my beast is leaking @ the bolt under the exhaust in the front of the engine....it looks like it may be getting worse so i want her not to spew anymore!

i've read u can just loctite and throw it back in....i read 17 pounds to torque it on...if u don't have a torque wrench how do u do that?

and if i have to get a torque wrench. there's settings on it right? i've seen them used but was always under the car(smaller dude, gotta squeeze in the tight spaces) i'd hear it click, is that per pound is one click?

i really hope it's just that easy(loctite and back in) because i'm having way too much fun tearing it up and down everywhere! the commute to the job used to suck, til i started thumpin!!!

The click means you've hit the set torque,... it's adjustable by twisting the barrel of the wrench.....
The bad news, (not so bad), is that the oil leak you have, is under the valve cover.... a rubber plug, famous for leaking...
See the tech section....
Repair is a bit of a bugger, but there are step by step instructions, ($10 bucks for rubber plug, and $10 bucks for Honda-bond sealant)... or, if it's not too bad, just live with it....

I've been really lazy with the oil leak. Bought the plug last year and was going to do the plug and tank paint over the winter but did nothing but ride it right through the cold weather, flurries and all. Yes, it's a nuisance, but so is working on it in the sand under the tree in front of my place. Could use Mom's garage, but I guess I'm just a lazy sob. She cools down and I wipe it off with a rag. Worse after a highway ride, but hardly lose any oil, just a couple of tablespoons at the most. Doesn't really bother me enough to tear into it at this point. Paid $1000 for it and am enjoying every dimes worth.

The trick is to have all your supplies ready.
If they predict a weeks worth of rain, go for it.
that's what I do.

ralfyguy, u are the man! i thought it was because it appears to be leaking right from that nut. i'll put pics up if u like, but i'm almost 100% sure that's what it is!! i am so happy it's a quick fix!!!!!! ravenous!!!!!!!

here it is! this looks like it's coming from that bolt!

what does it do?

which tube(color) threadlock is the one that u can remove later?

and when i do it do i hand tighten then give a small bit of torque with the socket? i assume it's a 10mm haven't even tried yet.





it's not too bad, but if i can fix it easily then y not?! plus too there's alot of oil build up now so it kinda flies on me while riding lol i'm sure it's been leaking the whole time, and now has enough to fill some of the "lines" in the engine.

Rocco wrote on 07/18/09 at 08:55:39:

That's the one. I used the blue loctite and it's 12mm wrench size, or you can use a 1/2" wrench. Remove the nut and clean the area and the nut. Put a drop or two of blue loctite about half way up the bolt. Then put the nut on and tighten about the same amount it took to break loose. DONE!  

BUT if I look a little closer at your pic, it seems to me, that the oil comes from the area where the infamous oil plug resides/leaks, from higher up. So I dunno if that is your problem. I would clean up the area entirely first and then ride and observe where it comes from. Use some degreaser to spray it down.

Rocco wrote on 07/18/09 at 08:55:39:


That's a head bolt believe it or not. You have six headbolts. Four under the head cover and two outside the head. That one in front and it's twin on the back of the cylinder.