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I just got this quad a few days ago and finally got it running. It has oil leaking and it seems to be coming out around a cylinder bolt. Not the valve cover but just below and to the rear. Is there supposed to be crush washers on that bolt? and what are those bolts supposed to be torqued at?

Thanks

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Thanks for the welcome. The bolt i am referring to is just below the valve cover and I think it is one of the bolts for the cylinder head. It has a domed head

Maybe someone in the past tried to stop the leak with a crush washer, who knows.

I am an older guy just learning to use computer stuff and I don't have a camera to take a picture and if I did I wouldn't know how to get it from a camera to the computer box.

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Have you tried to tighten the bolt down? Maybe loosen it up and put some high heat silicone on it and re tighten.  

Do the other bolts have the same washer ?

Might as well check all of them while your at it.  

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I do have some high temp silicone I can try. I was kind of worried about over tightening and breaking something. Do you know if there is a torque spec for this?

Thanks

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I’ve done it in 2 hours not by choice and it worked great. 

Honestly... I would wait 24. 

Also remember to clean the area with a little carb cleaner to make sure all the oil away from the area.  Just a little shot will do.  Dry it with a rag.   

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another thing to remember is if you take a bolt out, especially those long ones that hold the head and cylinder to the crank case, never put the bolt back in if any liquid gets in the hole-  let is sit overnight and air dry out.  Have a relative that does automotive repair and she has cracked crankcases before because she torqued down a bolt that had water (or some other liquid) under it.  That water is very powerful under pressure like that, hence it cracked the case and ruined the engine.

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