what's this in the oil tank??
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what's this in the oil tank??
i haven't been riding for about a week and today i start up my machine and check the oil. around the some of the threads on the oil dip-stick and at the top of the oil tank is this white creamy scum. not much but a little. it has been getting much cooler here (below freezing) and it is quite damp here as well too. i am running the proper oil for the temperature here. my machine seems to be running very well, only about 30 hours on it. i also took a light and tryed to look down into the oil in the tank, there doesn't seem to be any white stuff in the oil only at the top of the tank, but i can't see all that well. is this normal? should i drop the oil out of the engine to see if is contaminated? nothing coming out of the weep hole.
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what's this in the oil tank??
only 30 hrs on an 04. That does seem a little to soon for the seals to have gone already. Go ahead and order the seals. You will need them eventually any way and they are cheap. I would dump the oil. Clean the top area of the tank and the dip stick real good. Replace the oil. Ride hard and check the area again for signs of milky oil. If you find none then it was moisture from a place other than the seals. If it is milky, then you need to replace the seals with the ones you just ordered.
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