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No more leak...just a crack

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#1 · (Edited)
If you might recall, I had a leak from both the front galley plugs. Well, after a trip to the dealer that's all fixed and not even a drip or a sweat. I've only rode it twice since picking up from the dealer last Wednesday (today being the 2nd time) and I've checked for more oil after every ride.

Thankfully nothing, but this last time I saw what looks like a 1" crack running down from the lower plug...my heart sank :surprise:

 
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#3 · (Edited)
Agree ...............

But try to have a CLOSER look as well.
Maybe hold your Phone down there, and take a pic (hard to squeeze the head in there).
I do not know if this "IS" the case, but .......... hopefully It may be a "casting Line", and not a crack.

Good luck, wish you the best.
 
#4 · (Edited)
I was hoping it was casting lines, but that one wasn't there before. I'm planning on taking it back for the 3rd time in 2 months. The leak is fixed but they overfilled the oil and now this. It's such a hassle because the closest dealer is a 45 minute drive by free way and they wanna charge 150 for a tow. I'm pretty pissed right now, feels like this bike is already fubar'd. Every time it goes to the dealer it comes out with new Knicks and paint chips. I haven't had any issues with my 10+ year old jap bikes.

I'm also convinced that when they removed the pipes to get to that top galley plug, they reused the old header gaskets and now it backfires way more than it used to. No paperwork just walked me out the door. In hindsight it's my fault for not asking all the questions and getting all the documentation. It's quite unlike me, I like to keep everything on record.
 
#6 ·
That is no crack but a mold mark for cripes sakes.


At the same time as this post we have some other person with a tiny leak from a bolt and he's going to take the bike back to the dealership for something that he can fix in about one freakin minute.


Stupid things like this drive the cost of the bikes up because all of this warranty issue crap end up getting passed down to those who buy the new bikes down the road. The dealerships will always charge back to the company an hour of labor on these stupid things. It always end up reflected in the bikes prices sold the following year.
 
#10 · (Edited)
You're right that small stuff can be taken care of by owners rather than going to the dealer. But lots of new riders or other folks don't
have the skills, the confidence or the tools to take care of stuff that seems trivial to those of us that have worked on cars or bikes
for years. Mechanical knowledge isn't a requirement of motorcycle ownership and a certain amount of hand holding goes with
the territory for dealers. There are people out there that don't know which end of a screwdriver to use. :D
 
#8 ·
Well I did bring it in for a leak from both the front plugs that they ended up sealing. The top one wasn't reachable without removing the starter and pipes.

And in my defence, I've been monitoring the leaks since I first bought it in August, and that crack wasn't there. Even after the leak fix there were no markings in that area up until I checked yesterday. And I've been looking after every single ride.
 
#9 ·
Can't imagine how a crack can propagate in essentially the middle of a casting.
It needs somewhere to originate from and there's no way tightening that plug waaay out there will induce a crack waaay in there without starting at the opening.

You're safe.
F**k it, ride it.
 
#12 ·
A small oversight by Triumph does indeed come back to haunt them. I had my galley plugs resealed and a oil change on my Thruxton on Triumphs dime. Sure it chipped away at their profits. To bad, because outside of that the bike has been trouble free for 11K and almost 2yrs.
 
#14 ·
Earlier I said the bolt may have been tightened too much but looking again at it I don't see that it would crack there. However, a casting mark should be easy to identify vs. a crack. Get a pointy thing of some sort like a tooth pick and see if it catches or if that line is raised like a casting mark. At least run a fingernail over it.
 
#17 ·
That's exactly how I feel, and I'm actually fairly handy and have got tools (always been into modifying cars and bikes). I bought a brand new bike in order to have a warranty...(I also wanted an EFI bike in order to not have to fiddle with a chock knob.......but whatever, it's not gonna make or break the bike. I'm already in love)

Thankfully the leaks have been dealt with so far...though I'm still uncertain about this "crack". I put a paper clip to it, seems like a raised seam. I'm just having trouble understanding how it can pop up all of a sudden. When my bike was sweating oil I watched that area LIKE A HAWK...and I'm pretty OCD and would've noticed that seam the first time I checked under there. Then after the leak fix, it didn't show that crack until just under a week, probably the second or third time I rode it that week. I'll still get the service writer to take a peek at it so I may stop stressing. Otherwise, I gave it a full bath to get rid of any oil residue so I can monitor for more leaks!
 
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