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About two weeks ago my new Scottoiler (universal) began dripping after the bike is shutdown and parked. Just previous to that I had found the top of the reservoir to be loose and needing to be popped back in place. It would not seem to snap back down so I pulled it off and then lined up the little teats and snapped it back down. I have checked the unit for air bubbles and it seems clean.

It has been really hot here the last two weeks and I am still using the supplied standard scottoil which is lowere viscosity.

Anybody slse encounter this problem? I went to the Scottolier web site and checked all the troubleshoot items.

I even made a new delivery tube out of a spare piece of vacuum tube and heated up the end to make a nice mushroom.

She still wants to drip when the bike is not running..(not constant but just enought to come out after an hour and find that two or three drops have accumulated on the chain link and dripped down onto the tire. Annoying cause you then need to make sure no oil is smeared onto the running surface of the tire before you take off.


I do have some of the high temp oil I will have to get around to trying that. But I would think this would make little difference with no vacuum pushing the droplets?

Sounds like wherever you're hooked for vacuum is not releasing immediately when you shut down. A quick confirm would be to disconnect the vacuum line from wherever it is. If the drip stops, the unit is working and you need to find a proper vacuum connection. If the drip continues, it is a unit issue. Either out of adjustment or faulty.

I've used both oils and currently use 90 gear oil. The only time I've had a real issue is an emergency use of 30wt. It did a good job of lubing up the chrome on the rear wheel at the lowest setting.

I did see a reference to something similar a while back. Take it back to the dealer and they should replace it free of charge. The scottoiler people're really good about guarantees.

Had same problem several months ago. Finally discovered the small brass nut on the bottom of the reservoir was loose, and oil was slowly seeping out and running down on the supply tubing, then dripping on chain and tire. Took entire unit off, re-tightened the nut (but not too tight), re-assembled and no problems since. Recently, put on the dual injector, and it has worked very well. Hope this helps.

JJ,

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I've used both oils and currently use 90 gear oil.

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Good idea.
What part of the country are you from, or what temperature range is that good for, and what ScottOiler setting do you use with the 90 wt gear oil?

Thanks ..good info. I'll check it out. I like the idea of using a heavyweight gear oil as well.

Scottoilers recommended alternative with detailed explanation in this thread..

I'm in northern VA but began using a Scottoiler in San Antonio, TX (on a Trident in 2000). Mine is an older unit that only has more/less and it is kept on the very low side. I use 90wt in the summer (generally over 70) and Scott lightweight (or a mix of 30wt & 90wt) in the winter.

I got the impression from the other thread that heavyweight standard gear oil could be damaging to the O-rings in the chain and the O-rings in the scott-oiler reservoir?

You can buy really heavy gear oil 140 weight or higher that is rated at very high temperatures...a little heavier that standard chain saw oil.

I think automotive gear oil is fine as they routinely perform in sealed components and don't eat up the seals. The tech support guy had his opinion, but the R&D guy didn't mention any problem with gear oil and suggested it.

Any news on the problem?

still dripping like a lingering case of STD. Drip Drip Drip.

I will need to take some time this weekend and play around with it.

I think I got this little problem fixed for the most part. I believe for one thing I was flowing too much oil....especially in the heat. The fling was reaching into the fender on the chain side and the interior of the chain gaurd would get sopping enough that some would drip from it onto the tire at the hottest point of the day.

I put in some heavy gear oil after cleaning the chain with kerosene and esentially drying it out/removing some of the wet.

I now have the reservoir valve turned down all the way and so far today no drips on the tire.

I'll see if this holds...supposed to be over 100 fahrenheit today.