Topic: Leaking sending unit ever had that?

[754]

Sending unit started leaking today,  want to ride  500  miles the next few days leave early tommorow.
I guess I better change it, don't think I had this happen before.
 I could live with it maybe, but fear it gets worse.. on the road. The other problem is probably have to wrestle it with adjustable pliers I don't think a socket will fit.
Ever had this happen?

[Gene]

You talking about the Oil pump sending unit? Lights up your pressure light?

[nicolaikh22]

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[754]

Yes the one beside the cam chain tensioner on a cb 750.

[seanbarney41]

yeah, I had one start leaking earlier this summer...kind of a biotch to swap one from a spare engine but a wide selection of deep well 12 points and a small pipe wrench got it done.  Oddly, the one I grabbed was different size socket than the bad one.  No idea what is original or what.  bad one was on a k6, replaced with one from a k4.  The k4 one was smaller, so easier to deal with.  Managed to do it without pulling the carbs.

[754]

Looks, like 26 mm. The bolt on top is 7 mm head.
I cracked mine loose, but could not loosen bolt, it turns taking wire with it.
I rode to storage and back b
Got 2 more, one has black hard plastic top, the other red, maybe softer plastic.
 So I rode home 6 or 7 miles.. now it stopped leaking.. strange..

[el pachuco]

Mine started leaking last year, shortly after restoring the bike. I cheaped out and put Teflon tape on the threads of the small screw securing the wire. That stopped the leak but a few days later the oil pressure light began flickering on and off while riding. Since I have a pressure gauge installed, I knew it had good pressure and that meant I had to replace the sending unit. I ordered a new one off Ebay for $11 and all was/is well.

[Gene]

That "taking the wires with it" was the problem I had on the 550. Turned out that top bolt was stripped and that's where the leak was coming from. Different location but the same issue. I replaced the whole sender like Pachuco and that solved it.