Help: Leaking Oil!

lucky13 · Post by **lucky13** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:14 am

Hi I've got a 125 cc scooter, that seems to run out or leak oil every 100 km. It's 4 stroke so not sure why the oil is gone, it doesn't leak when parked. Any ideas?

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 4:26 pm

What make, model and year?

Exhaust smokey?

lucky13 · Post by **lucky13** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:20 pm

2008 Genuine Metro (Buddy) 125cc, a Canadian import of the PGO Ligero(former facory for Vespa). No smoke, runs great, but sometime it looks loke theres some oil sprayed in the muffler, not sure where its from..

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:24 pm

Is it the engine oil or the final drive oil?

How much oil do you add after a 100 km? Exact, not a estimate, please.

What is its oil capacity?

lucky13 · Post by **lucky13** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:58 am

It's the engine oil that goes missing.. I fill the scooter but by 100 km the oil is gone, and there is some marks of oil spray on the muffler. it's a 4 stroke so I know the oil supposed to last a season not a week. when the scooter sits it does not leak. so I wonder where the leak is , a gasket?

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 11:38 am

What is the engine's oil capacity? It should be in the owner's manual.

How much do you have to add to bring it back to full?

lucky13 · Post by **lucky13** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:42 am

It's completely empty to the point the engine shuts off. I think it's 800 ml to refill.

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:07 am

We'll have several club workshops over the winter. Bring it to one and we'll have a look. If it is something major though, you'll have to wait as I have a backlog of personal work I want to clear first.