it is near the tranny, but by the thing to the right of the tranny, near where it says the 919 imprinted on the metal. its this translucent reddish liquid. it tastes kinda strange *it had been raining and i didn't know if it was water or not so i put a little on the tip of my tounge* and it drips really slowly, maybe 4-5 drops per 24 hours.
i was thinking of getting this stuff that seals leaks and just seal it. or does anyone else know what it may be?
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There are only three fluids associated with the engine:
-- Coolant. Normally green , but there are formulations that are red. They will taste either sweet (pre 2005 or so), or very bitter. I do not recommend tasting it!!!! The only sources of it on the right side will be from the thermostat housing at the rear of the cylinder head by the throttle bodies, the hose over the top of the cam cover, and the radiator.
-- Motor oil. From the head gasket joint between the cylinder head and the block in the cam chain case, the timing case and threaded plug in it, the clutch cover, the cam chain tensioner below the thermostat, and the rubber cam cover gasket are the only normal places where oil can come from, but it will look a light tan color and will have very little taste. I suppose there could be red motor oil, but have not encountered it.
-- Gasoline. It will be pretty obvious from the smell.
There you have it. A picture would be a big help. Oh, and whatever it is don't do a taste test.
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how long have you had the bike? If you havent done an oil change yet, do one. Who knows, maybe bigda is on to something. Maybe the PO put some transmission oil in it. Or some sort of funky red oil additive. Either way, if the oil comming out looks the same, (tastes the same, although I would not recommend you tasting it, but maybe your gonna anyway), feels the same, now you know whats leaking. Using robs picture can you tell use where its leaking from?
if you can see, its not leaking at the moment, and appears to of stopped. but thats the area. it looks like a scew may be missing.
ive had the bike maybe a month. i dont know if it leaked before i got it. but a friend gave me some sealer he used on a small leak on his ninja and he said it worked.
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