Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C10, aka Kawasaki Concours - The Original => The Bike - C10 => Topic started by: EddieCap84 on March 30, 2024, 03:42:48 PM
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Recently purchased bike and it's been perfect. Today for the first time I did some hard acceleration on the highway and took an off ramp, when I stopped at the red light a plume of smoke surrounded me briefly so I looked around and the lower left side of the bike was covered in oil including my foot. It still ran and operated perfectly on the short ride home after. I had somewhere to be so I frustratingly parked it in the garage and left it. I did do some quick looking around and can't tell where it's coming from. Any ideas on the matter guys?
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You will have to find it yourself after cleaning. Sounds like that will be easy to pin point,
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Hello
Plastic covers and hoof must already be removed.
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Could this be it? What is it btw and how do I fix it
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Yup, the camchain tensioner has blown it's bolt out. Plenty of oil comes out of there.
Replace the tensioner with a cheap manual tensioner from Amazon or Ebay for about $50.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/364759553484
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Wow. How does that happen?
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Metal fatigue, old age...any number of things. First time I've heard of that though.
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So, I'm going to throw a manual tensioner in it. No big deal. But .. next question... What oil do I refill it with? Preferably something from AutoZone.
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There is still thread in there and it looks like it might be a helicoil.
Get someone you can trust to check it out.
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Do you know how to set the tension on the manual unit? Too tight and you can burn up the chain guides. Don't forget that you'll also need the gasket, 11009-1858.
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Me, I do with a mechanic’s stethoscope, I start to tender by screwing by hand without forcing then, I refine not to hear any clicking, at 2000 rpm. ;)
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