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Post by **Brett** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:26 pm

As I'm sure you all know I got a gsxr400. Just come in from riding it and noticed oil has been coming out of the right hand side of the head. Not huge amounts, but enough to go onto the fairing. The bike is running very well. Can I tighten the head to stop it leaking?

Post by **Brett** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:26 pm

Sorry, left hand side.

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:07 pm

i would be more inclined to do the head gasket before it goes and does more damage.

Post by **zimm** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:19 pm

most likely the cam cover gasket mate.

Post by **Brett** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:58 pm

What more damage could it do?

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:01 am

well if its the cam cover then the engine will be getting low on oil if its losing it, if its the head gasket it could warp the head.

Post by **rover220** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:18 am

masterofinsanity wrote:well if its the cam cover then the engine will be getting low on oil if its losing it, if its the head gasket it could warp the head.

an oil leak warp the head? are you sure?

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:20 am

no i meant if the head gasket blows.

Post by **rover220** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:30 am

masterofinsanity wrote:no i meant if the head gasket blows.

if its leaking from the head/block join which is unlikely then the gasket needs replacing anyway. wont warp the head if its not overheating.

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:43 am

ok maybe i'm looking at extreme cases?

Post by **rover220** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:55 am

masterofinsanity wrote:ok maybe i'm looking at extreme cases?

maybe, maybe not.

im not sure how the head looks on one of these so dont know where the oil feed runs on them. could have overheated in the past and warped the head though but id go with zimm (cam cover)

Post by **Brett** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:08 am

It does seem to get very hot, although the gauge doesn't reflect this. The exhaust stays too hot to touch for about half an hour after riding.

Post by **rene** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:58 am

yes because exhaust temp is a good reflection of coolent temp...

Post by **deviant** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:10 am

are gixxer 4's water cooled? or are they oil cooled like the 750s/1100s of that era?

anyway. my money's on the rocker cover, purely because my ZXR's been leaking from there. I took it off last night and supplemented the rubber seal with a bead of instant gasket before torquing it back down. hopefully that will have sorted it.

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:15 am

post a pic up of where its leaking from.

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