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When taking the bike in to have the valves adjusted, the service writer noted a drop of coolant coming from the weep hole, which he said the tech would check. I fingered the drain, and my finger came away with a drop of coolant and a bit of oil residue. The tech noted "no coolant leak found" on the repair receipt. Before I left the shop, I again fingered the drain spout, and again came away with a drop of oil on my finger. Five miles back home, same thing.
The service manual says, "a drip of coolant/residue is normal at rest, but if a constant flow of coolant from the weep hole is noted while running, replace the mechanical seal." Well, "residue" might mean oil residue? But the next line says, "If oil is noted coming from the weep hole, replace the oil seal." On all my other water cooled bikes, the only time oil ever leaked from the weep hole was when the oil seal was shot, which was rare. This one does it since new. It's just a drop, but I'm feeling I should pursue this with Honda now, rather than wait until it gets worse and have Honda claim it's a normal wear and tear item, hence not covered under warranty.
How about you guys? When you finger your weep spout, do you come away with oil? It is accessed via the small opening in the right lower cowl, under the water pump (right engine cover) northeast of the oil filter.
The service manual says, "a drip of coolant/residue is normal at rest, but if a constant flow of coolant from the weep hole is noted while running, replace the mechanical seal." Well, "residue" might mean oil residue? But the next line says, "If oil is noted coming from the weep hole, replace the oil seal." On all my other water cooled bikes, the only time oil ever leaked from the weep hole was when the oil seal was shot, which was rare. This one does it since new. It's just a drop, but I'm feeling I should pursue this with Honda now, rather than wait until it gets worse and have Honda claim it's a normal wear and tear item, hence not covered under warranty.
How about you guys? When you finger your weep spout, do you come away with oil? It is accessed via the small opening in the right lower cowl, under the water pump (right engine cover) northeast of the oil filter.