04fizzer
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I assume your motor is injected
It's an FZ6, obviously it's fuel injected.
I assume your motor is injected
all I know is whats on my 09. New to me so I just wanted to be clear. Is every FZ injected?It's an FZ6, obviously it's fuel injected.
all I know is whats on my 09. New to me so I just wanted to be clear. Is every FZ injected?
now I know, thank you and happy holidays.Every FZ6 (from 04 up) is injected.
the intake. (I know I misspelled pet****, apparrently this forum does not like the word pet****?? I guess I could call it the "Fuel tank shutoff valve"!!)
Thanx for all the info and opinions so far.
Phil
Have you looked this bike over close? Any chance it has an aftermarket device on it to modify the fuel curve? (like Power Commander etc) I'll say NO.
Recap: You bought a used bike. You changed the oil on it, rode it 200 miles, pulled the dipstick and it smells of gas. How long was it sitting before you bought it? Please tell the whole story here. Thanks
Hint if the gas tank was half full when you bought it AND it was old and Stinky Gas, it would likely make the oil smell bad. Does it currently have 4.5 gallons of fresh gas in it?
As far as I could tell, the guy had been riding it up to the day that I bought it. However, he did keep it outside under an open carport. He had only owned it for about 1 year. Before that, I have no info.
Well, let's see,,, a test ride, about 2 miles, when I got it home I took another test ride to the gas station,, then I put in fresh Mobile1 and a new oil filter. Raised the fuel tank inspected the general area and cleaned the air filter (I saw no evidence of any aftermarket gadgets,, PCIII or otherwise, or any problems). I have ridden it to work at least twice, 40 miles each way, so 160 miles, a few weekend casual rides,,, probably 40-80 miles each,, so another,, say, 200 miles. So it's on it's second tank of fresh fuel, since I have owned it.
I'll recheck the oil level when I get home tonight and give it a quick start to check for any trace of smoke.
If all this checks out, I may go ahead and change the oil again soon, I'd rather spend a few bucks on oil then find that I have trashed the engine running it on fuel-diluted oil.
Good info here... thanks. Well, I changed my oil this weekend and discovered the same problem. At first, I noticed the viscosity was quite thin. When oil drained into the pan, it definitely smelled like gas.
So the consensus is fuel injector unit failure?
Ok thanks, so how do I check this? What's my next step?
Based on everything you are telling us, my vote would be for a cracked or faulty injector.
No - based on everything here; it'd be jumping to conclusions. FZ are not cattle and should be treated as individuals. lol
If you ridden the bike through 2 tanks of fuel and 40 mile round trips to work and back with other rides, the engine is idling okay and is stable(no missing) with good acceleration and you're not burning oil I would say the bike is probably good to go. No blue or black smoke? It's a gasoline engine the oil in the crank case will not smell like fresh oil from the container.
Another tid bit: if your bike has the catalytic converter (CAT), and its running Rich (too much fuel) the CAT will be making every attempt to re-burn the unburned fuel thus it will be VERY hot above and beyond normal. This is its attempt at detox of the the "said - raw gas" going through the engine.
Does that make sense?
No - based on everything here; it'd be jumping to conclusions. FZ are not cattle and should be treated as individuals. lol