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Question: Does the oil pan in a 06' kawasaki ninja 250 have a gasket?

(Posted by: Xzavier on 2010-03-01 10:25:36)

Because im leaking oil from there and im going to tightin the bolts first then if that doesnt work i want to know if i should go ahead and get putty sealer or replace the gasket if it has one? It does have an oil pan

Posted by: friedach on 2010-03-01, 10:36:17

It will have a gasket or an O ring-beware of stripped threads and heads-there ARE butchers about.

Posted by: guardrailjim on 2010-03-01, 10:51:51

That engine doesn't have an oil pan. The round oil filter cover has an O-ring and the oil filter bolt has an O-ring. The square oil filter cover has a paper gasket.

Posted by: molitor on 2010-03-01, 11:44:36

STOP! Step away from that Ninja. There is no "oil pan " and a correct repair involves neither "putty sealer " or "tightin [sp] the bolts ". Clean off the engine if you have not done so already. Determine EXACTLY where you have a leak. Referring to the link below will aid you. Decide if there is a gasket that needs replacing or if you have some other cause. Do not tighten bolts on this engine willy nilly. You risk stripping threads and creating a much bigger defect. Buy or borrow a torque wrench. Determine which bolts you want to CHECK. Find the Torque specifications in a manual, ask the dealer or look on line some where and apply the SPECIFIED amount of torque to the bolts. This will keep you from stripping things out warping the cases or binding up a bearing in a misguided attempt to stop the leak. There is a right tool and material for every job and it's never "putty sealer ". Good luck, carry on.

Posted by: ‹(•¿•)› on 2010-03-02, 19:19:19

If it has an oil pan then it has an oil pan gasket.