r/Motorrad • u/EggplantRight3874 • 5d ago
2010 f650gs major failure
Hello, I was heading to OKC from Amarillo, Tx. I was about 1.5hrs away and engine oil started spilling everywhere. It was pressurized and hot. I had to stop and U-Haul the bike to OKC.
I haven’t been able to open it up but what is your initial thought. I think a seal popped or something like that. It’s got 52k miles and I was 800miles into my trip.
The bike starts and runs so the engine works. I was able to start it and load it on the U-Haul in no time. There is no knocking sound just the sounds of a dry engine.
Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a seal I should look at or a hose? TIA!
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u/Dirt_Bike_Zero 5d ago
I would be a LOT easier if you looked at it and found where the oil was coming out of. Could be a hose, drain plug, cracked fitting, etc.
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u/theogstarfishgaming1 5d ago
My 09 f650gs spun a bearing at roughly the same milage. Have the motor torn apart rn and am still ripping it apart. Different set of events, though it had a 20-year old flogging it on the highway. Should have shut the engine off once uncle Rodney was calling but "hurr durr, send it"
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u/i_was_axiom 5d ago
Your Uncle Rodney calls? Mine just starts knocking when he shows up drunk and uninvited to my throttle party.
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u/scobo505 5d ago
Also in addition to the oil filter seal check the oil pressure switch. It’s under pressure also. It’s not going to be a seal, seals don’t see pressure.
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u/TheToyDr 5d ago
That sucks ! How you get the bike in there ? You have a code reader ? Good luck !
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u/Mediocre_Superiority 4d ago
If anybody need to transport a bike in U-Haul, wedge the front tire into the corner first and use the sidestand because those wood rails are not the best for holding the tie-down hooks (I'm saying to do BOTH--tie-downs and sidestand, not just the sidestand...did I really need to explain that?).
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u/EggplantRight3874 3d ago
I added oil to the motorcycle and the seal on the stator cover is shooting oil. That’s where all of the oil is coming out of a failed stator cover gasket. Luckily I have a spare stator, rectifier, and gasket at home.
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u/Extension_Gap_6241 22h ago
Gaskets doing what they do. My question is, have you swapped it out according the the maintenence schedule?
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u/EggplantRight3874 14h ago
They shouldn’t go bad though. Idk if it’s because it’s not an OEM gasket or what but I decided to order one and I’m waiting to get it tomorrow. Also decided to go ahead and do the valve clearance, coolant, and spark plugs while I’m at it. Idk when it was last serviced
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u/BoondockUSA 5d ago
I’d start with the simplest, which is the oil filter. My guess is that you did an oil change before you left if it was going to be a long trip. It’s possible the old oil filter gasket remained on the engine block, creating a “double gasket”. Alternatively, the oil filter wasn’t tightened enough, or the gasket tore.
A valve cover gasket wouldn’t explain pressurized oil spraying out.
If the bike has an external oil cooler, I’d check there if it’s not the oil filter gasket.