Shogun - water seeping into the engine

vis-racing · 19th September 2008, 21:51

Hi All, I have this very weird problem. Every time i send my bike for a water wash .. Somehow water seeps into the engine. This further causes the engine oil to become soapy white in color.

is this normal in all shoguns.. Need your advice on this.

SunnyBoi · 19th September 2008, 23:39

Check the oil filler cap. thats the only place where water can seep in.

Raccoon · 20th September 2008, 00:41

It certainly does NOT happen in my Shogun!

Do you mean it gets into the transmission oil? Yes, the oil filler cap would be the 1st suspect. If there was some other opening, you would probably find oil seeping out of there... so you could check for that too.

dinar · 20th September 2008, 01:37

Water will enter the engine through the oil filler cap or the engine breather hole.

2StrokeJunkie · 20th September 2008, 14:42

^ spot on dinar. get an O ring onto ur oil filler cap. change ur gearbox oil . check ur breather hole and connect a pipe to it.

vis-racing · 22nd September 2008, 23:31

Thanks Guys, Will try this, And post the update.

19th September 2008, 21:51	#1
vis-racing BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 57 Thanked: 0 Times	Shogun - water seeping into the engine Hi All, I have this very weird problem. Every time i send my bike for a water wash .. Somehow water seeps into the engine. This further causes the engine oil to become soapy white in color. is this normal in all shoguns.. Need your advice on this.
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19th September 2008, 23:39	#2
SunnyBoi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mysore / B'lore Posts: 1,666 Thanked: 4,111 Times	Check the oil filler cap. thats the only place where water can seep in.
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20th September 2008, 00:41	#3
Raccoon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Poona Posts: 1,851 Thanked: 116 Times	It certainly does NOT happen in my Shogun! Do you mean it gets into the transmission oil? Yes, the oil filler cap would be the 1st suspect. If there was some other opening, you would probably find oil seeping out of there... so you could check for that too.
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20th September 2008, 01:37	#4
dinar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: goa Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 57 Times	Water will enter the engine through the oil filler cap or the engine breather hole.
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20th September 2008, 14:42	#5
2StrokeJunkie BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wakanda Posts: 316 Thanked: 330 Times View My Garage	^ spot on dinar. get an O ring onto ur oil filler cap. change ur gearbox oil . check ur breather hole and connect a pipe to it.
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22nd September 2008, 23:31	#6
vis-racing BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 57 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanks Guys, Will try this, And post the update.
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