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Re: KTM 200 Duke
That's really sad petrol dripping on the engine. Seawoods SVCs have soohed me away many a times telling "Aaaj bahut kam hai sir"
And even if they take the bike, they will either increase the problem or leave it as it is. A day leave from office so brilliantly screwed up
I'm running engine ice on my ktm and things are better now, but I shall get the spark plug changed as [MENTION=32286]psr[/MENTION] mentioned could be the problem.
And how about mentioning this problem to ktm via email, jus to keep them in the loop with the complaint status open from your end so that there is a written proof that you were facing the issue since a long time just in case something awful happens.
Originally posted by Doga
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So guys an update from my side, breaking the stranglehold of splus, shv18 and chinmayakar on this thread :
As suggested by shv18, I tried system G. My 2nd tankful is over today, and I don't see any mentionable difference in engine performance. If anything I can still hear the engine knocking at low revs. No drop in engine running temperatures too, in fact last sunday I happened to ride to colaba and I saw the dreaded "high coolant temperature" warning 4-5 times. The fan still runs for ages after coming on, fighting a loosing battle with the rising temperature.I am sure I'd feel right at home atop a superbike, atleast my thighs will
I happened to call the KTM engineer up and he told me that knocking may be due to less fuel being injected(this would cause a lean mixture) due to a faulty fuel pump, but this won't cause the engine running hot surely. He advised me to goto the svc and get the fuel pressure checked. The fuel pump did in fact pumped fuel with the recommended pressure of 2.7(don't ask me the units pls
) and that meant everything was fine as per them. Right now he thinks that a change of coolant would help, but I think coolant is not the problem. Though engine ice would help, but the underlying problem is not in the coolant system.
Oh and btw did I mentioned that the mechanic while checking the pressure managed to rupture the petrol pipes which carry fuel from the fuel filter to the injector. Pathetic really. I had petrol gushing out and wetting the engine while riding, scary really.Had to get it fixed later at the ghatkopar svc. I have had a similar experience when I got my fork seal replaced last monsoon and the mech managed to get the front axle fitting wrong, resulting in it getting worn and damaged leading to a replacement(They didn't charge me for the replacement)
A search on google would however tell you that a lean mixture would indeed result in increased detonation and hence increased temp.
There are though a lot of other factors which might contribute to it other than lean air mixture, but all of them would present the symptom of engine knocking on lower revs.
One of them being advanced/delayed spark introduction. This can be due to a faulty, damaged, snooty spark plug. And I now realize that I haven't had my spark plug changed since the purchase, courtesy the svc, which always insisted that "spark plug change karne ki jarurat nai hai sir, bohot din chalta hai".
I have my 5th service coming up this weekend and will surely get my spark plug changed.
In the midst of all this I realize that I have been raising this issue of overheating for quite some time now(close to 7-8 months, may be longer), only to be stonewalled by the callous attitude of the seawoods svc and their usual ridiculous argument that "all is well when the fan turns on" as if that fan is run by some divine power which will be able to cool even nuclear fusion level temperatures. Now if(or rather when?) this hot running bike has its piston rings/packing damaged, will this delay/refusal to accept/diagnose the problem on the svc's part be considered or will I have to foot the bill for a new engine/piston kit ?
Very unsatisfied !!!
:As suggested by shv18, I tried system G. My 2nd tankful is over today, and I don't see any mentionable difference in engine performance. If anything I can still hear the engine knocking at low revs. No drop in engine running temperatures too, in fact last sunday I happened to ride to colaba and I saw the dreaded "high coolant temperature" warning 4-5 times. The fan still runs for ages after coming on, fighting a loosing battle with the rising temperature.I am sure I'd feel right at home atop a superbike, atleast my thighs will
I happened to call the KTM engineer up and he told me that knocking may be due to less fuel being injected(this would cause a lean mixture) due to a faulty fuel pump, but this won't cause the engine running hot surely. He advised me to goto the svc and get the fuel pressure checked. The fuel pump did in fact pumped fuel with the recommended pressure of 2.7(don't ask me the units pls
) and that meant everything was fine as per them. Right now he thinks that a change of coolant would help, but I think coolant is not the problem. Though engine ice would help, but the underlying problem is not in the coolant system.Oh and btw did I mentioned that the mechanic while checking the pressure managed to rupture the petrol pipes which carry fuel from the fuel filter to the injector. Pathetic really. I had petrol gushing out and wetting the engine while riding, scary really.Had to get it fixed later at the ghatkopar svc. I have had a similar experience when I got my fork seal replaced last monsoon and the mech managed to get the front axle fitting wrong, resulting in it getting worn and damaged leading to a replacement(They didn't charge me for the replacement)
A search on google would however tell you that a lean mixture would indeed result in increased detonation and hence increased temp.
There are though a lot of other factors which might contribute to it other than lean air mixture, but all of them would present the symptom of engine knocking on lower revs.
One of them being advanced/delayed spark introduction. This can be due to a faulty, damaged, snooty spark plug. And I now realize that I haven't had my spark plug changed since the purchase, courtesy the svc, which always insisted that "spark plug change karne ki jarurat nai hai sir, bohot din chalta hai".
I have my 5th service coming up this weekend and will surely get my spark plug changed.
In the midst of all this I realize that I have been raising this issue of overheating for quite some time now(close to 7-8 months, may be longer), only to be stonewalled by the callous attitude of the seawoods svc and their usual ridiculous argument that "all is well when the fan turns on" as if that fan is run by some divine power which will be able to cool even nuclear fusion level temperatures. Now if(or rather when?) this hot running bike has its piston rings/packing damaged, will this delay/refusal to accept/diagnose the problem on the svc's part be considered or will I have to foot the bill for a new engine/piston kit ?
Very unsatisfied !!!
And even if they take the bike, they will either increase the problem or leave it as it is. A day leave from office so brilliantly screwed up
I'm running engine ice on my ktm and things are better now, but I shall get the spark plug changed as [MENTION=32286]psr[/MENTION] mentioned could be the problem.
And how about mentioning this problem to ktm via email, jus to keep them in the loop with the complaint status open from your end so that there is a written proof that you were facing the issue since a long time just in case something awful happens.
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