| Author | Message | ||
     Hangetsu |
I think we were better off on the days that there were no check engine lights at all. Who knows how many things went on in an engine that today would trip the light, but really would have no adverse effect in the machine. I too have had a Check Engine light issue recently. It would come on only after a long spell of riding when I would finally stop to park. Every time I would pull to the curb to park, the light would come on, but after a few moments of idling, it would go back off. It did this consistently until I finally decided to take it in to the dealer to have it checked out. They dug into it and after many hours of fussing with it, they determined that the light was coming on only when the thing was rolled backwards. They had no explanation for this, but when they put in a different ECM in it, the problem went away. Thus, they determined it must be the ECM. They ordered a new one under warranty, replaced it last weekend, and the problem seemed to be fixed - until yesterday when I returned home from a ride, backed into my car port and the light went on again. I'm perplexed. (Message edited by Hangetsu on May 25, 2009) | ||
| Sparky |
Might be best to check for error codes. You can do this yourself without any tools except for a small jumper wire to connect two pins in the diagnostic connector. For more info on reading error codes, a search in the BadWeB Knowledge Vault found a link that has a couple other links for the info. | ||
| Hangetsu |
They actually did check for codes when I brought it in the first time. Two codes came up; 1) the engine speed sensor and 2) the exhaust servo. The first time I brought it in, all they did was reset the codes and I rode it another week to see if the same codes would come up again. The check engine light came on repeatedly as before, but when I brought it in again the second time, the only code that came up was the engine speed sensor. Their theory was that the engine speed sensor was getting "confused" when the bike was rolled backwards and the ECM recorded it as an error. The problem did seem to go away after they changed the ECM, but only temporarily. I guess I'll be bringing it back in this week. Other than the light being on however, the thing runs great. |
