Removed downpipes looking for Oil loss clues - photos!

[Hooli]

Mine 14 only ever uses oil if it leaks, traditionally from a burst oil cooler. However a mate's CB1300 does burn oil when ridden hard, you can smell it miles away.

As for leaving the head on to the do stem seals, the old way to do it if you don't have compressed air is to poke lots of thin rope or thick string down the sparkplug hole & turn the piston towards TDC till it stops.

[grog]

Was there ever a final conclusion Vonny. Hotter plugs dont stop oil consumption.