| Author |
Message |
    
7873jake
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 09:35 pm: | 
|
Brought the leaky '07 Uly home today sans oil leak after a visit with the mech and had a blast riding something other than my '76 Triumph Bonnie for the first time in a looooong time.
I'm taken with the small nuances of the bike (the way the shifter feels, the amazing front brake, blah, blah, blah) but after a 30 minute ride down the empty back roads, I noticed that the first stop after taking delivery presented me with a check engine light (CEL) on the dash.
Worried initially, I pulled the multimeter out of the car (I'm 'that' guy... ) and found the battery measured 12.3 volts after a 30+ minute ride. Thats at/just under the 50% voltage threshold for keeping electronic brains and sensors happy.
I'm assuming that a weak 3 year old battery could be the culprit? I'll find out tomorrow with a fresh AGM batt...
I noticed that when I key the ignition on, the CEL checks itself and then goes out as its supposed to. Eventually it comes back on whether I crank it or not. At that point, it stays on regardless of how much I beg, cuss or growl. Does this seem battery related?
After all of this...while I had the air cleaner cover off, just sorta becoming familiar with where everything was, my oldest child put her hand on "that pulley thingy" under the cover and attempted to turn it. In her words, it "didn't turn much but did budge slightly" according to her (I was looking for the battery charger when this occured).
Does this manual adjustment of the exhaust valve servo screw me?
One last thing...where exactly is the port for reading the codes on the ECM? None of the connectors under the seat of my '07 XB12X have a cover only on them. Each one has a harness going in and coming out. None with just a nifty rubber cover. |
Froggy
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 10:19 pm: |
|
Ooooh this is an easy one. Your pulley thing broke, likely before your daughter touched it. 
Good news is, if your out of warranty, you can pick one up for peanuts in the classifieds, as most aftermarket exhausts don't use the actuator and people have them laying around.
The ECM connector is on the outside of your bike, near the left footpeg bracket.
Also, do some preventative maintenance to prevent a charging issue, inspect your "77" connector. Do a search on here, tons of threads with pics on it. |
7873jake
| | Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:00 am: |
|
The suspect 77 connector...does it reside in the lower/chin spoiler on the rear brake side of the bike (throttle side)?
Thanks for the heads up and I'll dig into some more charging system tests in the coming days.
I feel like I should be paying an admission price some where... |
Froggy
| | Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:27 am: |
|
It is behind the plastic cover for the front belt sprocket. It is a 2 wire connector, the connector is a bit stubborn and hard to separate, but if its really hard to separate, it could be partly melted and fused already.
You scored the bike dirt cheap, you expected to get off easy?  |
7873jake
| | Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 09:14 am: |
|
Nah...and I factored in the 'unknown' into my price for replacement of bits, parts and pieces. Honestly (versus lying out loud...), I'd rather find as many demons now vs. finding them later, on the roadside.
I will dive into inspecting the axle/bearing issue that seems to plague this bike over the weekend as well.
On any given day, wrenching runs a narrow margin of second to riding so, thankfully, either makes me happy. And being afraid to dig into a problem was never much my style. |
7873jake
| | Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009 - 03:10 pm: |
|
77 connector appears to have been replaced and is, thankfully, clean and water tight. I still pudged it full of dielectric pudge as well as a few others for insurance.
I replaced the battery and the ECM code #16 (battery voltage) went away.
I still have error codes 21 (Interactive Exhaust control) and 36 (cooling fan).
Any insights? I'm mainly worried about the cooling fan error (or failure) only because I think I know why the exhaust control code is goofy (grrrr!  ). |
Pso
| | Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 09:37 am: |
|
Jake: Check the prior posts ref how to P.M. the #77 plug. Also ref the fan the biggest problem I had was the power source to the fan plug was nasty to get to because they did not leave much extra wire to be able to get to the plug easy. It is easier to replace then others have said. If you are going w/the comfort kit that would be a good time to go w/a new fan, when mine went out it starated sounding like a leaf blower with stuff caught in the blades. |
|
Troubleshooting (Poor Starting/Running/Handling/Ride Issues) »
Archive through December 21, 2009 »
New-to-my-garage Uly starts CEL on first night home?!?