Leaking Oil

Meme · 10-31-2009, 01:07 AM

My 2000 GZ250 recently started leaking oil. It just passed 10,000 miles on my way to work today. It's leaking bad, about 1/4 cup every 10 miles is my best guess and I have a 25 mile trip to and from work.

It's leaking from the top front of the right side cover (I think it would be called the crankcase cover, but I'm not sure). Right above the oil filter. I was hoping I could remove the cover and replace the gasket, or use RTV to seal it. I'm fairly mechanically inclined, but I want to know if there is anything I should look out for. Does the cover come off easily, or are there special procedures I need to follow? I need to fix this quickly, it's my daily driver. My other vehicles are 4x4's that are barely road worthy and get about 10 MPG.

Any advice or helpful pointers?

Thanks

10-31-2009, 01:07 AM	#1
Meme Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Reno NV Posts: 57	Leaking Oil My 2000 GZ250 recently started leaking oil. It just passed 10,000 miles on my way to work today. It's leaking bad, about 1/4 cup every 10 miles is my best guess and I have a 25 mile trip to and from work. It's leaking from the top front of the right side cover (I think it would be called the crankcase cover, but I'm not sure). Right above the oil filter. I was hoping I could remove the cover and replace the gasket, or use RTV to seal it. I'm fairly mechanically inclined, but I want to know if there is anything I should look out for. Does the cover come off easily, or are there special procedures I need to follow? I need to fix this quickly, it's my daily driver. My other vehicles are 4x4's that are barely road worthy and get about 10 MPG. Any advice or helpful pointers? Thanks Login or Register to Remove Ads
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