TSB on '07 Venture for Head Gasket Leak issue?

[petekadish]

Over the past few months, I have noticed a small seepage of oil & maybe a tiny bit of coolant mixed in with it, from behind the rear cylinders. It would be a stretch to actually call it a leak at this point, but something is oozing out from that area just a bit. So I showed to one mechanic at the dealership who quickly stated "yep, you have leaking head-gasket".

 

I have completely power-sprayed and decreased the area until it's clean. And within short time period, it returns again. So, I agree that it looks like a head-gasket issue.

 

Someone recently told me that there was a TSB issued on the '07 Ventures for insufficient tightening of the head bolts, and that this could result in problems with the head-gasket leaking. Is anyone out there aware of this?

 

One final question ..., is this something which could all of a sudden blow and result in something very serious? If so, what is the likelihood of that happening? It doesn't appear serious at this time, but I have scheduled a service appointment to have it fixed. I just don't like to have any degree of leaking, dripping, etc. coming from anywhere on my bike.

 

Of course, the bike is still under four more years of warranty, so thank goodness the cost to take care of this will be picked-up by my dealer.

 

Have a safe Ride to Work Day!

Pete.

[V7Goose]

Yes, it is a known issue. The TSB specifies an affected serial number range; it is not all 07s. Yours certainly sounds like exactly what others have reported. To my knowledge, there is no risk of catastrophic failure, but I certainly cannot guarantee that.

Goose