| Author | Message | ||
     1340busa |
while denoidin my bike i discovered lots of dirt in the airbox under the filter. the vent tube was disconnected and the foam was missing. the bike has 600 miles on it. | ||
| Tbowdre |
that sucks..... sue the dealer that sold it to you! kidding who cares. get the foam, connect the hose, ride, smile enjoy OR spend your free time try to figure out WTF to do with your ECM after a new pipe todd | ||
| 1_mike |
1340 - What do you mean by "under the filter"? More clear... please You will normally find dirt, gravel, leaves, paper, etc. in the airbox, "outside" the filter. If everything is right, the inside of the filter area (or past the filter), everything should be clean. If not, either the filter has holes in it or it wasn't seated properly. Mike | ||
| 1340busa |
yeah i did. my red one has 60 miles on it. i checked it and it was fine. | ||
| 1340busa |
there is a vent hose with a piece of foam connected to the airbox. mine was not connected. there was alot of dirt around the throttle bodies | ||
| Moosestang |
I think the whole airbox/filter setup is crap, but i'm no engineer or airbox designer (is that a job?). Anyway, it would have been done better imo. I found some specs of dirt that got past the filter on my bike. I live on a dirt road, so dirt gets in the airbox all the time. The rubber bands holding the filter on are junk and the whole design seems flawed to me. Why can't we put two cone style filters on each throttle body. If dirt gets past that, then you know it's the filters fault. I had the same problem with my xb. The filter did not have a good seal and a few grains of sand would get past it unless I smear heavy grease on the top and bottom of the filter. I think i'll check mine again tomorrow before I ride. If I see sand, then i'm going to ditch the airbox and try to attach some conical filters, if possible. Sucking sand in the motor can't be good. |
