Today I thought I would change the fuse to my wired in battery optimizer. It blew a few days ago.
I lifted the tank using the method where you basically unscrew the rear fixing and slide the tank back. This means that you don’t need to remove the inner fairing pods. I did this and tilted the tank back 70 degrees or so. I held it there with a bungee (like normal). I was just starting to replace the rear fixing to secure the tank.
One of my children started calling me. I left the bike like that for a few minutes and came back to find the tank lying upside down on the left side of the bike.
The wires to the white fuel sensor underneath were pulled out of the plug. One was complete with the internal metal connector. The other was minus the connector and just a bare wire. I couldn’t get the connector out to re crimp it so I stripped it back and pushed it back in. I was able to use a very small screwdriver to re crimp it securely. The other connector was easy to orientate and I pushed it back in. So I got it all connected and on turning the ignition I find this fault.
Fuel gauge flashes 8 times then pauses for 3 seconds.
The bikes starts and runs like normal. I did diagnostics (which mean SFA to me). No error codes came up so the Haynes manual is not helping. I am embarrassed to admit that my entire electronical repertoire and knowledge starts and finishes with turning the bike on. I thought schematics were a kind of disease.
Where do I start?
Originally Posted by Jazond
Resurrecting an older thread here... but maybe a bit more info isnt bad?
Quote:
This fuel meter is equipped with a self-diagnosis system. If a problem is detected in the electrical circut, the following cycle will be repeated untill the malfunction is corrected: "E" (Empty), "F" (Full) and [gas symbol] will flash 8 times, then go off for approxmatly 3 seconds. If this occurs, have a Yamaha deal..... Bla Bla Bla...
Kinda a neat feature, i just happend to read about it in the manual today while looking for chain tension information. (Getting ready to do 600 mile service myself )
~Jason
Thanks in advance
Nelly
I lifted the tank using the method where you basically unscrew the rear fixing and slide the tank back. This means that you don’t need to remove the inner fairing pods. I did this and tilted the tank back 70 degrees or so. I held it there with a bungee (like normal). I was just starting to replace the rear fixing to secure the tank.
One of my children started calling me. I left the bike like that for a few minutes and came back to find the tank lying upside down on the left side of the bike.
The wires to the white fuel sensor underneath were pulled out of the plug. One was complete with the internal metal connector. The other was minus the connector and just a bare wire. I couldn’t get the connector out to re crimp it so I stripped it back and pushed it back in. I was able to use a very small screwdriver to re crimp it securely. The other connector was easy to orientate and I pushed it back in. So I got it all connected and on turning the ignition I find this fault.
Fuel gauge flashes 8 times then pauses for 3 seconds.
The bikes starts and runs like normal. I did diagnostics (which mean SFA to me). No error codes came up so the Haynes manual is not helping. I am embarrassed to admit that my entire electronical repertoire and knowledge starts and finishes with turning the bike on. I thought schematics were a kind of disease.
Where do I start?
Originally Posted by Jazond
Resurrecting an older thread here... but maybe a bit more info isnt bad?
Quote:
This fuel meter is equipped with a self-diagnosis system. If a problem is detected in the electrical circut, the following cycle will be repeated untill the malfunction is corrected: "E" (Empty), "F" (Full) and [gas symbol] will flash 8 times, then go off for approxmatly 3 seconds. If this occurs, have a Yamaha deal..... Bla Bla Bla...
Kinda a neat feature, i just happend to read about it in the manual today while looking for chain tension information. (Getting ready to do 600 mile service myself )
~Jason
Thanks in advance
Nelly
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