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Hi anyone give me a tip on how to cure a small oil leak from the pipe thx
On my LX
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Is your oil line leaking?Is it old and cracked? if so you need a new one .
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Mudnman wrote:
Is your oil line leaking?Is it old and cracked? if so you need a new one .
What oil line?
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Which pipe?

Could you post a pic?
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I'm thinking he has a 2t
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Hi yes it's a 2t and its got a leak right under Neath the tank oil fill tank that is its a clear pipe thx
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Ok I've just took a photo of where it leaks from thx if anyone can help
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Tighten the clamp and see if that helps..clamp closest to tank,see the nut?
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It looks to me that the leak is from where the fitting enters the tank.
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NightWing wrote:
It looks to me that the leak is from where the fitting enters the tank.
Yep me too,
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Thx guys ill try that thank you and ill let you know how I get on
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Ok a big big thank you to all who gave me tips on my oil leak?
Great tightened all clamps and no more leaks great stuff.
Thanks for all the help!
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Cool
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FYI anyone reading this in 2018: I've got this on my 07 lx 50 2t and tried the clamp but ps make sure you put the clamp at the top of the down pipe. I also cut 2cm from the oil tube as it has basically got wider over time as it had been sat on the coupling making it slightly larger. Cutting down the couple of cm meant a new tighter seat. I also changed the little spring clip that keeps the oil tube on for a very small jubilee clamp to give a tighter seal as the original spring clip had again lost its strength over time. So far so good no more leaks!

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