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1) Oil Filter Leak (drip)
2nd oil change done on this bike by me...first in March 2018 and the 2nd back in August 2018. First time I used a K&N filter, this time I used a OEM Ducati filter.
Applied a coat of oil on the rubber gasket before putting filter on. I had the exhaust off so I hand tightened it. For 1500 km no issues.
Once I stopped using the bike regularly because of the season change I took it out once in October or late September, can't remember anymore, and noticed when the bike was warming up that the filter was leaking...just a few drops.
I used the filter loop tool to give it a 1/4 inch turn (that's how far it would go) and left it at that.
Rode the bike since that time a couple of times and no problems.
Took it out today (first ride in about 3 weeks) and filter leak again...and again only a few drops. Parked bike at friends 20 minutes later, no more leak...2 hours later going home...no leak when warming the bike up but when I parked back home 20 minutes later, noticed the underside of the filter had some oil on it...
I'm giving as much detail as possible, we are now in around 0 degrees celcius here in Toronto.
2) Tail Light Brake Light flicker..
This never happened until the season changed and it got colder...not sure if the two are related? When warming up the bike I do a indicator, brake light check and the rear brake light would flicker but after a few foot pumps of the brake it would turn solid...
Not sure what to suspect here?
My bike is parked in an underground garage that is not temperature regulated but so far it's still at least 10-15 celcius down there.
Thanks for the help.
2nd oil change done on this bike by me...first in March 2018 and the 2nd back in August 2018. First time I used a K&N filter, this time I used a OEM Ducati filter.
Applied a coat of oil on the rubber gasket before putting filter on. I had the exhaust off so I hand tightened it. For 1500 km no issues.
Once I stopped using the bike regularly because of the season change I took it out once in October or late September, can't remember anymore, and noticed when the bike was warming up that the filter was leaking...just a few drops.
I used the filter loop tool to give it a 1/4 inch turn (that's how far it would go) and left it at that.
Rode the bike since that time a couple of times and no problems.
Took it out today (first ride in about 3 weeks) and filter leak again...and again only a few drops. Parked bike at friends 20 minutes later, no more leak...2 hours later going home...no leak when warming the bike up but when I parked back home 20 minutes later, noticed the underside of the filter had some oil on it...
I'm giving as much detail as possible, we are now in around 0 degrees celcius here in Toronto.
2) Tail Light Brake Light flicker..
This never happened until the season changed and it got colder...not sure if the two are related? When warming up the bike I do a indicator, brake light check and the rear brake light would flicker but after a few foot pumps of the brake it would turn solid...
Not sure what to suspect here?
My bike is parked in an underground garage that is not temperature regulated but so far it's still at least 10-15 celcius down there.
Thanks for the help.