cracked oil tank

[cmallow]

My apex has 4400 miles of abuse and oil dripping Rock River Powersports got Yamaha to cover it but looking back wish i would have purchased the extended warranty. Anyone else have this happen?

 

[sledheadgeorge]

I don't think warrenty covers abuse

 

[LazyBastard]

How cracked are we talking about? And what caused it?

 

[cmallow]

i dont know how big the crack was or if my jumping and pounding on the machine stressed it or added to the crack the dealership handled everything. it did leak enough to creat a small puddle in a few hours

 

[LazyBastard]

Hmm. Sounds minor. Probably the kind of thing you could patch up with a little JB Weld.

 

[cmallow]

haha jb weld and duct tape possibly my dealer got a new one covered so it's all good

 

[plowking]

Most of the tanks leak at a mounting hole where bolt passes thru at the seam of the tank. A grommet or reinforcement at bolt hole probably would help.Some have leaked at the fitting where oil line goes from tank to engine. A o-ring or deformed fitting prevents line from sealing. plowking

 

[p0wd3rp1l0t]

i cracked my tank also..but the dumbest thing was that it cracked sitting in the garage. i brought it in and we were gonna do some work on it but i got kinda busy and didnt get to it for a couple of days but the first day i went to work on it there was no oil, then the second day i went out and there was oil on the right side...here the tank was cracked...how i have no idea

 

[maxdlx]

I think and this is just an opinion, but the oil tank gets as hot as the oil, which is right around 160 to 180. The holes over the oil tanks really allow snow to get in. The cold snow on the hot tank make it brittle, and it cracks. Maxdlx

 

[actionjack]

I searched and this thread came up.

Making room for my SideWinder I found small amount of oil under my 2007 Attak GT. Where is the most common place to look for the crack and what is the best solution. Replace with take-off part from BOP, OEM replacement, or 3rd party "better". This is my back up sled now but I'm keeping it for now - over 10k miles.

Thanks
Jack

 

[actionjack]

What ever happened to LazyBastard?

 

[34pontiac]

Mine was at bottom right corner where the support bracket meets the tank. I went with the fancy aftermarket one, but that's up to you.

 

[actionjack]

Mine was at bottom right corner where the support bracket meets the tank. I went with the fancy aftermarket one, buy that's up to too.

Thanks. Who makes it?

 

[34pontiac]

http://ty4stroke.com/threads/06-apex-oil-tank.144744/#post-1320542

http://www.cfmperformanceatv.com/untitled1.html


OEM is $229 this one is way better and $175

 

[stevieu1]

I just installed the same one. Mine cracked and I fixed it with jb weld. Only lasted one season. New one is guaranteed for life.

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