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    hey i di a trip and when a came home i had some oil(i gues 20 30 drops) coming out of mij gear breather hose ,
    there is not to mutch oil in it ,
    its a 79 gs 850 symptom for something worse ?

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    If the level is correct and the oil is gear oil and the oil is clean I would not worry too much. Keep checking it until you are happy that the situation is stable.
    There have been a few cases of seal failure internally which allows engine oil into the gearbox. The oil is very different and black. There are at least two threads here about it, one with excellent pictures of the fix. Unfortunately it means opening the cases.
    If water is finding it's way in the colour is usually like milk chocolate.
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    80 GS850G, 79 Z400B, 85 R100RT, 80 Z650D, 76 CB200

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      #3
      Make sure your crankcase oil is not dropping- might be possible for oil to migrate into secondary drive cavity and attempt to escape.
      1981 gs650L

      "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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