Oil cover bolt

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Oil cover bolt

10 Oct 2014 10:19
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Hoping someone can help me out with this. My '81 KZ550 was having some charging issues, and while replacing the stator, I inadvertently loosened the large bolt at the bottom of the stator cover and drained a good deal of oil. Is the stuff in there the same as the engine oil or does it need to be replaced separately?

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Re: Oil cover bolt

10 Oct 2014 10:54
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:huh: it's engine oil...........
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Re: Oil cover bolt

10 Oct 2014 13:00
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Is there a reason it didn't all leak out then?

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Re: Oil cover bolt

10 Oct 2014 16:18 - 10 Oct 2014 16:21
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On some models there isn't supposed to be any oil behind the stator cover (81 650-CSR for example).
Not sure if your 550 is supposed to or not.
For the ones that do, I think there's a small hole that allows the oil to drain back to the engine.
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