Flywheel defender 90 N/A

[William]

Hi guys, just wondering ehther i had abit missing of my 90 lol.

The flywheel housing, on the side nearest the sump at the bottom, not underneath but on theside at the bottom of the housing, theres a hole that looks like it has thread, i didnt no whether it was for a breater of something etc, or is it ment to be a drain plug there?????? would tht explin the oil leak lol. If not whats the hole for? thanks

[Leslie Henson]

The flywheel housing is 'after the crank rear seal', so if you have oil coming out of there, then you have a problem. The threaded hole might be for the wading plug. Make sure the oil is actually coming out of the hole, rather than running down from perhaps the sump/block seal. Bear in mind that as standard, there's no gasket, but RTV sealant between sump pan and block. Oil running down from higher up, such as rear of rocker cover, or breather pipe, may end-up dripping off from this same location.


Les.