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Oil leak near starter motor - SoCalR1200RS - 05-01-2026
Hello!
Giving the old girl a good visual inspection and I noticed an accumulation of oil around and below the starter. I’ll attach a photo below. Has anyone experienced this? I’m hoping it’s just a rubber gasket or something easy to fix. I’m keeping my eye on the oil sight glass but so far the leak is small to have no perceived decrease.
Thanks!
RE: Oil leak near starter motor - Duccrazydave - 05-02-2026
Looks like it's reference #6 in the print. Just an o-ring
https://shop.maxbmw.com/fiche/DiagramsMain.aspx?vid=57054&rnd=10232024
RE: Oil leak near starter motor - SoCalR1200RS - 05-02-2026
(05-02-2026, 04:11 AM)Duccrazydave Wrote: Looks like it's reference #6 in the print. Just an o-ring
https://shop.maxbmw.com/fiche/DiagramsMain.aspx?vid=57054&rnd=10232024
Thanks Dave! I should have just looked at MaxBMW first lol.
Part #12 41 9 446 597 - O-RING - FKM 80HS 3,1MM
Should be a very straightforward replacement. It looks like there is enough clearance to back the starter out without having to really disassemble anything. I’ll report back how it goes ??