topdal46 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I was sitting at idle in Downtown Vancover,Washington, big cloud of smoke out the left side, blew out the oil sight glass, lucky I was not moving, so I was able to retrieve the sight glass window. Took the left side fairing off, and reinstalled the oil window (press to fit). Now my question, how long will it last?? Link to comment
Tony_K Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 It wont. Replace with new or expect this to happen over and over until you lose so much oil that the bike seizes and it 's all over for that ride. Link to comment
topdal46 Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 The sight window, is this a dry fit, or do I need to add some kind of adhesive to hold it in? Link to comment
Tony_K Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 It's a dry fit on a clean case. Link to comment
topdal46 Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Tony; Thanks, Love your avatar...... Link to comment
Danny caddyshack Noonan Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Get a new one. Clean the seat completely of all debris and oil. Press in with a 30mm socket or seal/bearing drift. Curiously, my leaking one came out with almost no effort. The new one was tough to get in. Link to comment
notacop Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 One of my riding friends lost two site glasses , one on each RS he had. Most aggravating. Whenever you see some weeping of oil from the site glass, it's time to get new. BMW was too cheap to use a 10 cent retainer so it can cost an engine. Link to comment
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