Crack in the sump of my bike

[danmac]

just bought a ninja 250 on monday and when i was giving it a service today everything was done up extremely tight on the sump, and when I tried to take the cap off to put some oil back in it was so tight i had to get pliers, and when i finally got it off i saw a crack down all the thread on the sump where the cap screws in . I'll upload a picture soon just waiting for my camera battery to charge. but can anyone tell me how much it will cost approximatly to get it fixed? Please urgently

[danmac]

The pictures i tried to upload were too big to post so i made one my profile picture. please have a look and tell me what options i have for fixing it!

[Jackofromoz]

Profile pics not working for me ??

[Old frt]

Depending on the sump plug size, cheap fix is to put a threaded bush in with loctite and use a smaller plug.

This would entail draining the oil and removing all traces of oil from the crack.

Not a difficult job to do yourself.

[danmac]

Depending on the sump plug size, cheap fix is to put a threaded bush in with loctite and use a smaller plug.

This would entail draining the oil and removing all traces of oil from the crack.

Not a difficult job to do yourself.

It's not the sump plug its the fill hole thats got the crack.
So far my plan is to go to the wreckers and see if they have any of the plates spare and get one of those and do it myself

god dammit cant get any pictures up.

[Dragunov-21]

use imgur.com

[Aufitt]

From what I can work out this the just the clutch cover, not the sump?

If so just replace it.

[danmac]

use imgur.com

Thanks mate! really helpfull

Photo Album - Imgur these are the pics of it, can anyone tell me how much itd cost to take it to a shop, or how much of a bitch it would be to do it myself, though everything mechanical always turns out to be a bitch to fix!

[danmac]

From what I can work out this the just the clutch cover, not the sump?

If so just replace it.

I wouldnt think it is the clutch cover because its wher you fill up the engine oil, but i dunno i only ever worked on cars this was my first experience working on a bike,and what a good one to have ay!

[twiz]

TAke cover off replace gasket put new cover on
ring around a wrecker would no doubt have one
Edit: re install clutch cable,

[danmac]

TAke cover off replace gasket put new cover on
ring around a wrecker would no doubt have one
Edit: re install clutch cable,

Yeah that was my plan, but im not to sure about the clutch cable is it a hard thing to do?
as a former car mechanic all i had to do was be a robot and just service, service, service, so when it comes to actually fixing things is when i'm not too experienced but im sure i can replace the cover easily the only thing is the clutch cable seems a bit out of my league even though im sure it is easy, ill probably just watch a video on youtube how to do it or something, thanks for the help everyone!

[danmac]

and to be sure, is this the clutch cover what is the plate actually called?

[twiz]

Yeah that was my plan, but im not to sure about the clutch cable is it a hard thing to do?
as a former car mechanic all i had to do was be a robot and just service, service, service, so when it comes to actually fixing things is when i'm not too experienced but im sure i can replace the cover easily the only thing is the clutch cable seems a bit out of my league even though im sure it is easy, ill probably just watch a video on youtube how to do it or something, thanks for the help everyone!

A workshop manual will be your best friend,

[danmac]

A workshop manual will be your best friend,

Yeah I ought to look into investing in one of them but money is a bit tight at the moment concidering i just bought this bike on monday and gotta get it insured aswell as this cover now!

[Crobbo]

It looks like its been cracked from a drop.

Kawasaki Motorcycle Parts 2009 EX250J9FA Ninja 250R ENGINE COVER(S) Diagram

14032-0095 COVER-CLUTCH $110.06

Part 14032

New gasket, maybe new fill plug, swap clutch cables over and it'll be sorted.

[rharris]

Hi one of the best thing i have done with every bike i own is get hold of a good service manual with lots of photos you will learn a heap about your bike and save a lot of time and money


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[agrid]

Its a bummer your new bike has a crack but it looks worse than it is so I wouldn't be in any panic to replace it. The oil isn't going to leak out. Save up and buy a new clutch cover.

[danmac]

It looks like its been cracked from a drop.

Kawasaki Motorcycle Parts 2009 EX250J9FA Ninja 250R ENGINE COVER(S) Diagram

14032-0095 COVER-CLUTCH $110.06

Part 14032

New gasket, maybe new fill plug, swap clutch cables over and it'll be sorted.

Thanks, i've already looked into the type of clutch cover, and i noticed where the clutch cable connects to the cover is in a different spot, i'll upload a photo of the clutch cover thats on my bike at the moment from a better angle.

[Desmo]

as a former car mechanic

the clutch cable seems a bit out of my league

Really?
I mean, really?!

[danmac]

Really?
I mean, really?!

I was only a mechanic for like a year so i really didnt get into anything and it was at a dealership so as you obviously would know all you do there as a first year is clean and service if youre lucky...