Howdy all
My '06 has a progressively worsening oil leak coming from the top of the chrome breather tube on the front of the motor. There is no oil coming from just above, from the cam cover gasket. The top of the tube has a thin film of oily dirt. By the bottom of the tube, there is a film of oil over the front of both jugs and a shallow pool on the case.
From what I can discern, the fix will require a complete tear down, even a removal of the jugs to replace the base gasket which will most definitely begin leaking once the motor is apart.
I just got a price of $238 (gasp) from the dealer for the complete kit. But that includes a valve cover kit, which I recently replaced. Is there another place someone can recommend to get a more reasonable price? And would there be a problem with just replacing the few necessary gasket?
Hoping someone here who's done this can give me some insight into saving some time/money. I'm getting ready to put her up for sale, but don't want to have to get shafted because of the bike not being 100%.
Thanks in advance.
My '06 has a progressively worsening oil leak coming from the top of the chrome breather tube on the front of the motor. There is no oil coming from just above, from the cam cover gasket. The top of the tube has a thin film of oily dirt. By the bottom of the tube, there is a film of oil over the front of both jugs and a shallow pool on the case.
From what I can discern, the fix will require a complete tear down, even a removal of the jugs to replace the base gasket which will most definitely begin leaking once the motor is apart.
I just got a price of $238 (gasp) from the dealer for the complete kit. But that includes a valve cover kit, which I recently replaced. Is there another place someone can recommend to get a more reasonable price? And would there be a problem with just replacing the few necessary gasket?
Hoping someone here who's done this can give me some insight into saving some time/money. I'm getting ready to put her up for sale, but don't want to have to get shafted because of the bike not being 100%.
Thanks in advance.