Hey all, I decided to just start a thread for my XT600 Tenere 34L since it's got a few issues and I figure it will be easier than having a bunch of threads for each.

Anyways I'm prepping the bike for a trip from Ghana to Morocco then onto Europe via the inland route. The bike and I are currently in Ghana so my access to new parts and tools is pretty limited, but I do have a fair amount of spares and other things I'd need to prepare. Many thanks to David Lambeth for all the advice and some spares.

My first issue is a persistent but somewhat slow oil leak originating somewhere near the front sprocket. It doesn't leak when the oil is cold, only hot. I cleaned the area and finally spotted a first drop. It is there on the bolt hole directly underneath the sprocket. It appears a PO had a chain break and repaired the case there as there's white goop stuff everywhere. Even on the crankcase drain bolt (which you can barely see in the photo) preventing me from draining from there. Could the leak be coming from beneath the sprocket or from the repaired case?

Second, despite my careful tightening and knowing that the oil filter cover threads can be stripped easily, it seems I stripped the oil filter drain bolt threads. Is there anything I can do to stop the leaking until I can find some method of repairing the thread? There are no hardware stores that I know of here so I can't just run down and buy some helicoil or something like that. I may get some shipped from the States since I have a GPS being sent by my ever so kind parents. What is the size of the bolts? M6 x ???

PS I know the chain and sprocket and everything is really dirty and need replacing. I have all those things I just want to figure out this oil leak first!

Thanks for any advice!

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XT600Z Tenere 34L
'75 DT400, '67 YR1