| Author | Message | ||
     Discochris |
Went for a ride over lunch - the check engine light came on. I didn't really notice anything wrong with the way it was running. Dropped the bike off at home and took the car back to work. When I got home, I read the code - 21. I did the test and yep, my exhaust gizmo failed. Looks from the pics on the site here that mine was one of the older ones (bike is a 2008.) I ordered a new one - anyone know if this is a backordered part? | ||
| Kublak |
No idea on the backorder, but mine went at 50 miles on my '08 Uly XT. I ended up needing a new exhaust and ECM as well. No problems since in the 20K miles I've enjoyed on my Uly. | ||
| Discochris |
50 miles? Yikes. I'm just under 18,000 on mine. | ||
| Thejosh |
Exhaust actuator? Is that the butterfly underneath the airbox? I have a drummer exhaust. Would it go bad if it were not "in use"? | ||
| Buewulf |
The actuator is the motor that opens / closes the valve in the exhaust, located on top of the airbox on my bike. I know the Drummer does not use the exhaust valve, but I would assume your actuator is still hooked up to prevent throwing a trouble code. Either that, or you have some type of emulator to trick the computer into thinking the actuator is still there. | ||
| Discochris |
Yep. From what I've read on here, the original ones had plastic gears inside that break, melt, or seize up. The bike can be ridden safely w/o it, but it will leave the CEL lit until you fix it. The 06-07 bikes can be overriden using ecmspy, if you have an aftermarket exhaust. Not sure if that can be done on the 08-up bikes. In any case, I ordered the part. It's close to the end of riding season here in MN, but I'd like to get it swapped out before I put the bike away. |
