Oil Leaking here, here, and there..

[avanhaselen]

Hi guys, I had been neglecting a slow leak on the bike, but now it's gotten worse so I took some engine degreaser to it to see if I could figure out the source. I found three spots where gaskets are leaking, but I don't want to take a socket to them just yet. Any suggestions on how to take care of this? Is it simply a matter of taking a torque wrench to the various bolts? Or might my gasket/s be bad? Old oil can't cause this right, it's due for one.

[Agemax]

you could try retorquing the bolts but i doubt that would help. looks like you are going to need a full engine strip if you want to do the job properly, especially as there is a leak between the 2 crankcase halves.
not good news i am afraid.....

[tkent02]

Are you sure about picture number three?

That's unfortunate, difficult to fix, and an uncommon place to spring a leak.

[avanhaselen]

Are you sure about picture number three?

That's unfortunate, difficult to fix, and an uncommon place to spring a leak.

I was kind of confused about that one, the liquid that came from that one looked like dirty water, possibly got there when I hosed the degreaser off. I let it dry over night, would water accumulate there?

[Steel Toed Tank]

I will vote yes.
I just cleaned and power washed my engine to find a leak, rode the bike home over 3 miles and parked it hot.
The next day I noticed tiny puddles had gathered on the bottom of rims, and found more little wet spots all in the fins of the engine.



Mine was only a valve cover gasket leak thankfully.


Tank

[avanhaselen]

I will vote yes.
I just cleaned and power washed my engine to find a leak, rode the bike home over 3 miles and parked it hot.
The next day I noticed tiny puddles had gathered on the bottom of rims, and found more little wet spots all in the fins of the engine.


Mine was only a valve cover gasket leak thankfully.


Tank

I hope that is it, I'll take it out tomorrow and have another look. I don't want to get in over my head, I'm better at changing spark plugs than taking engines apart!

[hampshirehog]

1100E isn't it?

I would look at the O rings on the front centre 2 head nuts first. Surprising where the oil ends up when they leak.

[5150/gs]

My 1100 16 v leaked in the same spots,The first 2 cured with new gaskets after valve stem seals and,the 3rd i have yet to solve,seems only splitting cases this winter will fix it.I tried everything i could find to try and seal that one in the 3rd picture to no avail.

[Steel Toed Tank]

Yup, mine leaks in the same spot as #2 pic. and that gasket is SGP. Only a few months old.
I also have oil seeping very slowly from the cam chain tensioner, keeps my starter lubed I suppose.


Tank

[avanhaselen]

1100E isn't it?

I would look at the O rings on the front centre 2 head nuts first. Surprising where the oil ends up when they leak.

Yep, 82' 1100E, I'll take a look at those, although I'm pretty sure that at least pic 1 is a leak, I can see the oil bubbling out. On pic 2 the oil develops more slowly.