Oil Horror Story

[Rocky_imp]

Blockhead, in the first post he said he had 2 gaskets on the oil filter. So it didn't seat correctly. I guess when he changed the oil the gasket stuck on the engine and he didn't notice.

This clearly illustrates why you should carefully wipe down the mating surface on the engine to get it clean before seating the new filter.
Had he done that he would have noticed the old O-ring still in place.
Fingers crossed that no engine damage was done.

[CIP57_imp]

Intermittent Oil Light on with smoke from exhaust means STOP!!! You are very lucky, forget the motor, you could have gone down with oil on the rear wheel. Your not going to notice any short term effects if the motor is quite with no unusual noise.

Like popgun said, remove the rear brake pads and sand them down, if there is any sign of discoloration replace them. I'm sure your problem is not the loss of brake fluid.

[redbirds_imp]

I remember a similar situation concerning a Honda service bulletin and the first model Honda CRV. Seems that the oil filter gasket had a tendency to adhere to the engine block when the oil filter was removed. Techs were advised to check before installing a new filter.

My guess is that no engine damage has been done (modern oils being so good) and a good cleaning of the rear brake, tire and new rear pads and should be okay. Fingers crossed for you.

[Blockhead_imp]

Blockhead, in the first post he said he had 2 gaskets on the oil filter. So it didn't seat correctly. I guess when he changed the oil the gasket stuck on the engine and he didn't notice.

Ahh right you are...my reading comprehension skills hadn't kicked in before my coffee fix this morning.

[linuxology_imp]

Rode the bike for 15 minutes this morning. So far the engine has shown no issues. Got her up to speed and a variety of situations with stops, idling, highway speeds, low speeds, etc. No issues with the engine. Brake fluid looks to be up to level and maybe I hallucinated in the heat of the moment. My first thoughts initially was that I lost rear brake, but it was more than likely oil which caused rear braking issues. My rear brakes are not working still, so I will look into that later this afternoon as I got other personal matters to tend to. I feel extremely fortunate. Thanks for everyone's insights. She seems to be o.k., but further investigations are needed. Next is that rear brake issue.

[Lord Popgun]

Once you get oil in the pads, you really need to change them. Really. Go buy new ones today. They are not hard to change.

I am really glad your bike is OK otherwise. Dodged a bullet there!

[the Ferret]

Like popgun said oil will impregnate a brake pad effectively ruining it. However, I would pull them and examine them and see if a little filing or belt sander time would clean them up. nOt optimistic but worth a shot.

[kmoney_imp]

Would third what the above two say as well. Also, when you clean up, make sure you are using something like brake cleaner or the like (but not on painted surfaces of course) you really need a strong solvent to get all the residual oil off everything.

[Carguy1959_imp]

If I was pulling my brake pads, I would just go ahead and replace them. Just make sure you clean everything.

[linuxology_imp]

Ok cleaned everything up. Changed the rear brakes, went on a 40 minute ride. Everything seems fine.