bmwd40
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Registered: Sept 14, 2020 6:01:41 GMT -7
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Post by bmwd40 on Nov 10, 2023 15:03:51 GMT -7
My 2021 MT-10 started leaking oil from the left side of the oil pan at the gasket, just behind the kick stand. The bike had 5,902 miles on it and is out of warrenty. I bought a YEC oil pan gasket from Attack Racing for a 2021 Yamaha R1, which the stock gasket for both the R1 and MT-10 have the same part number. The YEC gasket is supposed to be reusable, but I don't plan on removing and reinstalling it. They YEC gasket appears to be made out of a different material than the stock gasket. I removed the stock exhaust can and dropped the header and cat as one unit as I did not want to damage and have to replace the cat to header gaskets. It's a little tricky reinstalling the exhaust complete, but with some straps and a jack it went smooth. I did replace the exhaust header gaskets with new ones. One thing is the oil pan does not have any locating dowels to help aline the gasket when you are putting it back togeather, so I used electrical tap to hold the oil pan bolts in place to use as pins to keep from pinching the new gasket. I did not want to trust the stock gasket again thats why I went with the YEC gasket. I am not sure how many others have had an issue with thier oil pan gasket leaking, but I do know of one other member on this forum that had the same problem, and I have heard of a 2020 R1 that had the same problem. I would recommend that if you are looking at a used MT-10 or R1, run your hand under and around the oil pan to check for oil leaks. I can't beleave that if it was going to leak, it would not have done it alot sooner than 5,900 miles and 2 years old. Tried to add picures, but they would not load.
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