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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:25 pmIs this bad and should i panic?
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:25 pmPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:28 pmHead Gasket ?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:29 pmflush out your cooling system and refil it. Take it for a few rides, get it HOT 
and see what happens.
Ben
and see what happens.
Ben
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:30 pmSorry, i'm no mechanic but that is what i would try first. Please don't blame me if it goes BANG! 
Cheers
Ben
Cheers
Ben
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:34 pmBars Leaks in the radiator... then sell it... 
Could be a head gasket but it may also be a seal in the water pump...
Does the engine have a more noticable ticking noise from the head..??
Flush it and see how it goes....
Could be a head gasket but it may also be a seal in the water pump...
Does the engine have a more noticable ticking noise from the head..??
Flush it and see how it goes....
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:36 pmTanya i see you have a 06 Z1000 on order
whens that coming and are you trading the 6
ok i would wash out the bottle and clean it
then check and see if theres anything under the oil filler cap
if not i'd just keep and eye on it
whens that coming and are you trading the 6
ok i would wash out the bottle and clean it
then check and see if theres anything under the oil filler cap
if not i'd just keep and eye on it
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:45 pmoil filler cap is clean
bike has been ticking a lot lately (but was doing that before i noticed the coolant)
but there may/may not have been bubbles in oil, i ran it and looked at the oil filler window, but it was darkish and hard to hold the bike upright and see at the same time
lucas i'm not trading it, i'm keeping both bikes, and since i have a trip planned in feb on it, i'm a teensy bit worried
i'll just take it to whales tomorrow and grovel for them to look at it as work are way too busy fixing all the silly yamaha's. If they can flush it, we'll take it from there
It hasn't overheated either
bike has been ticking a lot lately (but was doing that before i noticed the coolant)
but there may/may not have been bubbles in oil, i ran it and looked at the oil filler window, but it was darkish and hard to hold the bike upright and see at the same time
lucas i'm not trading it, i'm keeping both bikes, and since i have a trip planned in feb on it, i'm a teensy bit worried
i'll just take it to whales tomorrow and grovel for them to look at it as work are way too busy fixing all the silly yamaha's. If they can flush it, we'll take it from there
It hasn't overheated either
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:03 pmAsk them to do a pressure test on cooling system, hopefully its just a seal on the water pump.
Neil
Neil
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:56 pmDoesn't look like milkshake to me....
Worry but not too worried, definately fixable.
Worry but not too worried, definately fixable.
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:28 pmThe poll is confusing?
Can you get some oil out the motor? Does it look milky?
How about running the engine (from cold) with the rad cap off? Bubbles?
Can you get some oil out the motor? Does it look milky?
How about running the engine (from cold) with the rad cap off? Bubbles?
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:46 amNo idea... 
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:23 amTan,
I think if you straight swap it for a well used green zx7r that I've seen around then you'll be fine ...
I think if you straight swap it for a well used green zx7r that I've seen around then you'll be fine ...
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:30 amJust empty all the coolant out, that will sort it.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:10 amThere is a chik on here somewhere that works in a Motorbike shop, you could always ask her... 
But serisouly, these things aren't always as bad as they look, so do the flush and see what happens. If it turns out to be a head gasket it all depends on how much money you have versus how dirty you want to get.
But serisouly, these things aren't always as bad as they look, so do the flush and see what happens. If it turns out to be a head gasket it all depends on how much money you have versus how dirty you want to get.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:36 amWell think this way, the coolant system always runs at a higher pressure than the oil system, so i cannot think of any reason why oil would have gotten into the coolant. Flush it & see, and when you get a coolant flush, get the oil dumped to see if theres any crap in there too.