Hello and apologies for the length of this.
I just bought a 2023 CRF 300L over here in Thailand. Went on 4 short rides. 24 hours after purchase @ 62 kilometers, (2 klicks from home), I noticed weaker engine breaking. ??? Throttling up seemed fine, nothing lit on the dash, but it bothered me.
At home, 64 klicks, I checked the oil sight glass. It had a little bubbling and no viscosity. I'm worried now, opened the filler cap running my little finger on everything reachable and what I felt was not engine oil. I later emptied the the crankcase using totally clean pans/funnel. The drain plug was insanely tight and there was no crush washer. The fluid ran out like water (engine had cooled down by this point).
The antifreeze reservoir appeared (MAYBE) a wee bit lower, so my 1st thought was a seal or gasket failed contaminating the oil. However, hours and now 2 days later, there's no separation. It appears consistent.
Could oil & water/antifreeze mix & stay so consistent? If not, someone @ assembly or the dealership put something other than Honda's 10W30 MA oil in there. That might explain the insanely tight drain plug with no washer. To me, this substance looks & feels like a light weight, dirty fork oil.
Note: these bikes are assembled here and most tech's & mechanics are under-educated, disgruntled, under-paid, dislike manuals and torque wrenches & can never do anything wrong. Sorry, I've been here a while.
Friday & Saturday are holidays here so there's no reaching the dealer until Monday. We've already reached out to other Honda offices here but must start with the dealer. I will be adamant about an oil filter inspection and a compression check. Note: I don't want to remove the filter (it's inside the right case), or go any further with this myself for fear of them voiding any warranty.
If you could, please highlight the Dropbox links below and open for videos. I would greatly appreciate any of your comments & opinions.
Thanks in advance!
I just bought a 2023 CRF 300L over here in Thailand. Went on 4 short rides. 24 hours after purchase @ 62 kilometers, (2 klicks from home), I noticed weaker engine breaking. ??? Throttling up seemed fine, nothing lit on the dash, but it bothered me.
At home, 64 klicks, I checked the oil sight glass. It had a little bubbling and no viscosity. I'm worried now, opened the filler cap running my little finger on everything reachable and what I felt was not engine oil. I later emptied the the crankcase using totally clean pans/funnel. The drain plug was insanely tight and there was no crush washer. The fluid ran out like water (engine had cooled down by this point).
The antifreeze reservoir appeared (MAYBE) a wee bit lower, so my 1st thought was a seal or gasket failed contaminating the oil. However, hours and now 2 days later, there's no separation. It appears consistent.
Could oil & water/antifreeze mix & stay so consistent? If not, someone @ assembly or the dealership put something other than Honda's 10W30 MA oil in there. That might explain the insanely tight drain plug with no washer. To me, this substance looks & feels like a light weight, dirty fork oil.
Note: these bikes are assembled here and most tech's & mechanics are under-educated, disgruntled, under-paid, dislike manuals and torque wrenches & can never do anything wrong. Sorry, I've been here a while.
Friday & Saturday are holidays here so there's no reaching the dealer until Monday. We've already reached out to other Honda offices here but must start with the dealer. I will be adamant about an oil filter inspection and a compression check. Note: I don't want to remove the filter (it's inside the right case), or go any further with this myself for fear of them voiding any warranty.
If you could, please highlight the Dropbox links below and open for videos. I would greatly appreciate any of your comments & opinions.
Thanks in advance!