Why do people pour oil into flywheel cover cap!?

[ags0702]

Why do people think oil goes in there? When I took the flywheel cover of my X2 for the first time last week, a good pint of oil poured out into the hull. What a pain in the a$$ to clean up, by the way! And not the first time it's happend!

 

[brentR]

bad crank seal

 

[sflsurfrider]

Why do people think oil goes in there? When I took the flywheel cover of my X2 for the first time last week, a good pint of oil poured out into the hull. What a pain in the a$$ to clean up, by the way! And not the first time it's happend!

because it looks like an oil cap on a lawnmower or generator, maybe?

one thing about skis that have oil in there is that there is usually ZERO corrosion on the parts. clean em up and youll find that theyre usually preserved very well.

sometimes, (though not often) one man's ignorance is another man's gain.

 

[Kennay]

bad crank seal

If it's a bad crank seal, it will be nasty looking stuff and not pure oil



The short and simple answer is that some people do not know better. They think oil goes in there. :smashfreakB:

 

[ags0702]

bad crank seal

Doesn't seem so... Wayyy too much oil, clean oil. Unless the crank seal was totally missing, possibly.:sneaky:

 

[teton]

because it looks like an oil cap on a lawnmower or generator, maybe?

one thing about skis that have oil in there is that there is usually ZERO corrosion on the parts. clean em up and youll find that theyre usually preserved very well.

sometimes, (though not often) one man's ignorance is another man's gain.

not that i've ever done it, but it sounds to me like it wouldn't harm anything, why not put some in surf engines to prevent corrosion?

 

[Motorheads5]

It actually is not a bad idea to spray some wd-40 in there once in a while for corrosion prevention. like surfrider said it does preserve them.

 

[cookerq62]

I poured oil in mine cus when I pulled the cap it had oil all over it and I couldn't see any timing marks. I figued it was an oil bath.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

It is one of the great mysteries of mankind,when I know this I will know all.

 

[kevbo]

I like to dump 1oz of TCW3 or ATF in the cover for corrosion protection. You can tell if any water gets in if it looks milky inside.

 

[keefer]

That is probably not a bad idea, might even extend the life of that high dollar bendix.

 

[sflsurfrider]

That is probably not a bad idea, might even extend the life of that high dollar bendix.

or sludge it up.....

...dont the 300 kawi bendix gears get soaked in an oil bath?

 

[2006superjet]

yes

on my 300 it has a oil cap for the starter. i filled it up again the other day with some heavy weight oil. should be good. i check it once and awile for milky good indication of problems. seals and whatnot about 4 oz. i have never put oil in the superjet. if it is coroding then there are other issues.

 

[cattledog]

in my kawasaki factory manual for 550 it says to spray penetratiing oil , so i give it a spray of wd 40 every once in a while, i have had the ski for 15 years never a problem with bendix

 

[2006superjet]

ya

mine has a dipstick so there. lol

and on the casting it has a little sign thing like L .02 looking mark dipstick means oil for sure.

currently i have issues with the pickup at the tank may put in a custom clunk or something i can still buy oem parts so thats good.

 

[restosud]

one problem could be the starter ingesting oil?

 

[nikad58]

it might also cause your engine to run hot from all the drag along with loosing a unknown amount of HP due to the flywheel spining in oil..

 

[MBDIESEL]

I just bought an 84 550. The previous owner put gear oil in it. It started fine at his house, but when I got it home, the starter was dead from ingesting oil. I would advise anyone to check this before purchase to save $100.
Giddy up, MB