Oil leak on the 2020 GT

Slim Pickens said:

I have the same leak, no leaks until first service when dealer over filled the oil. I’m going on. 3k mile road trip in two days, does anyone think I shouldn’t? I’m on the fence .Thanks in advance.

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mexican said:

That is the main reason i did not buy the first model, i will give it a year or 2 to work all the bugs out, then i will save for 25 years to buy one

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Rockatansky said:

While this thread is already going on for a while, please allow me a question:

When looking at the first picture in the beginning, it seems to show a copper washer. But when I look at my TFC it looks like a steel washer.

Is this in fact different in the different models or is this just a color bug based on the oil that contaminates the surface of the washer?

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Rockatansky said:

While this thread is already going on for a while, please allow me a question:

When looking at the first picture in the beginning, it seems to show a copper washer. But when I look at my TFC it looks like a steel washer.

Is this in fact different in the different models or is this just a color bug based on the oil that contaminates the surface of the washer?

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Bandit 65 said:

I have the same leak.
Here's my Triumph America Case Reference #: 00882435
My bike is in the shop for the 3rd time for the leak. They are saying the leak is NOT coming from the bolt that has been getting all the attention. Triumph is telling them to remove the transmission/crankcase cover the bolt goes through. In order to do this, they have to remove the engine entirely. If the cover is bad, they have to replace the cover and case as a pair. As they are apparently matched.

If they say yours is the only reported case, then they're lying or not looking very hard. It appears to be pretty widespread. There are a number on this forum with the problem. Of the four 2020 rockets my dealer has sold, mine is the only one with the leak, but the service mgr said he is aware of the problem with them elsewhere. I smell a recall..We need to make some noise. If this doesn't get rectified soon, I'm going to have to go Lemon Law on them.
Good luck and please keep us posted.

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JPFEO said:

I got my bike back. They replaced the bolt and the washer that's it. But after riding it I noticed it is still leaking a little bit, not enough to drip down the engine, but I can tell it is building up slowly in that area. Now the thing is that pretty soon the weather will be cold and the bike will be sitting there in my garage for months, and I won't be able to tell if something has change.

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stollydriver said:

Don't want to worry you - I too have a GT- but there have been reports of porous casings. Will keep you informed..

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norbiegee said:

I had the same issue...the casing needed to be removed- impregnated with with some epoxy or some other method and returned to the dealer. I was out of commission for 2 months, but after about 2000 miles...the leak issue was resolved.

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JPFEO said:

hmm, I will keep checking on mine. How long do we have warranty for?

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