Oil Leak

c4keislie · 06-25-2013, 01:44 PM

Hi guys, new to the forums (although I have perused various topics on here before). Having an issue with a GZ250 that I just sold to a friend (which makes me feel horrible, of course). Here's the deal: My friend was driving the bike and noticed that it was leaking a substantial amount of oil out of the side of the engine. I did a quick image search for a 250 engine and highlighted the area of the bike where the leak is (I may be able to post pics of the actual bike later on if necessary):

Any thoughts on what may be causing this?

Fawlty · 06-25-2013, 04:01 PM

Blown gasket.

alantf · 06-25-2013, 05:04 PM

First thing... Get a spanner (wrench) on the bolts and see if you can tighten them down. That's what the mechanic did when mine was leaking, and it cured it.

**jonathan180iq** · 06-26-2013, 12:50 PM

Yep. Check for head bolt torque and pray that's it. Otherwise you sold him a bad bike.

06-25-2013, 01:44 PM	#1
c4keislie Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1	Oil Leak Hi guys, new to the forums (although I have perused various topics on here before). Having an issue with a GZ250 that I just sold to a friend (which makes me feel horrible, of course). Here's the deal: My friend was driving the bike and noticed that it was leaking a substantial amount of oil out of the side of the engine. I did a quick image search for a 250 engine and highlighted the area of the bike where the leak is (I may be able to post pics of the actual bike later on if necessary): Any thoughts on what may be causing this? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-25-2013, 04:01 PM	#2
Fawlty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Murcia, Spain Posts: 683	Re: Oil Leak Blown gasket. __________________ "It begins here for me on this road. How the whole mess happened I don't know, but I know it couldn't happen again in a million years." (Johnny Strabbler-The Wild One 1953)
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06-25-2013, 05:04 PM	#3
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,720	Re: Oil Leak First thing... Get a spanner (wrench) on the bolts and see if you can tighten them down. That's what the mechanic did when mine was leaking, and it cured it. __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-26-2013, 12:50 PM	#4
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,995	Re: Oil Leak Yep. Check for head bolt torque and pray that's it. Otherwise you sold him a bad bike.
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