Poss nightmare, 954 using/leaking oil
 

Well the friggin thing had just dropped approx 500ml over 3mths!!

It's used generally just for 17miles a day x2 for commuting, and I kinda blow the balls off it all the time (once fully warmed up, of course).

Short journey consumption or bigger problem somewhere?

A lot of black gunge around the sump area and wire going to the stand sensor, but that could be chain fling.

Bike is secured by a chain to a concrete column and started to warm up there, the area around the exhaust spout has turned the concrete black (running rich?), but that just could be condensation and carbon emission? It's always just exhaust condensation blowing out, water.

it's pretty cold here in Ireland now, if that's a possible cause for oil use on colder than usual start up?


OR, do I have a major problem somewhere???? If so what would the shop guy angle towards, ring seals etc. Big money if so?

cheers.

start small.

get a couple cans of degreaser, and clean the whole engine / bike. get ALL the crap off the bike. Each time you ride it, do a visual inspection to see if you can see any oil seeping out anywhere. could be something simple like a paper gasket giving way.

see if anyone can lend you a compression tester and see what you are getting across all the cylinders as well.

Yeah, cheers man. She was parked up for a week but no oil on the floor, but i suppose it could leak when hot and the oil pan expands.

Is the pan gasket a simple job, or will a series of gaskets be needed between other components and it? Cheers.

What kind of oil are you using? Some oils tend to burn more than others.

The black soot out the exhaust when cold is normal, as long as it's not excessive.

Castrol Power 1. It lost the eye glass oil amount before I spotted it. Quite cold here ATM, -1 to 4ish each day, if that makes cold starts use oil a tad more. Plus, I must daily it's a daily commuter and gets nailed a good bit

Friggin airbox servo code just started also, bad week! Think I'll do the mod and delete the piece of crap! Bike stills rides fine despite the fault

What weight is that Castrol?

Do you have Rotella T6 in Ireland? It's made by Shell and could be called something else there. Give that a try.

10/40 mate. Never had oil loss issues in my old 929, used same stuff. Yeah, can get any type oil at all.

I'll give her a good cleaning around the oil sump this weekend and hopefully it's just a slight weep there. Don't need any big bills atm, getting married in 10wks!


And.......ditch that bloody servo, can hear it eating the plastic gears now. I have a PC111, a just fitted a16 stainless stubby, BMC filter. Will any full system map be likely to work so as it doesn't run like a **** bag, if i leave the HTEV open?

Do I ned blanking plates of any description, or just remove the flapper and cables?

It also has a 15/45 sprocket set up, which should disguise any mid range loses, I think?