Cam Chain Rattle
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yes sir. royal purple(BA BUSA @ Jan. 01 2007,11:35)Have you tried Full synthetic oil yet(rockadaous @ Jan. 01 2007,08) my brother rode my bike over the holiday and he couldn't believe the noise LOL He rides a gixxer 1000
I've been to the dealer and they give me the it's normal song and dance. It only happens to me after we've been out for a few minutes. I can live with it as long as it doesn't bite me in the butt after the warranty ends
electrical tape around the outside should fix the rattle
You're a good mechanic because this kind of crap bugs you! Kudos to you on it and keep looking for your answer.
I'll submit to you, however, that the noise MAY not necessarily be bad, just different. My Busa is an '03 and it makes all kinds of noise and always has. I bought it used and it was one of my first concerns. The first time I had a guy work on it, I sat there with him in the shop and asked him that question first off. He said it sounds really good like it's running fine.
I stopped worrying about it and now, I rarely even notice it. I have a friend with an '06 LE who lives relatively nearby so next time we go riding, I'm going to listen to his and see if his sounds any different than mine.
In the mean time, if you've put 6,000+ miles on it, I have to believe that it's going to be fine, depending, of course, on when you last replaced that chain tensioner.
When you replace the tensioners, do they look damaged or worn? What about the chain itself? What about any spindles or sprockets or other items in the chain's path? Any odd signs of wear? What about the bolts themselves? Any bends?
Just brainstorming.
Good luck with that. If you find the cause, post up about it. I'd be curious to hear what it is.
--Wag--
I'll submit to you, however, that the noise MAY not necessarily be bad, just different. My Busa is an '03 and it makes all kinds of noise and always has. I bought it used and it was one of my first concerns. The first time I had a guy work on it, I sat there with him in the shop and asked him that question first off. He said it sounds really good like it's running fine.
I stopped worrying about it and now, I rarely even notice it. I have a friend with an '06 LE who lives relatively nearby so next time we go riding, I'm going to listen to his and see if his sounds any different than mine.
In the mean time, if you've put 6,000+ miles on it, I have to believe that it's going to be fine, depending, of course, on when you last replaced that chain tensioner.
When you replace the tensioners, do they look damaged or worn? What about the chain itself? What about any spindles or sprockets or other items in the chain's path? Any odd signs of wear? What about the bolts themselves? Any bends?
Just brainstorming.
Good luck with that. If you find the cause, post up about it. I'd be curious to hear what it is.
--Wag--
shifting is cool and idles smooth. I ordered and installed the GiPro and it's even better. New exhaust in the works, so we'll see. If not I'm gonna pursue them change'n it out. Just for SAG
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I've got an 05 LE, that only has about 7,000 miles on it now. It made a little cam chain noise at first. However after the initial 600 mile break in oil, I changed to 10w-40 Amsoil, and still had a little noise. Next oil change (in the middle of the Texas summer), I went to 20w50 Amsoil, and have not heard the noise since. In looking into the mechanics of the design, the Suzuki cam chain tentioner is a combination of hydrolic and mechanical design. A small oil hole in the tentioner presurizes a piston which is forced out and held in place by a rachet like rack with a spring loaded "Dog" that holds the extended tentioner piston in place. As the chain stretches the the oil presure extends the tentioner once again. Many car engines have this same design, which works fine, if the right oil is used, and changed to keep crud from stopping up the small oil suppy hole.
Hmmm......changed the 10w/40 Amsoil for the 20w/50 huh ??. I've been running the Amsoil 10w/40 for a while and wondered if I stepped it up if that might help a bit. Next oil change I'll give the 20w/50 a try.
Thanks !!.
Spudley
Las Vegas
05' r/b
"RUBBER SIDE DOWN ALL THE TIME !!!".
Thanks !!.
Spudley
Las Vegas
05' r/b
"RUBBER SIDE DOWN ALL THE TIME !!!".
I’ve had 2 gen 1 K3 models and they both rattled intermittently, my understanding is that the oil fed tensioner catches up and the noise subsides although my 1st one with 55k on did not, the one I have now with 42k on is intermittent. I’m doing a big service on it and I’ll strip the tensioner down to see if it makes any difference.
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