Leaking Valve Cover Gasket? How to Replace it on First Gen Kawasaki Z1000
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Despite being an absolutely pristine looking bike, this 2003 Kawasaki Z1000 has some issues. The first one to address was the tires, the 2nd was an oil leak.
I traced the leak to the valve cover gasket. After finally getting my garage to a temp that I could stand being in- I begin to tear in to this fix.
A seemingly simple gasket replacement involves removing a lot of parts to access it. In this video I walk through how to, and how not to do this job.
Hopefully it helps someone in a similar situation! This process is identical for 2003-2006 and very similar for many other models and years of inline 4 sportbikes.
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Thanks for the priceless post. 44,000 miles on my bought new '03 and I bought the valve cover gasket and also they recommended the seals around the plugs. Was around $120 in parts. Haven't done the job but I do have the leak. Will finally check the valves though there's no ticking (loose) and the bike starts and idles flawlessly below freezing (tight). Benefits of leaving it stock and being 46-67 years old riding it. Only thing that gets abused is the sides of the tires and the peg feelers. Oh, and it's been geared up (+1 counter shaft) a tooth since its youth with a first gen '04 ZX10 counter shaft sprocket(s). Still on the factory chain and rear!
44k miles on the original chain and sprocket?! That's amazing. You'll do fine with the gasket swap. Good call on replacing the spark plug seals. It'll be an optimal time to replace the plugs as well, if you aren't already planning on that.
@@alexdombi-weridetwo The bike's always had a weird demand. Change plugs every ten thou. Otherwise it breaks up past half throttle. No cleaning or swapping of plugs or coils cure it. It just wants new plugs and problem solved for a couple of years. Can always get home with symptom as up to half throttle power is adequate. Great vid.
@@kd350 Dang! You're making me wish I had changed my plugs when I did this. It just crossed 10k miles.
The manufactures sure do not think about being able to work these things these days. They want you take it to the dealership so they can break the bank for a not too expensive part to be replaced. I'm curious to know how many hours in labor the dealership would charge for replacing the valve cover gasket.
I'd be curious on that too- I'm thinking 1-2 hours plus supplies and fees for coolant disposal. I started working on my bikes as a way to keep costs down when I was a kid. Service manuals are far cheaper than service shops :)