999 Bip- oil leak

[degre7]

HI everyone - i'm new to the club and Ducati's after spending 6 years on jap bikes.
Had a problem last week- did 245 miles through the lakes last sunday- but stopped to fill up with fuel about 10 miles from home- discovered that oil had been leaking onto the fairing and obviously blowing onto the rear tyre:eek: .
ive stripped the fairing off the bike and i'm currently in the process off checking the air box/filters to see whether any oil has come up through the breathers- thats when i work out how too get the top off the air box?

is there two small air filters on either side?

anyway has anyone else had this problem- ive found the thread on the leaky oil coolers and i'll check with ducati uk if mine has been recalled- it currently has a KTM cooler fitted.

is it possible for the oil to come up through the breathers- or am i wasting my time looking.

Any help / advice would be appreciated.

Not a great start to Ducati ownership- but i'm not giving up yet.

thankyou degre7

[madmav]

can you not identify the origin of the leak?

[degre7]

at the moment NO - which is strange, i'll maybe stick the tank back on it and fire her up in the morning- that might shed some light on it- but i did run it when i got back last sunday with the fairings off- but couldn't see anything obvious.

[madmav]

aint done much with the ugly model duke ! lol
but I did have a situation where by my oil filler plug seal was weeping and after a long ride it had dribbled down into belly pan and then dripped on to my tyre !
worth a check !
mav

[KeefyB]

What model year is the bike?
The oil cooler recall only affected the real early bikes,...'02/03.
Yup,the dodgy ones were made by KTM,......

Its not a deep sump engine,is it?If so,check the sump filter housing for signs of grounding out.(Yes really!)

[Wylie1]

is there two small air filters on either side?


Yep. They fit between the airbox & the airtube on each side.

[degre7]

:) thanks for the replies chaps- i'll check what you have all said this morning.

the bike was registered june 04 - but still has the KTM oil cooler on- so i'll check with Ducati UK whether it should have been recalled.

anyway i'll fire her up this morning and look for the obvious.

thanks again

[KeefyB]

the bike was registered june 04 - but still has the KTM oil cooler on- so i'll check with Ducati UK whether it should have been recalled.

Please do check with Ducati Uk but I think the later KTM oil coolers were ok.
Have a look at the oil pipe unions,....oh yeah,some rocker covers can weep the black stuff too.

[degre7]

thanks again for the replies.

But ive stripped the bike- ran it - and no oil to be seen anywhere.
Cooler seems fine with no signs of fresh or old oil leaking.
Iv'e given the bike a good run up and down the bypass near where i live- and she seems fine now.

I can only think that some oil has come through the breathers and into the air box and was just draining away.

anyway i'll keep you posted if it happens again- ansd the cause off it.

cheers degre7:)