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Yorkie
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 11/09/2007 : 17:32:33
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| this morning my bike started on 2 or 3 cylinders so i let it warm up and sure enough they all stated to fire, but now when i start it up there is a really loud ticking noise on the right hand side that dies down after a few seconds, so you can only just about hear it, now it has ticked for a while (had posted previous topic) i was just wondering what could be up and where i could get the parts needed to fix it |
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a_morti
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/09/2007 : 19:26:20
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| checked the oil lately? |
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Yorkie
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2007 : 19:48:42
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replaced oil only 2k miles ago, but i am going to change this weekend as well as the filter
you reckon i will cause any damage if i continue to ride it until i get the parts ?
i will continue to let it warm up before use |
Edited by - Yorkie on 11/09/2007 19:55:37 |
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heppie
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/09/2007 : 21:23:34
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| guessing its a tappet that is slightly slack and it makes quite a bit of noise until the oil reaches it |
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a_morti
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1344 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2007 : 23:14:36
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| Could be an exhaust gasket? |
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+ NC29 swingarm ('29 wheels soon), Quill T3 Ti, lots of black, blade rear hangers, beet rearsets, brembo brake. Top mods: BT45's, touring screen & rack with 50L box! Stolen recovered, scumbags best not try again. |
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hondaneil
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/09/2007 : 17:05:16
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| sounds like it is low on oil. With the bike on its side stand the oil slips to the left hand side of the engine. It takes a few seconds for the oil to pump around to the dryer parts. You could check the oil and top it up before you get the new filter etc, just to see you through. I wouldn't worry about the prospects of it doing any damage, these engines are pretty robust. |
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Yorkie
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
Posted - 12/09/2007 : 18:57:59
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| just wondering what sort of oil i should be using i believe 10w40 semi syn is in there at the moment just wondering if i should perhaps go fully synthetic, bike has done roughly 23000 miles |
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superfourben
Regular Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/09/2007 : 19:55:15
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| I use Castrol synthetic 10W 40. |
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Dick Steele
Familiar Member
Philippines
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Posted - 18/09/2007 : 11:09:15
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| Hearing the "ticking" noise at initial startup is OK. If the ticking noise doesnt disappear after more than 3-5 seconds, then its something else. More often than not, primary reason for the ticking sound is when the oil is still all the way down the pan. Thats when the oilpump is briging it all back up to circulate. As long as the noise is gone after a few clicks is nothing to worry about in my books... |
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Yorkie
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
Posted - 26/09/2007 : 21:00:37
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Right just to let you lot know, a service fixed this, there is now no ticking noise to be heard at all
changed both filters, and put in 5w/40 synthetic oil, also changed the exhaust to a standard one so my old one is up for grabs email me for more info if you are interested :D |
Edited by - Yorkie on 26/09/2007 21:05:59 |
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Seeby400
Regular Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/09/2007 : 07:40:53
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| Sounds like it was prob the exhaust change that made it go away.....perhaps the old one blowing at the manifold....i had a loose exhaust stud on my S4 thats made the bike tick tick tick all the time until i tightened it. Seeby |
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