SLtrek Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi all, and thanks in advance for help I do all maintanance on my wife's 2004 V11 Cafe Sport. The last two times I have changed the oil there has been water in the oil. The next to last time the amount of water was substantial, and I removed the "belly pan" and wiped out the water that did not exit with the oil. I assumed the water originated from a rainy ride we had taken. During today's oil change I observed the oil as it flowed out of the drain plug and into the oil-drain pan, and I saw no evidence for water contamination. However, when I was pouring the oil from the oil-drain pan into a container for disposal, I notice a small amount of water in the oil (it had settled at the bottom of the oil-drain pan). She did not ride in the rain between the last two oil changes. This is my first Guzzi, but I have had many motorcycles and worked on all of them and I have never had such a problem unless a coolant-fluid seal failed. Has anyone had this probelm with a Guzzi? Should I worry about it? I am guessing the water is related to condensation (we live on the foggy central california coast), but again, I have lived on the coast for a long time and I have never had this problem with air cooled or water cooled motorcycles. Any advice or solution is greatly appreciated. Thansk again for the help. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLtrek Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 Never mind - I could not wait for an answer and kept trying searches - searching for yielded the result I needed. Seems condensation is the culprit, and it is not a huge worry. Retroactive thanks to Rachethack Ron - now I can leave for my vacation with peace of mind. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonV11 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Sounds like its a common problem. Follow link for more info: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8574 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ratchethack Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Sounds like its a common problem. Follow link for more info: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8574 Say Ron - You could think of it this way: If y'er gonna have water in y'er sump, you could do worse than tumwater. . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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