oil leakin' Harley wannabe - Suzuki Volusia Forums : Intruder Volusia and Boulevard Forum

cavie · 12-31-2012, 03:18 PM

Next thing you know she'll start shaken! Now that the shoulder has heeled I got back to my oil leaking sending unit. Can't tell if it's leaking from the wire screw or from the threads into the block since I've put a couple hundred miles on it since I last looked and the bottom side is a little greasy. I was able to tighten it about 1/2 a turn. Cleaned everything up with brake cleaning fluid. Does anybody know of the auto equivalent for a 2003 sending unit?

gkeefer · 12-31-2012, 03:53 PM

There bad about leaking straight through and out through the screw threads, dont think youll find an auto one that will work.

03volusiarider · 12-31-2012, 05:26 PM

only 23.00 new.
37820-33D10 SWITCH ASSY,OIL $23.45

And i agree with the above statement. Most sending units of this typr leak thru the threads.

03volusiarider · 12-31-2012, 05:29 PM

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cavie · 01-01-2013, 10:31 PM

Mystery solved. Went for a ride yesterday after cleaning things up. Out this morning. Vola! spots on the floor. Filter was loose.

gkeefer · 01-01-2013, 11:50 PM

Good deal, easy fix

desim · 01-02-2013, 07:52 AM

LOL I put up with my C50 leaking for over a month. Thought it was a Harley ..same thing, filter loose1

bipestuff · 01-02-2013, 09:32 AM

Dern filters!

Two Red Ryders · 01-02-2013, 02:39 PM

The Oil Filters come with an instruction to check for oil leaks after installing and using for a while. But motorcycles are vibration machines with a leak later on a possibility making an oil leak filter check now and again a good plan.

Ashamsi · 01-04-2013, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Two Red Ryders

motorcycles are vibration machines with a leak later on a possibility making an oil leak filter check now and again a good plan.

A couple of drops of red Loctite will solve that filter loosening problem

Just kidding folks, don't do that.

12-31-2012, 03:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
cavie Senior VR Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Port Charlotte Fl Posts: 753 Thanks: 30 Thanked 88 Times in 73 Posts	oil leakin' Harley wannabe Next thing you know she'll start shaken! Now that the shoulder has heeled I got back to my oil leaking sending unit. Can't tell if it's leaking from the wire screw or from the threads into the block since I've put a couple hundred miles on it since I last looked and the bottom side is a little greasy. I was able to tighten it about 1/2 a turn. Cleaned everything up with brake cleaning fluid. Does anybody know of the auto equivalent for a 2003 sending unit? __________________ '03 Volusia Intruder, Cobra Drag Pipes, K&N air filter, Fatty Knees Bars, Mustang seat, Grasshopper backrest, Wolo horn. Gold wing floor boards and a few other goodies.

01-01-2013, 10:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
cavie Senior VR Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Port Charlotte Fl Posts: 753 Thanks: 30 Thanked 88 Times in 73 Posts	Mystery solved. Went for a ride yesterday after cleaning things up. Out this morning. Vola! spots on the floor. Filter was loose. __________________ '03 Volusia Intruder, Cobra Drag Pipes, K&N air filter, Fatty Knees Bars, Mustang seat, Grasshopper backrest, Wolo horn. Gold wing floor boards and a few other goodies.

01-02-2013, 02:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Two Red Ryders Senior VR Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Silverdale, WA Posts: 472 Thanks: 11 Thanked 56 Times in 48 Posts	The Oil Filters come with an instruction to check for oil leaks after installing and using for a while. But motorcycles are vibration machines with a leak later on a possibility making an oil leak filter check now and again a good plan. __________________ The United States of America, founded on the principle that "all men are created equal; with unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Red & Black C50

12-31-2012, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
gkeefer Senior VR Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Horse Shoe Bend, Arkansas. Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 1 Thanked 132 Times in 126 Posts	There bad about leaking straight through and out through the screw threads, dont think youll find an auto one that will work.

01-01-2013, 11:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
gkeefer Senior VR Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Horse Shoe Bend, Arkansas. Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 1 Thanked 132 Times in 126 Posts	Good deal, easy fix

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