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CP241 · 07-15-2019, 02:13 PM

Check your airbox, you may find your missing oil lol

That's a lot of oil! It has to be going somewhere... If it's not smoking then it's not burning it. You'll need to find out exactly where it is going. I still suspect a leak...

Just a completely random guess... In the back of the motor the mount for the counterbalance weight is about halfway up the block. If that seal were leaking, it could be pushing oil out there, and there's a hole in the engine cradle right below it. It would only "leak" while you're driving and the oil is being sloshed around, if the oil level is below that point it may never leak while it is sitting. I have a spare block on the side of my shop with a big hole in it, but I can take a couple pictures if you'd like. That part specifically is sandwiched in between the back of the cradle and the motor, you can't fit a finger or anything between there to see it, you would have to pull the motor out.

if that much were blowing into the crankcase vent into the carb it should be smoking just from the carb sucking the oil in. Unless it's dumping it down the intake tube and into the airbox... in which case your air filter should be pretty much saturated with oil.

I would get the rear of the cart up as high as you can safely, and crawl underneath with a flashlight and look for any signs of sludge or wetness. IF it's nasty and muddy, maybe blast everything really really well with a pressure washer, so it's all good and clean. Then take it for a 20 minute drive, put it back up in the air and check. With that much oil disappearing, the motor not smoking (or smoking very minimally) it's gotta be leaking somewhere. Side case gaskets are also fairly common to leak, and pretty easy to replace. They'll leak at the bottom usually where you don't really see it unless you crawl underneath the cart.

If i'm wrong on any of this, I'm sure FT4M will jump in, say CP you're a dope... Check this xxxx and point you right at the answer. And I welcome the criticism :)

07-15-2019, 02:13 PM	#6
CP241 Nincompoop village idiot Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,690	Re: DS excessive oil consumption Check your airbox, you may find your missing oil lol That's a lot of oil! It has to be going somewhere... If it's not smoking then it's not burning it. You'll need to find out exactly where it is going. I still suspect a leak... Just a completely random guess... In the back of the motor the mount for the counterbalance weight is about halfway up the block. If that seal were leaking, it could be pushing oil out there, and there's a hole in the engine cradle right below it. It would only "leak" while you're driving and the oil is being sloshed around, if the oil level is below that point it may never leak while it is sitting. I have a spare block on the side of my shop with a big hole in it, but I can take a couple pictures if you'd like. That part specifically is sandwiched in between the back of the cradle and the motor, you can't fit a finger or anything between there to see it, you would have to pull the motor out. if that much were blowing into the crankcase vent into the carb it should be smoking just from the carb sucking the oil in. Unless it's dumping it down the intake tube and into the airbox... in which case your air filter should be pretty much saturated with oil. I would get the rear of the cart up as high as you can safely, and crawl underneath with a flashlight and look for any signs of sludge or wetness. IF it's nasty and muddy, maybe blast everything really really well with a pressure washer, so it's all good and clean. Then take it for a 20 minute drive, put it back up in the air and check. With that much oil disappearing, the motor not smoking (or smoking very minimally) it's gotta be leaking somewhere. Side case gaskets are also fairly common to leak, and pretty easy to replace. They'll leak at the bottom usually where you don't really see it unless you crawl underneath the cart. If i'm wrong on any of this, I'm sure FT4M will jump in, say CP you're a dope... Check this xxxx and point you right at the answer. And I welcome the criticism :)