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WHite creamy substance comming out of the gearbox...

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As the title says, there's a white creamy substance comming out of the gearbox instead of oil when i wanted to change the oil.... it's a GS1100gk '82 with shaft drive.

I presume it's water that infiltrated in the gearbox and mixed itself trough the oil, but that much?

What are your thoughts?

Thanx
 
it is condensation in the box. make sure the breather is clear, flush out the box and refill with fresh oil
 
Then take it for a nice long ride to get all that condensation heated up and vented out
 
Most likely the breather is gunked.
Bike sit outside?
Could be water seeping through a old seal on oil cap.
Water seeping through threads on spark plug.
Check when first starting bike (cool engine) same way check for a leaky tire, spray with soapy water and look for bubbles from pressure exiting running motor.
 
Crankthat said:
Most likely the breather is gunked.
Bike sit outside?
Could be water seeping through a old seal on oil cap.
Water seeping through threads on spark plug.
Check when first starting bike (cool engine) same way check for a leaky tire, spray with soapy water and look for bubbles from pressure exiting running motor.
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that wouldnt happen, water is to viscous to work its way down spark plug threads, even if it did it wouldnt end up in the gearbox it would sit in the combustion chamber and probably give you a hydraulic lock up when starting the bike up
 
Thought it could be a possibility I had the same thing happen and my one plug seems to work loose now and then.
Consulted a friend long before I found this forum and he suggested the breather also.
I reamed the hose and elbow and never had the problem again but I haven,t had the bike outside in the rain without a hot motor and uncovered so the spark plug theory which was one of mine was never put to the test.
 
Maybe someone pressure washed the engine and blasted the secondary drive cavity full of water though the breather?
 
Maybe it went out on the town without you're knowing?
 
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How long has that oil been in there?

Original oil from the factory?

And has it been parked outside a lot? There will be more condensation if it has.

Is the hose on the vent securely?
 
I bought the bike last weekend as a non-runner.
I have no history of maintenance and did not meet the previous owner (was at a dealer)
She was standing outside when i picket her up, and was standing there for a long time :o
 
If it came from a dealer there is a good chance that it was pressure washed or a steam cleaner was used on it. Either way water could have been forced into the breather. You don't know if there was soap in the washer. Flush and replace the oil as Agemax suggested.
 
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