This totally sucks. I took my 696 in for it's 600 miles service, mentioned an oil leak I spotted a week into ownership, and found out they're going to have to take the whole friggin' engine apart to fix the damn thing. I'm out my brand new bike for 2-4 weeks. I bought it mid-summer and was riding every day to get the most out of it before the rainy season comes here the Pacific Northwest. What crappy luck I have. The bike was overfilled with oil from the outset and I assumed it was oil blow-by as one of the drain tubes that sits lowest on the bike had a drop of oil hanging from it when I noticed it. It never left a "spot" of oil beneath it, but along the front side of the crankcase and along the side it appeared to be weeping. I hoped the oil was just coming from the tube and had been whipped around in the wind, but apparently that's not the case. The lead tech talked to the Ducati America and they're going to have to tear it down to diagnose the issue. The oil level never dropped below the view hole, so I knew it was not leaking enough to cause serious concern. I do wonder if being so full was caused the problem? After finding the leak I always checked the oil before riding and never found it to be even level with the top of the view port; the oil was always well over Max, covering the whole view port when level.
My shop is going to expedite the repair, but still expects a 2-4 week turnaround. I hate the idea of a brand new bike being torn down, the motor being disassembled, reassembled and then re-installed before I even put 620 miles on it. I don't have confidence that everything will be put together as well as the first time, even though the service advisor has more confidence in his tech than the "factory production line techs." What can you do? Any one ever had a similar issue? How'd it turn out?
Grieving the loss of my new toy....
MTBJAY
My shop is going to expedite the repair, but still expects a 2-4 week turnaround. I hate the idea of a brand new bike being torn down, the motor being disassembled, reassembled and then re-installed before I even put 620 miles on it. I don't have confidence that everything will be put together as well as the first time, even though the service advisor has more confidence in his tech than the "factory production line techs." What can you do? Any one ever had a similar issue? How'd it turn out?
Grieving the loss of my new toy....
MTBJAY