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Posted by plevine1
- August 04, 2011, 11:30:34 AMSo still nothing good. I swapped my oil filter and tightened up everything. My friend noticed a little white smoke and what seems to be a touch of oil blowing out my pipes but ont when I start the bike.
This problem seems to have begun right after I did a new download to my Power Commander. Could this have anything to do with my problem?
Posted by plevine1
- August 03, 2011, 09:52:04 AMI have Vance & Hines Straight Shots. I recently did the download to my Power Commander, which actually made the bike ride smoother and give me slightly better gas mileage.
Yesterday I changed my oil filter and made sure my drain plug was tight. I did notice a little oil around lower pan. Lets see how the next few days go.
Posted by griz01
- August 01, 2011, 14:35:19 PMThat is a ton of oil! I do not remember; does your bike have the stock exhaust system? Converters will mask oil smoke some times.
Posted by Troll
- August 01, 2011, 14:12:36 PMThat's a LOT of oil....even when my old shovel needed rings, I was getting 500 to a quart, and visible smoke...somebody should have noticed something.
Posted by plevine1
- August 01, 2011, 11:13:44 AMQuote from: Troll on August 01, 2011, 07:21:20 AMHow many miles in 2 weeks? Ring problems usually mean exhaust smoke on acceleration, and valve guide problems mean smoke on deceleration or when first started. Compression tests are ok but you need a cylinder leak down test to diagnose a ring sealing problem. If the compression rings are ok, then you will not see any problems, but the oil scrapers could have still failed.
I estimate about 300-500 miles during the 2 week period. Somehow I got appointed "road captain" so I tend to led. Nobody has mentioned or complained about my bike blowing smoke or smelling fumes. I inspected the inside of my pipes looking for oil, nothing.
I plan on changing my oil filter today because it wasnt changed during my last change. Maybe a hairline leak from the filter that only shows while riding and the bike is under pressure, just guessing.
Posted by Troll
- August 01, 2011, 07:21:20 AMHow many miles in 2 weeks? Ring problems usually mean exhaust smoke on acceleration, and valve guide problems mean smoke on deceleration or when first started. Compression tests are ok but you need a cylinder leak down test to diagnose a ring sealing problem. If the compression rings are ok, then you will not see any problems, but the oil scrapers could have still failed.
Posted by plevine1
- July 31, 2011, 21:27:55 PMMy 99 Drifter has 26k miles. Recently I've notice it running hotter than usual. I have also been putting in about a quart of oil every 2 weeks which is the real reason the bike has been running hot.
The bike runs great. Nothing to indicate engine problems. No backfire, Spark plugs look fine. No exhaust smoke or fumes and no sign of a leak either on the floor or anywhere on the frame. Checked the radiator overflow and it looks perfect, full and no sign of oil in the mix.
My thought is it might be a ring problem. Would a compression test confirm this? Any other suggestions?