Oil Leaking

[Smoothe]

There's a lot of oil on top of my engine. I will check the spark plug and head bolts for tightness when she cools down. I also have oil dripping out of the exhaust; not a lot, but enough of it to be a nuisance.

 

[Smoothe]

I let it cool down and tightened the spark plug. I'll get something to degrease the engine tomorrow. Hopefully that was the problem.

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

What mix are you running? If the oil was at the top of the head, it was most likely the spark plug gasket leaking.

 

[Smoothe]

I ran 7 ounces in my first gallon. I'm going to lower that to 5 oz per gal.
I'm not sure if I even have a spark plug gasket; do they come with new sparkplugs?

 

[europorsche914]

exhaust gasket could be leaking enough that at speed the oil blows all over the place at least that happened to me

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Yeah, that's a possibility too. Look closely.

The plugs I've used have a "gasket" or thick washer. NGK B5HS.

 

[jburr36]

These stock exhaust gaskets seem like they're made of rice paper I swear. Mine blew out like it was nothing.

 

[FrankTate]

A couple of things I have used for exhaust gasket that worker were.

1. Cereal box
2. aluminum cans x2

 

[tyrslider]

BGJoe do you really use B5HS plugs thats a pretty hot plug for a 2 smoke!

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

No problem whatsoever, from 50 degrees F to 95 degrees F.
24:1 synthetic oil.
Proper mix of fuel and air. The plug stays clean and I have never even thought about "heat issues".

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

For those of you that are worried about it being too hot, use a B6HS or a B7HS, or whatever you want.