Super leaky Baja Phoenix (Hensim) 250

angryasianguy · 04-16-2011, 10:23 PM

Greetings to the fellow China Riders!

My dad bought himself a Baja Phoenix 250 a year and a half ago. We went to go start the engine one day, and it started to gush oil out from below. I am thinking that the bike has some sort of problem with either a gasket or the oil isolating board, but I cannot tell. Is there someone in the forum who had this problem before? I am not sure who made the engine, but it definitely looks like some kind of Rebel clone. Thanks again for your help, and hope to get the bike on the road soon!

FastDoc · 04-16-2011, 10:26 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Road/rock damage? Pics would help. I believe the bike is a Hensiem. There are a few owners here.

Barnone · 04-16-2011, 11:39 PM

angryasianguy,
Where is the oil leaking from in the photo below?

katoranger · 04-17-2011, 08:47 AM

Take some pics for us. Most likely is a failed gasket or possibly a loose drain plug.

Barnone · 04-20-2011, 03:45 AM

I don't get it, a guy comes on this forum and asks for help and never answers the questions that are asked to help solve his problem..

gardo · 04-20-2011, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Barnone

I don't get it, a guy comes on this forum and asks for help and never answers the questions that are asked to help solve his problem..

Could be the storm knocked out his internet? I generally give guys like this a week

Weldangrind · 04-20-2011, 10:38 AM

My guess is that his Dad got his bike fixed, so the lad has no intentions of coming back until another problem arises.

Barnone · 04-20-2011, 03:21 PM

It's called follow up.
I think it would be polite for the OP to tell us the resolution to the problem.

angryasianguy · 04-20-2011, 08:00 PM

I wish it were that simple.... :P

Crazy long days and nights at my work place did not help with replying to the forum. Also, I was thinking I would get notification if a thread I posted to was replied to.

When the engine is cold, the bike can be maneuvered around without any leaks. When started and allowed to idle, the leak will show after a few minutes. As the bike is taken from leaning on the kickstand to upright, the oil literally pours out from the lower section. I estimated a cup-full the last time we did this. I will try to get a picture of the lower section when I can, as the bike is 30 miles from where I am at.

Thanks again for y'all's input and take care!

katoranger · 04-20-2011, 08:08 PM

Thanks for the update. We would like to help.

Barnone · 04-20-2011, 08:26 PM

angryasiasguy,
Thanks for the reply. We are awaiting your detailed photo.

Weldangrind · 04-21-2011, 01:13 AM

Thanks for checking in. My guess is either the stator o-ring or the countershaft seal.

TheRealWorld · 04-22-2011, 08:50 PM

It could be a seal on the shift lever shaft

Barnone · 04-23-2011, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRealWorld

It could be a seal on the shift lever shaft

I had that leak on a CX500 Honda. Easy fix.

FastDoc · 04-23-2011, 12:04 PM

Ditto for a GS1100E

04-16-2011, 10:23 PM	#1
angryasianguy Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 5	Super leaky Baja Phoenix (Hensim) 250 Greetings to the fellow China Riders! My dad bought himself a Baja Phoenix 250 a year and a half ago. We went to go start the engine one day, and it started to gush oil out from below. I am thinking that the bike has some sort of problem with either a gasket or the oil isolating board, but I cannot tell. Is there someone in the forum who had this problem before? I am not sure who made the engine, but it definitely looks like some kind of Rebel clone. Thanks again for your help, and hope to get the bike on the road soon!
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04-16-2011, 10:26 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Welcome to the forum! Road/rock damage? Pics would help. I believe the bike is a Hensiem. There are a few owners here. __________________ Happy to serve.
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04-17-2011, 08:47 AM	#4
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Take some pics for us. Most likely is a failed gasket or possibly a loose drain plug. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-20-2011, 10:38 AM	#7
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	My guess is that his Dad got his bike fixed, so the lad has no intentions of coming back until another problem arises. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-20-2011, 08:08 PM	#10
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Thanks for the update. We would like to help. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-16-2011, 11:39 PM	#3
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	angryasianguy, Where is the oil leaking from in the photo below?
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04-20-2011, 03:45 AM	#5
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	I don't get it, a guy comes on this forum and asks for help and never answers the questions that are asked to help solve his problem..
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04-20-2011, 03:21 PM	#8
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	It's called follow up. I think it would be polite for the OP to tell us the resolution to the problem.
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04-20-2011, 08:00 PM	#9
angryasianguy Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 5	I wish it were that simple.... :P Crazy long days and nights at my work place did not help with replying to the forum. Also, I was thinking I would get notification if a thread I posted to was replied to. When the engine is cold, the bike can be maneuvered around without any leaks. When started and allowed to idle, the leak will show after a few minutes. As the bike is taken from leaning on the kickstand to upright, the oil literally pours out from the lower section. I estimated a cup-full the last time we did this. I will try to get a picture of the lower section when I can, as the bike is 30 miles from where I am at. Thanks again for y'all's input and take care!
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04-20-2011, 08:26 PM	#11
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	angryasiasguy, Thanks for the reply. We are awaiting your detailed photo.
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04-21-2011, 01:13 AM	#12
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Thanks for checking in. My guess is either the stator o-ring or the countershaft seal. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-22-2011, 08:50 PM	#13
TheRealWorld Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 817	It could be a seal on the shift lever shaft
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04-23-2011, 12:04 PM	#15
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Ditto for a GS1100E __________________ Happy to serve.
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