sump pan

[butthead]

does anyone know if its possible to remove the sump pan in situ without taking the engine out? obviously the exhaust has to come off , but can the pan be removed without engine out ?

[Fazerider]

Yes, it's quite straightforward.

[butthead]

oh good , so have you actually done that?
manual suggests engine out, but the chapter wasnt specifically on sump pan removal so i wasnt sure but if you have removed the sump pan in situ with engine still in then thats good news .

[Fazerider]

Yes. Took it off to change the selector forks a few years back.





Are you tackling the same job? Or dropped something in there?

[butthead]

no i was thinking if it was easy to take off and pass through the frame in situ,  i can replace the pan with another (inc drain plug ) as a way to resolve the partially stripped oil drain threads than now leak a very small drop. 1/4 teaspoon of oil over 3 days, negligible leak  but a replacement pan with bolt is £20 plus the price of a new gasket.

[Fazerider]

Sounds like a sensible solution. Much better than having the plug drop out on the motorway.  :'(


If time is less of an issue than money you might want to take the sump off before committing to a new gasket… mine came off without damage to the old one. I just smeared a little liquid gasket on and reused it.

[darrsi]

Quite common to over wrench the sump bolt, i will admit to doing it myself.
But there's really no need at all, it only needs nipping up.

[butthead]

yeh i blush to confess thats what i did , Mr Haynes states 43nm on the sump plug, not that you can get a torque wrench on the nut due to the frame and sidestand preventing anything other than a ring ( maybe thats why ) , so i lock my torque drive into the vice to feel what 43nm feels like and try to replicate with the ring.......  as you say now i know that just a nip is enough, too late  :o