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05-20-2012, 12:53 PM | #1 |
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voyager 1700 engine noise
2011 VOYAGER 1700 miles washed bike yesterday. when i went to pull bike back in garage noticed pinging or knocking sound. thought dreaming checked oil down below add. added oil brought it back almost full still making noise no sign of leaks guess call dealer and not tell my hd friends. 85 degrees plus bike in garage SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! unless some has better idea
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05-20-2012, 04:08 PM | #2 |
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Watch how you check the oil, very tricky at times. I wish they had the sight glass same as my Nomad.
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05-20-2012, 07:21 PM | #3 |
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Are you sure you were not trying to drive the bike into the garage in 2nd or 3rd gear ? That would cause the engine to lug and ping ?
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05-20-2012, 07:26 PM | #4 |
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no just sitting and idle almost sounds like a valve
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05-20-2012, 08:34 PM | #5 |
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I get that sound also when I'm at a red light. Sounds like the pistons are rattling around a little. It's already hot here in Tucson 90's +
I don't get any pinging under acceleration, I use premium gas. I too thought maybe an oil level issue. Level is good. Bike only has 21,000 miles on it.
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05-20-2012, 08:57 PM | #6 |
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Got to use premium.
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05-20-2012, 09:01 PM | #7 |
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never used premium, but I believe our octane rating is higher up here, never had a problem with pinging or anything else fuel related, always ran regular.
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05-20-2012, 09:02 PM | #8 |
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I use regular (87) with no issues. It was 90f here today.
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05-20-2012, 10:35 PM | #9 |
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Could it be a lifter/valve tapping noise? The lifter sometimes will lose some oil pressure in it and make some "tapping" noises. Take the bike out and run it by shifting through the gears at about 3500-4500 rpms. Works well for me when my Meanie and Voyager did/does it.
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05-21-2012, 06:20 PM | #10 |
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all fixed now the hydraulic lifters are known for that are known for that dealer and factory said just ride and it will fix itself
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05-21-2012, 09:25 PM | #11 |
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The old Voyages XII had the same issue, if you overfilled the crankcase it would cause the valves to tick away, my friend had that problem and as soon as I drained some oil to where it was supposed to be on the sight glass, the problem stopped.
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I had a post going on another forum and it seems to just be the nature of the beast, but no problems from it.
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