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Jlcast
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 - 09:57 pm: | 
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My check engine light comes on every time I ride on interstate , It has to be something with gaining speed at faster rate. When I get to destination and start back up the engine light does not come on. Don't do a lot of interstate riding so it did'nt seem to be a problem. On my last ride the check engine light came on but now it keeps coming on every time I start up.There is no performance issues so far, just the light. Trying to find out where to start looking for the problem, any suggestions would be great. Thank you |
Terrys1980
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 - 10:06 pm: |
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If you can hook up a meter to your battery and ride with it to see if there is a charging system issue. |
Jlcast
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 - 10:43 pm: |
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Okay I can do that, just curious on why a charging system issue would cause the check engine light to turn on ? I'm not having an issue with starting . Would it be indicating a battery problem before the battery looses charge? |
Froggy
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 - 11:30 pm: |
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Is your fan running fine?
You need to follow the procedure in your service manual to check the codes, that will help you figure out what the issue is. |
Jlcast
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 03:29 pm: |
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Do I need a computer to check codes? , where do I find one? ,any specific type? Not sure if it specifies this in service manuel but I just ordered one today ,hopefully get it soon. |
Terrys1980
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 03:53 pm: |
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You will need a short piece of wire to jump pins 1 and 2 on the diagnostics port.
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Jlcast
| | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 10:46 am: |
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Thanks Terry, Getting anxious to ride , I started Bike this morning just to see how it started and sounded. started up fine and sounded normal but I did notice that the check engine light would come on then go off for around 12 sec then come back on. Thought I would throw that out there to see if that indicates anything. As far checking the data I will do that this weekend, is there a specific type of wire i need to use? |
Terrys1980
| | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 11:00 am: |
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Any type of wire will work as long as it fits good into the plug. |
Jlcast
| | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 06:56 pm: |
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Good news guys, I finally spent a little time today with my buell and realized the brake light and horn was not working, had a blown fuse and that triggered the diagnostic light . Put in a new fuse and all is good. Plus I finally broke down and bought a service manuel , thanks for the suggestions! |
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