Oil Tank Banjo Torque?

OK, 24+ hrs of standing time, not a drop of oil anywhere below bike nor on the banjo feed hose. Either I've solved it or she's plumb out of oil ;-)

Tornado said:

OK, 24+ hrs of standing time, not a drop of oil anywhere below bike nor on the banjo feed hose. Either I've solved it or she's plumb out of oil ;-)

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Sumped the lot

I had the very same problem with the aluminium washers, now I just give them a very light smear of red loctite master gasket on both sides and nip the banjo bolt up snug which has stopped those slight weeps.

kommando said:

My last set of aluminium washers failed, they slipped sideways and developed a step from where they leaked, hence my use of Dowty washers, which were 50p each.

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Where do you buy yours from komando ?

Had a brand-new rocker oil line leak at the lower banjo. Replaced the timing cover gasket, thinking that was the source. Then, I took my own advice and used the baby powder trick. Couldn't even see the leak with the engine running and oil dripping off the crankcase until I did so.

I use a torque wrench on the head bolts it will reach and not much else. made the mistake of using a torque wrench on the sprocket bolts of my KTM and sheared one off, so back to my old reliable touchy-feely torque settings.

baz said:

Where do you buy yours from komando ?

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