• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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2010 SM510 Oil Holes Leaking - above two metal oil screens, anyone see this before?

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SilverTT

Husqvarna
A Class
I did my first oil change after 100 miles of riding and at the same time I installed the 7602 racing oil change kit. Since that oil change I've been getting a slow steady drip of oil out of the two little black holes just above the hardware for the two metal oil screens on the left side of the bike by the shifter lever.

Is this the SM510s way of dealing with a slight overfill of oil during an oil change? The bike runs amazingly well but if I lean it over at a stop light with the motor running it will drip out about 4 or 5 drips of oil right out of those two little holes. Check out the below pic to see what I am talking about.

When I look through the oil level window it is just about right at the top of the range between the min and max line. Maybe just a hair over the max line. I figured that was a decent spot for it since I did the filter change as well and figured it would absorb some oil into the filter and rest of system but its been another 100 miles and it still seems to be leaking a bit. Small pool of oil under the bike each time I park it...but its still just about at the max line on the oil level (when oil is warmed up and bike is off standing level).

Is this normal or should I drain some out to get between the min and max indicators? What damage can you do by being slightly overfilled on oil in these bikes?
 

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Just taken a look at my bike and you're missing a screw from the hole above the 7602 adapter. *I think* it's M5 but I can't tell you for sure what size it is 'cos I don't have a t-handle small enough to pull it out and it doesn't seem to show up on the fiche... Sorry I can't be more help.
Edit: I'm not sure it's M5 but it's got a very small head and it's sat in a narrow well...
 
If your not between the min / max indicator, get it between them. Easy place to start and it should be there in the first place.
 
Also, when you replace that fixing, check the tightness of all the engine bolts. I got up to a quarter turn on some of mine and there's been a few posts of engine oil leaks, which are actually crankcases in need of pulling together again.
 
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