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So it wasn't oil leaking on the ground?
Apr 5, 2024
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Hard to believe from the pics. Then again my puddle of vintage coolant wasn't sitting in the sun when I found it. (the next day.) Yes...
Apr 5, 2024
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Final thoughts... First things first, I'm grateful for this community of FJR owners. Your feedback and insights helped keep a level...
Apr 3, 2024
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Wow!!!! I've never seen coolant like that before. Good job getting it all figured out. (y)
Apr 1, 2024
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I wonder what that type of coolant is? Both my FZ1 and FJR had some weird smelling brown coolant in them when I bought them - soy sauce...
Apr 1, 2024
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No, it was burned up coolant that boiled out. The bike is 17 years old and that’s about how old the coolant looked.
Apr 1, 2024
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So I emptied the radiator and it was brown and smelled like burnt soy sauce. No telling how long it’s been in there. I poured 4 gallons...
Mar 31, 2024
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BTW that hose was not "sheared off". Overflow and vent hoses are usually cut at angles to produce a venturi effect to aid scavenging.
Mar 31, 2024
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This is an excellent point. I thought, however, that outies start to leak immediately after installing them.
Mar 31, 2024
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Firstly clean the area well and have a look around there from where this liquid comes 😉🙂Also it is easy to comfirm what liquid...
Mar 31, 2024
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I was wondering if it has an outie instead of an innie oil filter mount?
Mar 31, 2024
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Looks to me like your oil filter is leaking.
Mar 31, 2024
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This is the hose that was discharging. I think @RossKean got it right that the sponge was already saturated with oil from a previous...
Mar 30, 2024
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If it was coming from that hose the outside of the hose probably wouldn't be wet, it looks like it is leaking from somewhere else onto...
Mar 30, 2024
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Got the left fairings off. The hose is definitely coming from the coolant tank overflow. Guessing I need to change out the radiator...
Mar 30, 2024
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