We have a problem Huston.

[Tusler]

I was happily riding along in my r18 when I hit some really deep sand and it through me and flipped the bike kinda upside down. Well friends helped me get it back upright, The engine covers got a little scratched so I powder coated them. The problem was it was blowing a lot of oil smoke out of the right pipe, cause that was the low side till we got it upright. The smoke cleared up with running and it starts and runs fine, but now I have an oil leak when I park it after riding a while, it makes a nice little 1/4" oil spot, fits right in with the old Harley parked next to it. It never leaked before it was upside down and I can't see where the oil is coming from. any ideas are appreciated beside stop parking it upside down?

 

[Rufus]

Morning Tusler, glad you are ok. Where on earth were you riding to hit deep sand….on a R18? Not a great combo on a +345kg bike. regarding the drip of oil…..

Two things come to mind. Wash/clean the engine down thoroughly and don’t forget the oil cooler, get it dry or as dry as you can and then take it for a ride and when you come back park it up in a place where the floor is clean (failing that place something on the floor under it like a piece of cardboard, old sheet or newspaper).

Then if /when an oil mark is found look immediately above that onto the bike to find the drip and chase it to the source, which may well be higher up. Slide a mirror under the bike if you can’t get into nooks and crannies. You must be able to find it. That’s my best effort to help you. Good luck

 

[Star-Lord]

I agree with the above mentioned method in order to try and locate the weep area; I'm thinking the cylinder head probably took the bulk of the load weight during the accident... It might be worth removing the cylinder valve cover in order to make locating the leak source a little easier to trace back.

Might require a new valve cover gasket or perhaps a torque wrench and some elbow grease..