Hi,

I did some oil changes yesterday after installing a new pulley. After a test ride today I noticed that it was leaking oil from my shift lever and I suspect that I might have forgotten the gasket inside the primary. So I just drained the brand new oil from the primary and to my surprise it’s almost black?! This can’t be normal? What can be the cause of this in that case?





Thanks!

 

The chain and all the other parts inside, including the inside walls are coated in the old oil. It doesn't take much black oil to make clean oil turn black.

 

Alright, thanks for the quick reply!

 

Normal ride on

 

My oil in the primary has never looked like that with 50K.

Have you been running a non detergent gear oil like Formula + for non filtered gear boxes and switch to a high detergent motor oil?


I usually change all 3 ever 5k however. Been in primary twice and walls are filmed in black.

As long as you're getting 14.2 or so volts DC at around 2000 rpm, alternator is good and your good

 

Check on #23

 

Your wife is gonna kill you when she finds out you used her baking pan like this!

 

If your oil keeps turning black, the clutch is slipping.. You may not be able to feel it as it only slips on the power stroke.

 

Clutch slipping is my thought also.