[everywherevirtually]

Did you open it up or turn it up....sorry if its a dum Q..What made you open the oiler? To fill it.
I think scottoilers are bloody messy, the oil and dust formed into a glup around me front sprock cover and what a job to clean..
Are they worth the bloody hassle

yeah, sorry I meant turn it up. Like you say though they do make a bloody mess.

 

[sijohnston]

i would've thought they got REALLY messy if you were off-roading. does a constantly wet chain not attract more sand, muck, crap, dogs, flotsam? give me a can of putolene DX any day, then i can choose not to lube every 400 miles if i know i'm spending the weekend on donegal trails