Oil Deflector

Toxic-Rock Learner Dubber

5 posts · joined Aug 2010 · 15 Jan 2011, 2:40 pm

#821696

Hi all,

I have a problem with an oil leak. I have just installed a new alt stand and now shes spewing oil out of the dipstick. I suspect I put the oil defector on the wrong way as nothing was wrong before this. Please advise which way should it face, a picture would help.

Rock

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Jan 2011, 6:35 pm

#821714

sounds more like your breather pipe is blocked

Is that clear
can you feel air coming out the pipe??

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 15 Jan 2011, 6:50 pm

#821715

louvers face down and you should not be able to see the timing gears.

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Toxic-Rock Learner Dubber

5 posts · joined Aug 2010 · 15 Jan 2011, 6:51 pm

#821716

Thanks Bizarre,

I will check and get back.

Regards
Rock

Toxic-Rock Learner Dubber

5 posts · joined Aug 2010 · 15 Jan 2011, 7:06 pm

#821718

Thanks dangerous, in other words the louvers should be facing away from the dizzy to the side of the crank case?

Rock

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Jan 2011, 7:36 pm

#821723

Toxic-Rock wrote:Hi all,

I have a problem with an oil leak. I have just installed a new alt stand and now shes spewing oil out of the dipstick. I suspect I put the oil defector on the wrong way as nothing was wrong before this. Please advise which way should it face, a picture would help.

Rock

Hi
the crankshaft spins clockwise...
so the vents go down and the holes on the RHS...
so the oil hits the vents and drips down...

But it sounds like the breather is blocked up...
where You put the oil in... has to breath...
a hose or pipe going down under the engine usually...

or if You have an aluminium alloy one with no hose coming out = oil will come out of the dipstick....
take the cap off and the oil should stop coming out the dipstick..

LEE

If the hose is blocked....
oil WILL come out the dipstick.... I know... lol

LEE

SOMETHING ELSE i JUST THOUGHT OF...
If the louvres are around the wrong way... the oil thrown up there could block the breather...?? Lee

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 15 Jan 2011, 8:09 pm

#821731

Rotation of the crank will throw all the oil up into the breather if the deflector plate has the louvers down and open toward the #3/4 side

Should be open to the #1/2 side and facing down so it drains

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Jan 2011, 8:30 pm

#821742

Either of the following would work
1) down and facing 1 & 2
2) up and facing 3 & 4

BUT
If oil os coming out the dip stick you have another problem

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Jan 2011, 2:19 am

#821769

Joel wrote:Rotation of the crank will throw all the oil up into the breather if the deflector plate has the louvers down and open toward the #3/4 side

Should be open to the #1/2 side and facing down so it drains

that's what I said [sort of] Joel...

down and open to 1 & 2... so the oil just drips off the louvers...
and the oil doesn't go up onto the louvers...

and the crank goes clockwise looking at it..

but it seems like there is another problem there...

if You pour oil into the engine...
it does go in?????? no blockage???

and you do have a breather????

LEE

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Toxic-Rock Learner Dubber

5 posts · joined Aug 2010 · 16 Jan 2011, 12:34 pm

#821798

Thanks a million for all you guys that helped. Problem solved. Wrong way louver and better breather, just added T piece. I feel so stupid.🤪

Isn't always the simple things?

Regards

Rock

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4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 16 Jan 2011, 12:53 pm

#821802

dont feel stupid ,the littlest question is easy to get an answer for 👍 ,plus it might help someone else fix a problem as well 🙂

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