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Post by jomama0867 on Jun 6, 2014 15:56:41 GMT -6
Lately, I have noticed a small oil spot under my Taotao 50. It's not consistently there, but it has showed up more often recently. While looking for the leak, I discovered a small clear tube attached to the bottom of the tranny case (obviously the cause of the spot), but searching through my several manual downloads, I can't find a reference to this tube anywhere!
Does this sound like anything anyone is familiar with, and should it be there and leaking like that?
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Post by jct842 on Jun 6, 2014 16:16:23 GMT -6
It is an oil catch. Should the tube have oil in it then you need to open it up to find out where it is coming from.
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Post by Bashan on Jun 6, 2014 18:19:27 GMT -6
John is spot on, it is an oil catch tube. Some crankcase breathers run through the air intake and exit under the tranny. It should have a plug in it for releasing the oil periodically and must be airtight to prevent an induction leak.
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Post by davec on Jun 6, 2014 21:10:01 GMT -6
I didn't know HD made a Tao Tao?
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Post by Alleyoop on Jun 6, 2014 21:16:10 GMT -6
All that is the VALVE COVER VENT hose that is connected to that and when the crankcase builds pressure it squirts oil out the PCV valve and into the hose and the oil collects in that little tube. Unplug it and drain it also if it goes into a little plastic piece it should have a foam filter and it is probably soaked with oil and needs to be cleaned out with dish soap and dryed and put back in. The Valve Cover Vent hose HAS TO BREATH otherwise the crankcase pressure cannot relieve the pressure and if it doesn't it blows out oil through the pcv valve. Here is what you have or something similiar. Alleyoop  |
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Post by Bashan on Jun 6, 2014 23:23:17 GMT -6
Yeah, that's it I think. This is what I thought he was talking about.
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Post by jomama0867 on Jun 9, 2014 16:25:31 GMT -6
Okay kids, let's try this again! I have a pic of the object; just trying to figure out how to post it . . . help?
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Post by Alleyoop on Jun 9, 2014 16:30:31 GMT -6
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Post by jomama0867 on Jun 9, 2014 16:37:34 GMT -6
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Post by Alleyoop on Jun 9, 2014 16:48:43 GMT -6
That is the Tranny Vent as well it is a one way valve. Did you by chance overfill the tranny with oil. Does it have a plug on it or is it just open if open there is not much you can do except do not overfill the tranny. The tranny oil is a splash system and it does create some pressure and if overfilled it will blow excise out the vent.
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Post by jomama0867 on Jun 9, 2014 16:56:50 GMT -6
THANK YOU Alley! No, there was never a plug in it, and yes, I probably have overfilled the tranny before (I use a bottle-and-nozzle thing, and usually tend to over fill over rather than under). I have been using a vacuum hose cover plug that fits over the tube, but if it's a vent I'm guessing I should remove it?!?
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Post by Bashan on Jun 10, 2014 13:01:00 GMT -6
If you mean the plastic tube and not that metal cylinder...on my Pegasus if you pull the bolt out right next to that tube, the transmission oil drains out through the plastic tube. That's how you change the tranny oil on a Pegasus. But it looks like you have a conventional drain plug right next to that so I'm not sure. Try backing the bolt out that faces you and see if oil comes out of that tube. Rich
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