Joined
·
4 Posts
Hey everyone. Bought a used 2012 848 EVO one year ago. After a good season and a long winter, I decide to change the oil on it today.
Pull off the fairings, look under it, and... weird. There's no oil drain plug bolt. Not even a hole for one. Just a plate held on by four bolts and what looked like some sealant.
I managed to take that off instead and completed the oil change, but what the hell is going on here? I get the sense that the previous owner stripped the plug and replaced it with this... would that make sense?
I put the plate back on and ran the bike, let it warm up, gave it revs, even took it to redline and it's not leaking... but I'm a little nervous now...
Thanks for your help. Pics attached of course.
Pull off the fairings, look under it, and... weird. There's no oil drain plug bolt. Not even a hole for one. Just a plate held on by four bolts and what looked like some sealant.
I managed to take that off instead and completed the oil change, but what the hell is going on here? I get the sense that the previous owner stripped the plug and replaced it with this... would that make sense?
I put the plate back on and ran the bike, let it warm up, gave it revs, even took it to redline and it's not leaking... but I'm a little nervous now...
Thanks for your help. Pics attached of course.
Attachments
-
538.9 KB Views: 1,754
-
598.3 KB Views: 2,138
-
575.3 KB Views: 1,215