Mayo Creamy Oil Cap Temp Light

[technostructural]

Is that a tube of silicone on your left tragkorb? That could be Exhibit "A" in terms of investigation into the previous owner's maintenance approach.

[wuyang]

Regarding the temp light.......I rode 30 mile back on the motorway at 60mph and the expansion tank fluid was Luke warm.......I take it this isn't a good indicator that the light is just a faulty earth?


I will take your advice and not ride the bike.


Cheers
Wuyang

[wuyang]

What is the texture of those bits? Are they hard like silicone, or soft like cottage cheese?

Soft like creamy cheese and squashes like a paste.

[wuyang]

Is that a tube of silicone on your left tragkorb? That could be Exhibit "A" in terms of investigation into the previous owner's maintenance approach.

Tyre repair this side,,,,,other fire extinguisher

[technostructural]

Soft like creamy cheese and squashes like a paste.

It's hard to tell what this means until you drain the oil and have a look at it. This could be coolant stop leak, or it could be some kind of oil/coolant mixture that has made its way into the cooling system.


You mentioned that it looks black through the sight glass, but this might not tell the whole story. If you are able to drain it and take a few photos, I think the other Motobrickers here will be able to chime in on the likely culprit.

[Laitch]

 This thread is starting to read like a Food Channel script. The photos are interesting but not contributing much to progress.

Flush your coolant system; replace your coolant, replace your oil; replace your oil filter; check your fan to see if it can be rotated manually—all steps recommended repeatedly since post #3. There are other K100 repair manuals on the site you can consult if you get stalled by your Haynes.

Report back.

[wuyang]

Ok.


The water inside the bottle is just like drinking water,,,,,not black.....the bits are average cream colour

[Laitch]

Your fuel tank cap should be rotated 180º so its hinge is at the rear. As it is now, water accumulating around the perimeter of the cap can infiltrate the tank and mix with fuel. Obtain a new gasket and remount it.

It is an interesting looking bike and is sure to make its owner look like quite the adventurer.

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[Laitch]

Does your bike have a hose running from beneath the front of the fuel tank to the front top of the crankcase?

[Martin]

When the globules are pressed between your fingers what is the consistency like, does it feel oily? With a blown head gasket you would be normally seeing more than just a couple of blobs to quote Alice "this is getting curiouser and curiouser". Have you checked the water pump weep hole yet?
Regards Martin.

[wuyang]

Does your bike have a hose running from beneath the front of the fuel tank to the front top of the crankcase?

I get round to checking running short on time at minute.


Thanks wuyang

[wuyang]

Your fuel tank cap should be rotated 180º so its hinge is at the rear. As it is now, water accumulating around the perimeter of the cap can infiltrate the tank and mix with fuel. Obtain a new gasket and remount it.

It is an interesting looking bike and is sure to make its owner look like quite the adventurer.

Cheers ...keen eyes, I'll round to sorting it.

[Laitch]

Cheers ...keen eyes, I'll round to sorting it.

Does it have the hose I mentioned?

[wuyang]

When the globules are pressed between your fingers what is the consistency like, does it feel oily? With a blown head gasket you would be normally seeing more than just a couple of blobs to quote Alice "this is getting curiouser and curiouser". Have you checked the water pump weep hole yet?
Regards Martin.

Cheers Martin.........the paste is creamy but not over oily,,, just disappears into your skin.


I haven't got round yo checking the pump weep hole yet,,,,,,will post when I check

[wuyang]

Does it have the hose I mentioned?

Not got round to checking yet, will post when I do, bit short on time at minute.
Cheers

[wuyang]

Not much help.....but a few more pics until I have time to further investigate....

[wuyang]

greetings...

im betting oil filter with paper sticker on it...

j o

Hi jo


What do you mean?

[wuyang]

[Laitch]

What do you mean?

Some oil filters have paper decals or stickers on them with the name of the filter or other information. Those need to be removed when the filter is mounted in an oil sump like it is with the K. If they aren't removed, they'll show up as clumps in the oil that people will describe a brie, mayonnaise, cream or who knows what else, based on the describer's experience with goo.

[BrickMW]

Ok.


The water inside the bottle is just like drinking water,,,,,not black....

Clear water? no coolant? If that's the case, then the white stuff is either lithium grease from the clutch splines, (haha... jokes) or more likely Stop Leak which has now blocked the radiator and/or the thermostat and/or the water pump.


The absence of coolant leads me to believe there may have been a pesky leak that was being frequently topped off with water only, or someone has already tried to flush the gunk out, or some of those products instructions say to use water only for "treatment" then drain and add coolant.


I found similar stuff in my coolant after purchasing my truck, heater barely worked so I flushed the sh!t out of it leaving a pile of white globules on the ground similar to your pic. Heater immediately improved 1000% and I was still patting myself on the back on the way to work the next morning enjoying the toastyness I had restored to the cabin. When I arrived at work and got out  there was an 1/8" stream of coolant shooting straight out of the front of the grill from my radiator. PO had obviously taken shrapnel through the grill and went for the shortcut fix. Had a nice buildup of the same white stuff in and around the hole. (<---Go ahead, go crazy with the jokes) :hehehe


I would remove the fuel tank, top off the radiator at the cap, then drain the system into something I could measure how much came out. The volume and condition of what comes out will be helpful clues.

[wuyang]

Cheers all.......all card vice taken on board.......as soon as I get some spare time I will update with my results.


Wuyang

[Martin]

Back I the good or bad old days depending on your perspective. There were a couple of home brewed remedies for curing radiator leaks. Putting black pepper into the radiator was one. And another one, in which you poured raw egg whites into the radiator which congealed when exiting the hole closing the leak. This looks a bit like that. :dunno  Does it taste like egg white?
Regards Martin.

[Laitch]

if you dont know what yeast infection tastes like t . . .

This discussion of yeast is in poor taste and just trying to get a rise out of people.

[technostructural]

And here Laitch was complaining about this thread turning into a cooking show. I dare say it has turned much worse.

[Laitch]

It's branching into bread, pastry and infectious disease.