Help! 511 leaking fluids!

[riz]

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A buddy's 511 is leaking what seems to be oil...anyone know why? And most importantly, how to fix it?
There's no cracks in the cases, no leaks in the gaskets...but this has been reocurring for the past few weeks. The bike is only about a month old btw

 

[fasteer]

there are stacks of posts about the 511 puking oil.
It needs to have only 1 liter of oil; this fills it about 1/2 way up the sightglass.
any more will go up the vent into the airbox and from there will drain out of the airbox all over the engine.
Don't fill it up, it should be fine.
Light weight synthetic oil helps too: Mobil 0w30 - (no that's not a typo, it's a zero)
There are other more extreme fixes that most of us do not resort to.

 

[riz]

Damn...sorry for not searching before posting. My phone crashes everytime I do sth overly memory consuming

Anyways, thanks for the tip, Fasteer! Will let him know asap

 

[oregonsage]

If you slide out the aircleaner you will find a puddle in the airbox and the top of the head will be oily....
and I dont doubt that is what you will see.

 

[philfy20]

Looks like oil from the air box. You need Zip ty's breather mod
http://www.ziptyracing.com/husqvarna-full-oil-recirculation-kit/

 

[riz]

There seems to have been a glitch when starting this thread through my phone, and now there's 2 identical threads :/ sorry folks!

Mods, anyway to merge the two threads?

 

[Rearwheelin]

You can just read what we write on the other thread lol

 

[riz]

You can just read what we write on the other thread lol

hahaa yup, going back and forth on both

 

[jeffrodub]

Here's the Zip-Ty vent in service on my 2011 TE449. No oil in air box and I put one full quart of 0/40 Mobil 1.

 

[Rearwheelin]

Here's the Zip-Ty vent in service on my 2011 TE449. No oil in air box and I put one full quart of 0/40 Mobil 1.

I like the way you did the hose. Not many people realize this but the filler cap actually acts as a second vent line unless you run a check valve

 

[Tinken]

Depends on how much oil you add. For me, I now run 1500cc (1.6 qt.) of oil and my oil line is well above the oil fill plug when warmed up. Therefore there is no gas recovery at the drain back point. Great job on the oil recovery line Jeff!

 

[Rearwheelin]

Depends on how much oil you add. For me, I now run 1500cc (1.6 qt.) of oil and my oil line is well above the oil fill plug when warmed up. Therefore there is no gas recovery at the drain back point. Great job on the oil recovery line Jeff!

When your engine is running the oil still covers the oil return cap ?

 

[Tinken]

It may intermittently not, but typically it does. My sight glass is full when completely cold.

 

[OlderHuskyRider]

Light weight synthetic oil helps too: Mobil 0w30 - (no that's not a typo, it's a zero)

Wouldn't a 0w30 contains friction modifiers and thus be verboten?
"..........Mobil 1 0W-30 delivers the energy-conserving formulation that flows quickly........"

Doesn't it need to be a 0w40 to have no friction modifiers?

 

[Rearwheelin]

It may intermittently not, but typically it does. My sight glass is full when completely cold.

So if I build a triple breather hose using a #8 AN with 3/8 fuel line would you be proud of me ?

 

[Tinken]

Wouldn't a 0w30 contains friction modifiers and thus be verboten?
"..........Mobil 1 0W-30 delivers the energy-conserving formulation that flows quickly........"

Doesn't it need to be a 0w40 to have no friction modifiers?

It was probably just a typo...

 

[Rearwheelin]

So he is going to have to start importing oil from walmart to Indonesia ?

 

[Tinken]

Hahaha, he just needs to use a thinner synthetic oil such as M1 0W40.

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/what-kind-of-oil-should-i-use.31911/#post-311061

 

[philfy20]

That is crazy same oil here in Aus is around the $90 mark for 5 liters.

 

[Tinken]

Penrite 5W40 in Aus. I should walmart it here and ship to Aus...