Triumph Trident T150 Oil Overflow

Bike hasn't run in a year. Before I started I checked the oil level and
it was low, so I filled it to the mark, started bike and ran it for 5
mins. Then it started leaking oil out of the filler cap of the oil
tank. I thought maybe the oil tank filter was clogged, so I drained the
oil tank, cleaned the filter, and filled the tank with fresh oil.
Started bike up, and ran it for 10 mins...and it started to overflow
through the cap again.

Any ideas??

 

higgy said...

Scrap it.

 

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HTH.

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Yes, all the oil is in the sump, it has got past any valve and/or the
pump. My Norton does the same trick.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, higgy

<sigh>

Fucking spoon-feeding, some people want...

Quote some context when you reply. Last warning.

This was a reply from Lone Wolf to me when my Enfield did a similar
trick. I have no clue whether your Triumph has the same problem, but
here it is:

"No hammer needed. Your Enfield is suffering from "wet sumping". This
is when the oil drains back into the crankcase and the return side of
the oil pump just hasn't got the capacity to shift all the oil. The oil
takes the "easy way out" and exits via the crankcase breather.

Mine does it occasionally if I ain't been using it, and just for good
measure it fills the street with smoke from the exhaust.
Just use the bike more, and this problem will vanish."

He was right, too.

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the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Indeed. Take an angle grinder, a brick, and a ratchet strap ...

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

And look where *that* went.

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SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Saves a fortune in condoms.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is WUN, WUN, WUN. I have a feral ging-er on
the loose. Request immediate assistance. Mayday, Mayday, Mayday.

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the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

I knew you'd panic in the end.

<posted from a laptop in rural Herts ... >

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

All stations, all stations, all stations. Go to Defcon 1. Repeat Defcon
1. Use of lethal force is authorised, nay encouraged.

Arm all warheads. Prepare for immediate take-off. Have my lifeboat made
ready.

Kill anything ginger on sight.

AND WHERE'S MY BLOODY CAT?

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the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Through that hole in the garage door?

 

Eh? What?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, muddy

Ah! There you are.

KILL!

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Is this a good time to ask for a raise?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, muddy

No.

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Oh, right then. Looking for something ginger to kill.

 

Zactly right.

Very common on Scavenge systems

Best to just start it up, ignore the smoke, let it run for 5 mins. then
check the oil.

Gravity is quite predictable if you consider the oil tank is higher than the
sump.

--
Greybeard

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