ok, I've read the couple of threads about over filling the oil in the crankcase (definately not the problem, I'm wicked anal about measuring capacities.....experience has taught me about blown case seals), and I've read the threads about over-oiling the filter.....this could be the initial problem, as I didn't know about the "wring-after-you-apply" step, and just yesterday re-oiled the filter.....so with that history, here's what happened (bike is an SMS630 with about 2k on the clock btw):
Went on a benefit ride today with a bunch of my friends today, I definately ride like a hooligan, wheelies whenever I can get away with it, back it in when I get the opportunity, launching off whatever obstacle presents itself........the ride is great, decide that I have to get home and split off solo, taking the interstate. I'm cruising along, tach is reading 6000-7000, somewhere around 75-85 mph then POOF....no power.....and the sound from the airbox gets rediculously loud.....it'll go if I chop the throttle off-on, but won't really hold a steady speed, just drops off, kind of like I'm running out of gas. Now all types of things are running through my head, I take a quick look on each side of the engine, and behind me to see if I'm dumping oil....nope, then I think that maybe my filter element got sucked in or something. So anyway, I limp it home, the idle is super low, so at stops I have to blip the throttle to keep it running, it's missing too, just sounds like it's in a horrible state of tune, and the intake noise is rediculous.
Upon inspection, there is oil dripping from the airbox, not as bad as some that I've seen, but it's on the brake res. hose, top of the case cover and the exhaust guard. Now I have to confess, there was some oil there on my last ride, I took the cover off, cleaned out all the oil......re-oiled the filter....and then buttoned everything back up.
Now, I look on here, read the posts, and figure that I'll check the crankcase vent tube (coming from the valve cover and terminating in the airbox), well upon inspection, via taking a Q-Tip and swabbing the inside of that tube at the airbox...it's bone dry....so the oil cannot be coming from overfill blowing from the crankcase. The oil looks and feels very much like motor oil, it's not sticky (there is sticky oil there, but what's at the bottom of the airbox is just like motor oil.) I took the airbox off the boot, and there's oil inside that boot that connects to the TB, between the screen and the TB.
Is there something I'm missing? I'm going the route of over oiling the filter, but I've never had a problem like this with any of my dirtbikes my whole life. I can't come up with an explanation for the increased intake noise, seriously, I had expected to get off the bike and see the entire cover off....it was THAT loud.
The bike is as follows:
Power up (resistor/lambada delete)
De-catted stock exhaust
Airbox maze/snorkle delete, holes drilled.
JD Tuner
Everything else is stock, save for the mirrors and deleting pass. pegs, grabrails.....
I wholly expected to get some oil out of the vent tube, but when I say it was dry......completely dry......
Other than this little hiccup, since I've done the power-up mods, this has been my favorite bike in all of my 36 yrs of riding.......I hope it's not serious.......
Went on a benefit ride today with a bunch of my friends today, I definately ride like a hooligan, wheelies whenever I can get away with it, back it in when I get the opportunity, launching off whatever obstacle presents itself........the ride is great, decide that I have to get home and split off solo, taking the interstate. I'm cruising along, tach is reading 6000-7000, somewhere around 75-85 mph then POOF....no power.....and the sound from the airbox gets rediculously loud.....it'll go if I chop the throttle off-on, but won't really hold a steady speed, just drops off, kind of like I'm running out of gas. Now all types of things are running through my head, I take a quick look on each side of the engine, and behind me to see if I'm dumping oil....nope, then I think that maybe my filter element got sucked in or something. So anyway, I limp it home, the idle is super low, so at stops I have to blip the throttle to keep it running, it's missing too, just sounds like it's in a horrible state of tune, and the intake noise is rediculous.
Upon inspection, there is oil dripping from the airbox, not as bad as some that I've seen, but it's on the brake res. hose, top of the case cover and the exhaust guard. Now I have to confess, there was some oil there on my last ride, I took the cover off, cleaned out all the oil......re-oiled the filter....and then buttoned everything back up.
Now, I look on here, read the posts, and figure that I'll check the crankcase vent tube (coming from the valve cover and terminating in the airbox), well upon inspection, via taking a Q-Tip and swabbing the inside of that tube at the airbox...it's bone dry....so the oil cannot be coming from overfill blowing from the crankcase. The oil looks and feels very much like motor oil, it's not sticky (there is sticky oil there, but what's at the bottom of the airbox is just like motor oil.) I took the airbox off the boot, and there's oil inside that boot that connects to the TB, between the screen and the TB.
Is there something I'm missing? I'm going the route of over oiling the filter, but I've never had a problem like this with any of my dirtbikes my whole life. I can't come up with an explanation for the increased intake noise, seriously, I had expected to get off the bike and see the entire cover off....it was THAT loud.
The bike is as follows:
Power up (resistor/lambada delete)
De-catted stock exhaust
Airbox maze/snorkle delete, holes drilled.
JD Tuner
Everything else is stock, save for the mirrors and deleting pass. pegs, grabrails.....
I wholly expected to get some oil out of the vent tube, but when I say it was dry......completely dry......
Other than this little hiccup, since I've done the power-up mods, this has been my favorite bike in all of my 36 yrs of riding.......I hope it's not serious.......
