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2005 rmz 450 is leaking oil from the cylinder head cover just from the right side which caused overheating. is it time for a new gasket?

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  • javiersanche Oct 19, 2009

    yeah the mechanic at the shop scared me really bad when he told me that it could be that i need a new head.. but he had not even turned on the bike and my bike is running fine and sounds great

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Tighten down the cover. If that does not stop the leak then a new gasket would be in order. I doubt the leak has anything to do with any overheating unless it lowered the transmission oil level quite a bit. The "overheating" may just be the oil on the cylinder naturally burning away.

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