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Can't find this part or it's name... leaking oil

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I can't find the exploded diagram with this part. I am leakig oil bad, and I'm pretty confident that it is coming from this guy here... Is there a gasket that goes in it that I could replace?
 
If you are talking the tan thing that's your oil pressure sensor switch.

What bike are we talking about? Put it in your signature
 
Some guys with that bike will be able to help.
You can go to an online parts fiche and find out yourwelf.
 
Sorry, I have a 1980 GS850. I have looked at a couple sites with the fiche but I cannot find this part. Not just the tan plastic plug, but the entire metal part that it screws into and both bolts...
 
Horrid looking fiche. I have not seen one this bad. It looks like the O-Rings are there but are they available?
Part# 09280-19001
Desc CENT SPACER O R USD Price 1.89

Part# 16448-45000
Desc PRES SW HOUSE O USD Price 9.67
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Looking at your picture again, are you positive it's leaking from there? Looks more like residue from your valve cover or even your cam chain tensioner gaskets.
 
Yes! I can't believe I was missing it! It is coming from either there or like cowboyup said, it may be the tensioner. Which is more likely? I bought this thing for 400 and it is running great, but I drove 60 miles the other day and lost about 2.5 quarts of oil, so it's a pretty significant leak... Any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated.
 
If you lost that much oil then suspect the o-ring and not the tensioner.
 
Whatever you do, clean everything up first. Spray some foot powder around the area you think is leaking and ride it for a bit. Then verify where it's coming from. This way you aren't just throwing money into areas you don't need to.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
Whatever you do, clean everything up first. Spray some foot powder around the area you think is leaking and ride it for a bit. Then verify where it's coming from. This way you aren't just throwing money into areas you don't need to.
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I like your style. I initially thought it was the head gasket, but I drove it a little today and it started and I could tell, but not precisely. I coul narrow it downto he tensioner or the pressure sensor.

I really like the footpowder idea.
 
Ok, so I am quite confident that it is coming from the oil pressure sensor assembly. I pulled the tan plastic plug (sensor) and cleaned the o ring and even dabbed a little bit of gasket sealer on it and tightened it back up. It is not the sensor itself... would it be the metal assembly?
 
Did yah do the talc test?

Hell man its probably the joint that experiences the highest pressure,
I pick the two o-rings I posted in the thread.....................
 
thanks! another question... in the pic i posted in the first post, you can barely see a plastic wiring connector... where does it go? it runs down by the pressure sensor, but has no where to connect it to. let me know if you all can't tell what I am talking about and I will take a better pic of it.
 
It clips on the T shaped head of the switch. You only need to replace the oring in the switch base and the gasket for the cover. The switch screws in and out of the cover easily. And check the threads of the switch to be sure the plastic housing hasnt cracked.
 
I think I am missing a part. Can you post a picture of what it looks like, where you attach the wiring to the cap?
 
That looks to me like a leak at the front of the engine flowing between the cylinders. Clean the heck out of that engine and use the powder as suggested.
 
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