Hello folks,
After drooling over the old concours 1000 for some time, I finally had the opportunity to pick one up, a 1998. However, I managed to miss a significant oil leak while buying. I was also having a bit of a water pump issue, and leaking coolant masked the leaking oil problem. I have replaced my water pump and don't appear to be leaking coolant. I went for a test ride and noticed the oil.
After taking off the lower fairing, there was a small river of oil running along the bottom of it. Oil seems to be dripping off my left exhaust, source generally in the area of the water pump, but not from the weep hole, or from the pump itself as far as I can tell.
This may be a common issue with an easy, well published fix, but I'm brand new to the bike, and all my other bikes have been much simpler, air cooled machines, so I'm a bit out of my depth here. Any advice much appreciated.
imgur.com/qZwZ1qP.jpg (Oil hanging off the left side exhaust)
imgur.com/aqk0wJd possible source of oil?
Any advice would be much appreciated. The little bit of riding I did on my connie before discovering was fantastic, just want to get back out onto the road.
After drooling over the old concours 1000 for some time, I finally had the opportunity to pick one up, a 1998. However, I managed to miss a significant oil leak while buying. I was also having a bit of a water pump issue, and leaking coolant masked the leaking oil problem. I have replaced my water pump and don't appear to be leaking coolant. I went for a test ride and noticed the oil.
After taking off the lower fairing, there was a small river of oil running along the bottom of it. Oil seems to be dripping off my left exhaust, source generally in the area of the water pump, but not from the weep hole, or from the pump itself as far as I can tell.
This may be a common issue with an easy, well published fix, but I'm brand new to the bike, and all my other bikes have been much simpler, air cooled machines, so I'm a bit out of my depth here. Any advice much appreciated.
imgur.com/qZwZ1qP.jpg (Oil hanging off the left side exhaust)
imgur.com/aqk0wJd possible source of oil?
Any advice would be much appreciated. The little bit of riding I did on my connie before discovering was fantastic, just want to get back out onto the road.