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5liter
Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 09:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Has anybody had a problem with water getting into the tank? I ride in the rain sometimes and wash the bike regularly. I started having a surging and bucking problem that I could'nt figure out. No trouble codes and all the sensors connections were good. I've had the S3 for 4 years and never thought about water in the tank til I was gasing up after I washed it. I pulled the gas cap and a fairly big drop of water ran into the tank. when I was going down the road the thing would cut out for a second and start running fine then cut out again so on and so on. I'd whack the throttle a couple of times and it would run fine for 5 or 10 minutes then start all over again
After treating the gas with HEET for 4 full tanks the problem is gone.
Has anybody had a similar problem and what was the solution?
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 09:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah.
The filler is shaped like a funnel.
Wash it AFTER you fill the tank : )
or you could try my method: don't wash it.
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Sloppy
Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 12:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes, I've had the same thing happen. Make sure the o-ring on the fuel cap is in good shape -- mine was cracked out of the showroom. When you wash the bike put a towel over the cap. Every oil change I put in a fuel treatment bottle.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 02:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I thought I was being anal when I replaced my O-ring : )
Thanks. I feel better about myself now.
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