PWCairHEAD
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I was seeing oil on top of the engine and on other things after every ride, and i racked my brain for days trying to figure out where it was coming from. Then, because I was having another issue as well, i decided to pull the rear deck, just to look around. I was shocked to see thick and deep amounts of oil and greasy water in the bilge.
I decided to call the previous owner, and he casually decided to tell me that he had left the cap off the oil tank once, and that a ton of oil spilled out, which he thought he had gotten cleaned up. I looked into the air intake tubes and there is a huge puddle of oil at the bottom, which cannot be seen from any other angle or view.
Can someone give me an idea of what problems this could potentially cause? I dropped an Allen wrench while I was checking the rave valves, and when i fished it out from under the engine, it was covered in oil. I'm really upset about this entire purchase. I really got screwed big-time. How can I clean it out???? does anyone know any mechanics in NC, SC, VA, or have a candopro to help me diagnose another problem??? Oh yeah, one other thing, the ground post with the group of wires on separate connectors that all attach to the post is corroded like its been shorting out. He had an adaptor installed for a trickle charger and I know the rule about jump starting and i am hesitant to use the trickle charge. I wonder if that could cause the connections at the ground post to all be corroded.
Thank you.
I decided to call the previous owner, and he casually decided to tell me that he had left the cap off the oil tank once, and that a ton of oil spilled out, which he thought he had gotten cleaned up. I looked into the air intake tubes and there is a huge puddle of oil at the bottom, which cannot be seen from any other angle or view.
Can someone give me an idea of what problems this could potentially cause? I dropped an Allen wrench while I was checking the rave valves, and when i fished it out from under the engine, it was covered in oil. I'm really upset about this entire purchase. I really got screwed big-time. How can I clean it out???? does anyone know any mechanics in NC, SC, VA, or have a candopro to help me diagnose another problem??? Oh yeah, one other thing, the ground post with the group of wires on separate connectors that all attach to the post is corroded like its been shorting out. He had an adaptor installed for a trickle charger and I know the rule about jump starting and i am hesitant to use the trickle charge. I wonder if that could cause the connections at the ground post to all be corroded.
Thank you.
