Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > oil pressure switch

[bossingit]

aaaarg,help please,lol,i hope i haven't bought a 'dod',lol....now im getting oil leaking from the oil pressure switch,around the point where the black plastic bit meets the brass nut!!!!anyone throw any light,lol....and....and....coolant is leaking onto my gloce/left handlebar at times when im riding,not sure exactly when because im watching the road,not sure if its the filler cap or not...still ,all good fun!!!!

[Felix]

Check the plastic coolant tank, they are known to split.

[Desmondo]

My OPS went at Cadwell yesterday meaning I had to miss the last session
It's a simple unscrew and screw in affair to replace. Just make sure you don't overtighten it, hey Antonye

The coolant on the left hand side is a split header tank as, believe it or not, is happening to me too. (Hang on a tick. You're not riding my bike are you?) Apparently it's a reasonably common'ish thing.

Split header tanks eh ... I had a bust one as did WJB, its not too hard to replace and not too expensive, about £22, jusy need to be methodical with it as its a bit of a pain in the backside, tank off, airbox out, ignition barrel moved out of the way ...

but seeing as i managed it on my own, you should be fine ...

OPS as Desmondo says, happens to em all eventually .... mine last year in the Pyrenees, what joy the hairpins were with an oily rear ..

[bossingit]

thanks for your help chaps,picking up ops tomorrow,£18,and a complete expansion tank /overflow etx,another £18,could've been worse,anything else anyone thinks i should check,im off to holland on it at the end of june,dont want anything going pear shaped while im there!!!thanks again everybody