[Ducati] More Bottom End Venting Issues

[Martin Chasse]

You tried putting less oil in the engine?

We are having similar issues on the 1098's and filling the oil midway 
between low and high does the trick.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Smsalenius at aol.com>
To: <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 3:13 PM
Subject: [Ducati] More Bottom End Venting Issues


> Something is causing too much crankcase oil pressure in my 2K M900ie:
> blocked line?  faulty oil pressure relief valve? plugged/damaged mesh 
> filter?
> faulty oil pump? Any other ideas, folks? Oil is going up into  the
> airbox in significant quantity (the whole bottom of the box is wet) and 
> then
> coming out of the airbox breather tube. It made a nice puddle at my  ride
> meet point this morning.  No other engine performance issues,  just puking 
> oil.
> Gingerly rode home at low rpms, avoiding the back  brake.
>
> This oil issue began all of a sudden. No oil in my garage parking  spot 
> this
> morning, must have begun on the freeway ride up there from Santa Ana  this
> morning. Just over 27,200 miles on the odometer. Religiously serviced, oil
> changes every 2,000 to 3,000 miles. Had an oil seal problem on the cam 
> belt lay
> shaft about 1,000 miles ago. Could that have just been a symptom of the 
> current
> oil pressure problem? The seal was replaced and all was well in that
> location.
>
> I will take it in to the shop on Tuesday.
>
> Syl S.
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