Originally Posted by
Blue04skittle
Actually where i park the bike is over carpet in the garage so you cant see any oil, second there was no visible oil leaking from the drain plug because i did look at it and third i was told it was probably residual twice. NO i did not attempt to tighten the drain plug but if they are loose they will usually have drops of oil on them and oil splatter all over the place. As far as not being a good mechanic i be willing to bet i could run circles around you on 95% of all cars.
I'm gonna play both sides of the fence here since I do 99.9% of my own work. A/c, window tint, tire alignment and mounting (I remove the wheel from the car and take it to get a tire mounted so that I know the lugs are tight) are the only things I don't do. Window tint is a skill and I don't have the patience, the rest uses specialized tools that are cost prohibitive as they are used once in a blue moon.
I can see your point if there is no visible evidence and the oil on it looks to be residue, so you wouldn't have a visual clue as to what's going on.
On the flip side though,
1. brakeleen the shit out of the residue and then check it out in a few hours, if the oil is back you either have an osmosis oil bolt or a leak.
2. Trouble shooting 101. it worked, something was done to it, now it's not working.......time to double check everything that could have been changed during the work that was done.
3. Your a mechanic, why are you throwing money at someone else to do an oil change?