Oil on lft rear whl

[Duster]

HA Guys;
Any ideas if I'm fixing to have a problem. There is a small amount of oil deposited around the left side rear wheel after I ride. No noticable oil missing anywhere. I may have just noticed it after changing rear drive oil. I keep cleaning it off but it always comes back. Could of been doing this for a long time???? A little oil goes a long way I know, but is this something I should worry about on my XS11SF. Duster

[Ken Talbot]

Heve you tried the talcum powder trick on both the filler plug and the drain plug? This will tell you if either or both might need a bit more tightening or some teflon tape.

[Jerry]

How did you set the oil level in the rear drive? When I got my XJ the oil level was to high. I bought the Yamaha 'dipstick' from a dealer to make sure I had the right level when I changed the lube. I was getting more oil on the outside of the drive case, filling to the correct level dropped that problem quite a bit.

Dipstick part number is 2H7-2815A-00-00 Gauge, oil level. Same gauge is used for all XS and XJ 1100s. On the XJ fiche it is item 44 on panel E-4.

Last time I priced it cost was $5 - $6 or so. There are plans to make you own under Tech Tips on this site.

[Duster]

Jerry: I made my own dip stick from tec-tips and haven't had time to try the powder yet. I have cleaned both fill and drain fittings, adding a crush gasket to the fill fitting after seeing oil there. But unless there is alot residue the fill part looks clean now as does the drain.
Duster