Glynny Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 First of all Im new to the forums & Just like to say Hey to every1 who reads this , Now im looking for Someone with a bit of mechanical knowledge, I bought a yamaha dt 125 And the first thing i did was drop the gearbox oil , & put fresh in , But as i took the oil out i noticed something a little out of the ordinery , the oil coming out was GREY! , Now ive seen black and thats when it definatly needs to be changed , & if its a goldie colour its ok !? I may be wrong , Please please please someone help as i am totally lost as to why its this colour All the Best James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vez Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hi, welcome. water pump seal probably needs replacing. Common fault on DTR's Oil+water = Grey or creamy coloured oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamDTR Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hi and welcome!! as Vez said check the seals I was actually told of this some time back by another DT owner!! Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glynny Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi and welcome!! as Vez said check the seals I was actually told of this some time back by another DT owner!! Best of luck Thanks guys but how would i go about doing this as im not very mechanical minded ? All the best James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted January 17, 2011 Moderator Share Posted January 17, 2011 Thanks guys but how would i go about doing this as im not very mechanical minded ? All the best James Your not mechanically minded and ride a 350 powervalve Havent got the numbers for Saturday have you........ The mid week ones will do i'm not greedy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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