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‘10M796 Oil leak on front

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#1 ·
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Greetings!
While going through cleaning after week of continuous ride, I noticed small oil drops on bolts under the engine. (monster 796abs, 2010)What could be the cause? Tomorrow need to ride 300km+, should I be concerned or put it on a trailer and go to mechanic? (which could be a problem finding someone in such short of time)

best regards (sorry for format of pictures, Im writing from a phone)

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It looks like your top leak starts higher—see yellow circle above. If that's the source of the leak, you probably just need to replace the gasket—part no. 85212971A which is #13 in the diagram here. Otherwise you should trace the leak to its highest point, go from there. There's also the cap gasket to consider (no. 78811111C, #11 in the link above), in case the leak is from the cap.

The leak on the bottom (valve cover screw) might just be from the one above. You'll have to rule it out by cleaning the area dry & monitoring, see if there's a trail from higher. If it's separate, I'd guess the valve cover o-ring needs replacing: no. 88641381A which is #11 in the diagram there.

You can try your local Ducati shop for parts, might be able to sort this out before your trip.
 
#3 ·
After a closer look there might be more oil in the area: the exhaust stud & flange; maybe the bottom fins of the cylinder and maybe also the valve cover itself. Hard to say for the latter.

It's possible the leak is small and all of the other spots are just built up from the leak going unnoticed. On the other hand if the leak's much much bigger, well, I might not be confident doing 300km+ until things are resolved. Best thing to do would be to clean the area well and find the sources. How have your oil levels been? Over on the sight-glass in the clutch cover.
 
#4 ·
Thank you for great reply. Yesterday I already ordered o-rings and gaskets. Thankfully I managed to talk to the owner of garage there (for a small fee, he also trusted me with his car for few days, great dude), so I can leave it parked there for few days so the parts arrive and I manage to get back.