oil leak indicator

I'm not aware of anything, but would be useful if there is a chemical that when sprayed on an oil leak would indicate oil presence. Gravity is a great fooler when it comes to finding the leak source.

Two things to try;
1) Dust some talcum powder around the suspected area, and any concentrations will darken the powder. 'Not real reliable, though, as it tends to cling to anything that has ever had an oil mist on it (pretty much everything on my bike).
2) Obtain some UV dye from your local auto parts store, dump a capful into your oil tank, run for a couple of minutes, roll it into a darkened room (your garage will usually suffice, but, the darker, the better), then train your '70s black light across all questionable regions. Any leaks will show as bright green! If the leak is small, you may need to come back and revisit after putting on some miles.

Nathan

I had to chuckle on reading the subject line. In future, I think I will start calling oil an "oil leak indicator". As in, time to change the "oil leak indicator" in my Norton.
Stephen Hill

Depending on the leak - to locate it may take shorter and shorter rides like down to 100 yd to catch it before blown around to confuse. Also don't forget to check fork seals now and then as that engine oiling source about drove me nutzo. If running essentially daily for a while its worth while to run ATF in primary and gearbox to guide which major container is drooling.

Fit one of the decent one way breather valves, and your oil leak indicator, will stay inside the engine. That's my experience FWIW

Cheers Richard

Deodorant Powder Spray. I read this a few days ago on another forum http://www.ducati.ms/forums/80-hall-wisdom/184033-finding-darn-oil-leak.html