Discovered an oil leak on the left had side of the engine (flywheel cover) and couldn't work out where it was coming from as I have just replaced gasket. Finally traced it to a very small crack in the casing near one of the bolt holes. Question is can I fix it temporarily with metal filler or is that not advised. It seems quite bad and I reckon the oil would drain out within a few days. Gutted as I have just finished a service an dbike running a dream!
A little JBWeld will hold it probably forever. On a rocky trail ride a couple of years ago, one of the crew fell in the boulders and cracked his clutch case. It was leaking oil. We mixed up some JB right there on the trail, dabbed it on, covered it with a piece of duct tape and kept going. Later, the owner removed the duct tape, but has never had the case repaired to this day.
oil leak in engine casing Thanks guys, I'll give that a try:-) Do I need to rub down the area first for a better key or just slap it on
Sand and clean the area well, plop some JB weld on it and I bet you never deal with it again. Seen this done many times.
