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Oil leaking in a few places after a wreck

Anybody know if this could be serious? I’m talking about the drips of oil

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Johnblackthorn · 56-60, M
There should be no leaks, it could be lose bolts after a knock, do not just tighten them!
Undo one about half to one full turn then re tighten it to the correct torque.
Contemplative · 36-40, M
@Johnblackthorn ok I just did that. I’ll have to wait until tomorrow after a ride to see if it helped. It didn’t leak immediately after I got off last weekend, and had what you saw in the picture after sitting for a week
Johnblackthorn · 56-60, M
@Contemplative check the oil level as well, if there's too much it could be come out of a breather pipe of fitting, id expect it to leak more when it's hot than just sitting, but yeah try it out and see if it's still occurring.
Contemplative · 36-40, M
@Johnblackthorn I did just replace the oil cooler and do an oil change, that could be it. That would be nice if that was it.
Johnblackthorn · 56-60, M
@Contemplative it could be that, when you undo the fittings a tiny amount of oil gets on the casings, then when the engine heats up it runs to the lowest point and drips of, but left cold it would have stayed where it was.
Hopefully you're worried about nothing, that's always preferable.
Contemplative · 36-40, M
@Johnblackthorn appreciate the help
Johnblackthorn · 56-60, M
@Contemplative no problem, message me if it turns out to be a warped casing, there's an easy cheap fix.