Engine noise
#22
09-13-2006, 05:12 AM
RE: Engine noise
ORIGINAL: Nobrakes
I tend to think the 20W50 might be a possibility in Deej's case - it's a bit thick for Deej's rather cool area. The fact that the noise goes away after his bike warms up tends to support that. But that's just a guess and is easy enough for Deej to confirm or deny by doing a simple 15 minute oil change.
I tend to think the 20W50 might be a possibility in Deej's case - it's a bit thick for Deej's rather cool area. The fact that the noise goes away after his bike warms up tends to support that. But that's just a guess and is easy enough for Deej to confirm or deny by doing a simple 15 minute oil change.
Ummm ya thats possible I suppose. I'm sure its not the Brand or weather it's synthetic or not. The only reason that I ran 20w50 for a little while was because I planned on running Amsoil and thought it was only available for bikes in 20w50 form so I was getting the bike used to it. Once I found out I could get it in 10w40 I took the plunge. Expensive stuff too, My Stealer gets 10 bucks a quart for it. Thank god the Klx only takes a quart and a half. My sporty takes 5. [:@]
I was mistaken in that I had the impression people were hearing a Loud ticking noise all the time. In deej's case the symptoms do point to oil weight / cam chain / or something simple like it.
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#24
09-13-2006, 06:59 PM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 12,584
RE: Engine noise
O YEA, i put the stock exhaust on last night,,, man what a difference. If it was ticking because it was lean, putting the stock exhaust back on should make it stop ticking right? because its runnin richer, well it didnt stop ticking... so its not runnin lean.... somethings wrong.
#28
09-13-2006, 07:21 PM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 12,584
RE: Engine noise
yea it is... i can actually talk to my wife with it runnin in the garage.... lol... i always have the quiet core out of the big gun... i also forgot how much heavier the stock pipe is.....
#29
09-14-2006, 01:00 AM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 12,584
RE: Engine noise
Well just got back from dropping my bike off at the dealer, the guy there took it for a quick spin while i waited and said it sounds like its coming from the bottom end.... that cant be good... he said its definately a bad noise... good... im glad im not just paranoid, or its not just the cam chain tensioner... our bikes have a year waranty on them right?