I have a ’14 Outlander 1000 with ~3,700 miles on it. I was looking things over recently and saw some narrow gasket oil seepage areas where the two engine halves are bolted together along the gasket line at the very bottom of the engine. The worst one is at the very rear of the engine at the split right at where the rear driveshaft bearing cover is at where three mating surfaces meet and have to be sealed. None have ever left a drop of oil on the floor or have they even left any signs of oil dripping on the frame or skid plate below them. They are just leaving some damp spots which then attracts dirt on/off along the bottom of the engine following the gasket line and at the rear drive shaft bearing cover. I’m just curious how common this is. Obviously this is not worth pulling the motor and tearing the thing down for.

I have a ’14 Outlander 1000 with ~3,700 miles on it. I was looking things over recently and saw some narrow gasket oil seepage areas where the two engine halves are bolted together along the gasket line at the very bottom of the engine. The worst one is at the very rear of the engine at the split right at where the rear driveshaft bearing cover is at where three mating surfaces meet and have to be sealed. None have ever left a drop of oil on the floor or have they even left any signs of oil dripping on the frame or skid plate below them. They are just leaving some damp spots which then attracts dirt on/off along the bottom of the engine following the gasket line and at the rear drive shaft bearing cover. I’m just curious how common this is. Obviously this is not worth pulling the motor and tearing the thing down for.