848 Anyone Know What This Is

Discussion in '848 / 1098 / 1198' started by dale900ss96, Dec 3, 2022.

  1. Hi, can anyone please tell me what that black thing to the right of the oil filter is please as it seems to be leaking oil from the far end of it, many thanks black.jpg
     
  2. :eyes: Starter motor?
     
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  3. Looks like the starter motor
     
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  4. Hi, thanks, would a starting motor leak oil????? cheers
     
  5. I would say no, time to take off the starter motor unless somehow there is oil being sprayed onto the starter motor from a nearby oil fed or possibly a seal from the crankcases. How much oil has gone from your engine oil since you last looked?
     
  6. The gasket could of failed where it bolts on to the starter gear.
     
  7. Could it be that the leak is coming from above the starter motor on the other side of the bike (left hand side) and then dripping onto the starter motor?
    I ask as it is known that oil can wick up through the alternator wiring rubber grommet and then track down to around the ecu below the battery.
     
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