Leaking oil around exhaust?

[quad4me]

I had my banshee all cleaned up after riding in NC mud. Then I let it run a little to warm up and dry any excess hidden water. I notice that I have a small leak where the pipes meet the engine. Exactly how bad is this, if I know about it and keep the oil level full?

 

thanks!!

Edited January 19, 2005 by quad4me

[quad4me]

anyone out there?

[Ducman]

Thats the 2 stroke oil thats in your fuel that eventually gets vaporized and comes out the exhaust, hence the blue smoky 2 stroke exhaust. Your fine, as long as you don't see actual puffs of exhaust comming out. The rubber o-rings inside the pipe flange is supposed to seal the pipes against the cylinder exhaust port but are notorious to leak on some pipes.. Some use high temp silicon inside the pipe along with the o-ring to help seal them, or it might do the truck by just replacing the orings if they are old.

 

Doesn't hurt to check the gear oil level but it's not what you are seeing.

[H250RHATER]

I had my banshee all cleaned up after riding in NC mud. Then I let it run a little to warm up and dry any excess hidden water.  I notice that I have a small leak where the pipes meet the engine.  Exactly how bad is this, if I know about it and keep the oil level full? 

 

thanks!!

308939[/snapback]

its a 2 stroke u mix the gas w/ oil there is no oil level besides ur tranny if ur leaking that out the exaughst ur royaly fucked 4strokes have motor oil

but like said befor just get some new o-rings its normall to see that some pipes just seal better than others

[ledofthezep]

quad4me

 

We were all new to banshees at one point in time too.

[quad4me]

thanks for clearing that up....i knew that.

 

Had a bit of a brain fart so-to-speak. BUt hey.... now I just feel like a jackass!