| Author | Message | ||
     Bobup  |
so i opened up my airbox to put my K&N in..and i find oil...about a 1/4 teaspoon worth. is this a common thing? i would believe that the two short hoses sticking up inside of the filter are breather tubes, but i sure hate the thought that this thing is sucking oil. also what the heck is the little match-head like thing mounted right there as well? part of my EPA crap? CA. emmissions can is on the left side of the bike...someday to come off... | ||
| Wyckedflesh  |
The matchhead looking thing is your IAT or Intake Air Temperature sender for your DDFI system. | ||
| Odie  |
.......and the oil is normal...... | ||
| Bobup |
wow...intake temp...wow...what will they think of next... thanks for the reply wycked | ||
| Bobup |
odie...thanks...now it wants to be a 2-stroke lol | ||
| Tpoppa |
I have never seen oil in my airbox. Usually oil in the airbox means the the oil was overfilled. Did your dealer check the oil level with the bike level instead of on the sidestand as directed in your owners manual? | ||
| Tank_bueller  |
I've found "spattered" oil spots in the airbox, but nothing I would call a "puddle". I think the dealer may have put a little too much oil in, but from what I heard on the badweb, a little oil is normal. tank p.s. I just put the 12' lid and K&N on last weekend....you'll like it!! (Message edited by tank_bueller on February 12, 2005) | ||
| Cataract2 |
I find splattered oil in there. If you overfill it a bit this will happen. Only worry if you see blue smoke. | ||
| Reepicheep  |
The design of the XB heads lets a LOT less oil out. So the Tuber discussions where wise people rightly recommend not routing that stuff back into the intake are correct, but probably don't apply so much to the XB's. I ran the breathers to a tube out by the shock eye on my M2, and it would leave a mark everywhere I went. Got to be a pain, actually. | ||
| Rigga  |
my breather pipes  www.freewebs.com/martin_brown | ||
| 12bolt  |
Rigga, where is the temp. sensor? | ||
| Rigga |
cable tied to the tfi o2 wires,you can see it in the picture if you look close enough,everything is run underneath the heat blanket i have.... hillbilly motors found running the iat there a benefit when developing the fast system so i thought id give it a try...all info on the web link below,still under development though www.freewebs.com/martin_brown | ||
| Cataract2 |
Rigga, what do those filters do for the breathers? | ||
| Tank_bueller |
If I may; The filters keep oil from spraying all about, AND, keep dirt/dust/crud/insects/etc. from entering the tube and eventually entering the engine. tank | ||
| Xbolt12 |
My sucks enough oil during hard high rpm use that the area inside the filter is always oily. It think this is normal and that is why the Formula Extreme bikes have a special oil system that recovers oil from the heads. I have never had a teaspoons worth appear though. You might also check the color of the oil because an over-oiled K&N will do that. The oil would be a pink to red color if it is from the filter. xbolt12 | ||
| Rigga |
Tank.... you are correct sir....... |
