I very much like the general lesson on cooling systems prior to going over the possible faults, not enough people provide this info, but it helps the most!!
The best video I’ve watched on this subject. The fan on my Zx6r stopped working so I’m gonna try this. I also noticed that the overflow tank was empty so I need to fill that properly as well.
I just bought a gsxr 600 and if i drive it no matter the ambient temp it it drives fine when im actual moving but the second I idle it climbs decently quick, it got to 235F° while in traffic before I could start moving again and I believe it would have gone higher if I didnt start moving again, what should be my first steps to diagonse this? I know the fan is working and the coolant looks decently new, should I flush the system anwyays?
Good question, are you sure the fan is working as that describes the symptoms that happen when the fan is not working. The problem with liquid cooled bikes is the motors are much more efficient at losing heat on the move, early vasriations did not even have fans, which makes diagnoisis of the problem harder. Make sure the fan is working, then check whether the radiator fins are partially blocked - use a water hose with reasonable pressure to make sure the fins are clear. After that you could flush the system, but that may not be the solution. The thermostat may be sticking, which might be worth replacing. Good luck 👍👍👍
I'm glad i watch your video. I've just got water in my radiator right now. Didn't know that there was a specific coolant for motorcycles. Learn something new everyday. Thanks.
Glad to be of help, proper coolant is a must for aluminium motors. Water was fine for the original cast iron motors and copper radiators, but these days with exotic metals water can be corrosive.
Is it safe to assume that if the fan does not turn when the connector is bypassed using a copper wire that the fan needs to be replaced? Thanks great video.
Good question, assuming you have electrical power in that wire, if the fan does not run, it needs to be replaced. But be careful to check that the lead into the fan is intact as well.
Great video thanks , I'm having some cooling issues as coolant reservoir level is dropping about 3mm each ride but i can't see any leaks and my oil is clear and level is not rising and no oil in coolant , temperature is all good no overheating so not sure what's going on but I'm a little worried , I'm hoping it's a water pump or oil cooler seal at worst as it's only got 7000 miles on the clock and it's like new condition , just wondering if I could use a Yamaha coolant in my 2001 Kawasaki zx9r without any problems after I've sorted the problem
Yes, you can use the Yamaha Coolant in your Kawasaki, it does the same job for both bikes. If I read your message correctly, you have a 23 year old bike that has done only 7000 miles. That is both good and bad, the mechanicals will be perfect, but the seals maybe a bit hard, so your theory on the seals is probably correct. Years ago I had a car in the shop that had a similar problem, a minor loss of coolant with no diagnostic signs. Owner was not too worried, except it was anoying her to keep looking at the coolant level. I could not find a leak anywhere, which included crack testing the head. I hated doing it, but needs must, and it does work if done properly, I put one of those 'stop leak solutions' in the coolant and the car had no further fluid loss.
@@whitedoggarage thanks for the feedback it's much appreciated, I got the bike from a collector and it's absolutely prestine show room condition , I have got 3 months warranty so hopefully anything wrong happens before then , my only concern is reservoir is going down a bit each ride , my radiator is full when I take to cap off when cool , no bubbles in resivior when running indication gasket failure, I've ruled out water pump as there's a weep hole underneath it as a warning and that's all dry , when I got it the oil cap was a little milky and radiator cap was crusted in the centre with dry coolant along with the slight loss of coolant is my only concern , fingers crossed it's okay because it's a beauty , the place i bought it from and my friends are saying it could be trapped air pockets in coolant . We shall see soon hopefully , thanks again for the great videos 👍🏼👌🏼
Great video ! Easy to understand. Is there a system where the thermoswitch sends a signal to a relay that starts the fan ? Or is it that they keep it simple on all bikes.................no relay ? Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
I am glad that you found the video useful and I appreciate your positive comment. The fans motorbikes are pretty small and don't draw much current and a far as I am aware none of the bikes turn them on via a relay. However in cars, the electric fans used are much bigger and are often triggered via a relay.
@@whitedoggarage Thanks for your reply. Many years ago, I installed a Japanese engine in an English car and converted the cooling system to electric. I used a relay with the thermoswitch. I was trying to figure out the problem Itchy Boots had on her latest video with the cooling system of her CRF300R. They disconnected the thermoswitch, so that the fan will run continuously. If the fan fails eventually, it will be a mighty interesting episode ! Thanks and regards. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
@@ramishrambarran3998 Interesting, thanks for that. Years ago, European cars imported into Australia were often fitted with air conditioners by the importer, as air conditioning was relatively unknown in their home countries. But living in the north of Australia, our heat often got the better of the cooling system for those cars. The work around was to fit an electric fan to the front of the radiator and connect it via a relay to the circuit that switched on the electromagnetic clutch on the front of the compressor.
@@whitedoggarage Yes. I know about that, The only aftermarket electric fan available was a brand called "Kenlowe" ! We have tropical sun along with high humidity. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
@@ramishrambarran3998 Likewise here, although it is winter at the moment, and one of our coldest ones we have had for a while, even the tropics are enjoying 15 to 25 degrees Celcius (~60 to 77 degrees Farenheit) at the moment.
Not famailiar with that model GSXR, but I would think 104 degrees is a bit more than it should be. Maybe you have a partially blocked radiator, or the fins are all bent over restricting air flow. A temperature of 104 degrees is not a problem to the motor, just more than it should be. Hope that helps.
Hello! So I have a liquid cooled dirt bike that has a radiator fan and the fan doesn’t turn on anymore before during or after a ride of any duration. Im constantly having to replace the radiator fluid due to it spraying out of the coolant overflow.. what do you think this could be? Please respond I don’t know what to do Also I can’t find a fan with that brown connection you have that’s the same my old one has can I just buy a different one and splice those wires to the old connection?
Good that you have looked at the video, as there are a few directions there. Start with the fuse, is it okay? Then, disconnect the leads to the fan motor and run a wire from one lead to the negative terminal of your battery, and run a second wire from the other lead to the battery and hold it against the positive terminal - does the fan run? If it does nopt run, then yoiu will need to replace the fan. There should be two wires into the fan and splicing the connections is fine, just make sure the blade turns the right way on the fan. If the fan is okay, if you have a multimeter, check that there is battery voltage (should be 12 volts or thereabouts) to the thermostat switch on the radiator. If there is, disconnect the thermostat swith leads and join both leads, does the fan run then? If it runs, the thermostat switch is your problem. Being a dirt bike, have you chgeck all those connections that could be undone by riding through the bush. I hope this advice helps, good luck.
I am assuming it started again after you let it cool down. My recollection is that model has stick coils, one small coil per cyclinder, which makes an online diagnosis harder. If it has two coils with each coil having two leads going to the spark plugs, then stopping whilst hot and restarting when cold is likely to be a coil failure. With four indivdual coils, one could fail, but the motor would keep running, just be sick. A temperature of 200 degrees F is not critical enough to shut down the motor, so what else could it be? Other things to check would be wiring and ignitor related. You might find this video useful as well: th-cam.com/video/s_699JvS3E8/w-d-xo.html I hope some of that helps and good luck with tracking down the problem.
I have a 1998 GSXR 600, the water pump blow and cant find a replacement,. Is there another one that is compatible, from the brand or another brand ? Can you guide me or recommend one?
I have no experience with the 600, other than knowing they exist. But I have had a quick look online and I believe a replacement water pump can be ordered, and this is one of the links that I found: www.kjthomas.com.au/partFinder/fiche/suzuki/1998/gsx-r600/water-pump , but there are a few others. I have no experience with the 600 as I said, but I have read that the water pump in the GXR750 is the same, but can not be certain of that. Most water pump problems are either a failed bearing, a failed seal, a worn impellar or a corrosion hole in the pump wall. If you go to this link: www.motosport.com/motorcycle/oem-parts/suzuki/1998/gsxr600/water-pump , there is a parts diagram for the water pump and it looks like those parts can be sourced from that supplier. A hole in the pump case can usually be fixed using something like JB Weld Original Cold-Weld or Permatex Permapoxy 4 Minute Multi-Metal Epoxy. Sorry I could not be more helpful, but I hope that gives you a way to either replace or fix the water pump on your bike.
Hey I think I have the same problem my bike is overheating and there is not leaking but I find the fan no working so maybe I'm going to check how to start the fun and see the results
What should I do when I have power to fuse but don't have power to thermo switch wire? I have a 2019 Kawasaki x300. I've owned the bike for about 6 months had 900 miles and have never heard the fan come on. Riding the other day in traffic and was heating up all the way to 5 bars. Use to run around 2 or 3 bars.
From your query it sounds like the fuse is blown, but maybe it is the way I read it. Do you have power both sides of the fuse? Blade fuses can be tricky to test in place, sometimes it easier to pull the fuse and test for continuity accross the two blades. If you have power passing through the fuse, but it is not present at the thermo switch end, then check back through the wiring for a break - might be a conector has come apart, or the wire has rubbed through somewhere and has shorted out to the frame, burning the wire out at that point. Hope that helps.
@@whitedoggarage well I was chasing a ghost. The wire that plugs into thermo switch goes to the ECU. That controls when the fan goes on. Apparently on the Kawasaki forum it's pretty normal for the Versys x 300 to run normally high on temperature bar gauge on hot days. I started the bike and actually unplugged the thermo switch and the fan came on. Went out for a ride and everything is working fine. I appreciate your response and advice. Jim Jim
Hey man sorry for another question I’m leaking oil from my oil cooler on this bike it’s located to the right of the oil filter. How do I know if the oil cooler is working correctly ? My bike got up to 220 it’s summer so that might be why but I wanna make shr my oil cooler works and it’s not just gaskets that are causing the leak .
The oil cooler will have two hoses running to the motor. On the motor there should be "in" or "inlet" embossed over or under where one of the lines goes into the motor. Loosen the hose at the motor so that the connection leaks, but is still in place - might pay to put a tray under the bike to catch the oil - start the bike and the oil should pump out of the joint - that will tell you if the oil is flowing through the cooler, then provided the fins of the cooler are not blocked it should be doing its job. Hope that helps.
Are bubbles always present when there are cylinder head problems? And will there be oil in coolant ,and is this always the case when there is a head gasket problem.
Good questions. The bubbles are not always there, but if they are, then that is clear diagnosis. There are test kits availalbe which can be used to test the coolant for combustion products if you think there is a leak. Sometimes it can present as an unexplained loss of coolant. It depends on how the head gasket fails as to whether you get oil in the coolant, as it needs a passage between a coolant chamber and an oil way. Loosening head bolts can cause such a leak for example.
@@whitedoggarage To bad your not in Perth ,your logical approach is vacant in most bike mechanics here . Had a warranty fix go back to shop twice, because they refuse to admit it's a head gasket problem..
@@madness5327 That is a shame, warranty fixes are always a problem for dealer mechanics, easy to say "not out problem mate", because if they get it wrong the company won't reimburse the dealer. I did a job on a motor years ago, it was lossing a small amount of coolant, went right through it, no leaks in the combustion chambers, no leaks in the plumbing, no bubbles either. I ended up pulling the head off and testing for cracks in it and the top of the block. No cracks found, put it back together and gave it a dose of liquid leak fix stuff (hate doing that as I have seen that stuff block a few radiators in the past). No coolant loss after that and that truck did another 4 or 5 years without trouble before they sold it - probably about $1000 worth of work to on that motor however, for what I felt was no real fix as I never found the source of the leak.
My 2008 Suzuki SV650 Radiator hose was collapsed after a spirited ride I also had coolant on my left thigh Near the overflow. Any thoughts on what might be the problem? Thank you Sir.
A collapsed radiator hose could be due to the thermostat not opening properly. But start with the cooling fan, is it working when the motor is hot? If the fan is working, the thermostat is th enext one to look into. If you remove the thermostat and drop it into boiling water you should see it open completely. If it does not, replace it. Hope that helps.
@@whitedoggarage The fan was not coming on. and the hose to the overflow was clogged therefor it could not vent when cooling back down (expansion and contraction of the fluid)
I have a 2021 Kawasaki zx14r and I have a problem that when it is more than 15 degrees Celsius outside and the motorcycle heats up until the fans turn on, the temperature does not drop until the fans turn off, it just stands still, the motorcycle does not overheat while riding and maintains the temperature it should have. while riding, when it is about 5 degrees Celsius outside, it was the end of autumn and I heated up the motorcycle until the fans turned on, then they cooled the motorcycle down and the fans turned off, what happens is that the fans run non-stop, not cooling the engine, when the outside temperature is about 15 degrees Celsius and more, because everything is fine while driving, do you know what the problem could be? Please help, thank you
I do not have any personal experience with this model Kawasaki. Asking around I am told they run very hot normally, too hot for some owners who sell and buy something different. Suggestions as to cause seem to revolve around changing the exhaust and air intakes to reduce the load on the motor. That makes me think that you are describing that model's normal behaviour. However, in your case, checking the thermostat may be worthwhile, as well as making sure the radiator fins are clean and the radiator is in good condition. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
India and its people are beautiful, much love in return. I think they all make durable engines, but all have had troubled creations in the past. If I had to pick one brand, I would probably say Honda, but only just 😊.
Good point, not too hard to go through with short needle nose pliers and straighten them. Those cooling systems are surprisingly efficient, so I think it tolerates bent fins to a certain extent. Thanks for watching and comeenting on the video. 👍👍👍
Hey! So my fans arnt working on my motorcycle. I checked the fuse box and the fuses are good but there’s no power going to the fuse holder of just the fans. Every other fuse slot gets power except for the fuse for the fans. What could be the problem? Help plzzz
Good that you tested the other fuses, as that narrows down the options. You don't say what bike you are working on, so I am going to be a bit general in my replay. There will be a group of fuses that share the same power source and this should be from the ignition switch, when the bike is turned on or maybe a relay, which is energised from the ignition switch when the bike is turned on. The other fuses having power, indicates to me that the problem will be in the fuse box and will be either corroded contacts in the fan's fuse slot or a broken terminal below the power side of the fan's fuse slot. Maybe try cleaning the fuse slot first using fine sandpaper and contact cleaner, if I had no joy there, I would try and trace the power input in the fuse box - these are sometimes hard to get into, which may mean you have to replace the fuse box, but I would work on the cleaning angle first. Hope that helps.
Not familiar with that model, but those temperatures are not out of the ball park. I would prefer a little cooler say 195, but if the fan is kicking in, at least it is working. You do not say what part of your travels those temperatures occur. Hot days in slow traffic would give high readings for example. On a 92 degree day riding on the open road it should be a bit cooler. Are your radiator fins reasonably clean?
The bike owner got them off eBay, and I know nothing about their source I am sorry. I did have a quick look on eBay and I see this set as an example: www.ebay.com.au/itm/190649985905?epid=660481590&itmmeta=01J24Z2NP0B3Y923G1P8FW49Y4&hash=item2c639feb71:g:vdsAAOSwLjRhBbO2&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABAJZH4EbFxK8DasSkK0UUQe7KUid6%2BisCTHlYuTrVcnmMkQtt0mo3Am%2BsvFKZ5D%2BqrFz0nXK%2BPB3RNXcQdUNJY%2FWRB5tSrzqyRZ2f8Bkl3qn2qF7TA0lc%2B4LhkAIIvstG0%2B4mmb0FboGThA5es2jRagx2387%2BWEUev5cOYnwKaRLJVEbH9yyj5wDaMO9rSmI0dvbtjYCxBEMvd42IQQDp2miDoMFXLwUjm6koEve2SomYaESvQt%2F%2BwI3Ii3GW81Y7BqiLoRCDhkA9aSqKaYolITOwRkdheQwRa%2BM87eD%2BzGDnQDyH70jtBfUGJTob55BPGHj4TbnSbnq6V2vwPLDsFyQ%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5Dbip-RZA Hope that helps, Bob
Oh dear, it sounds like you are getting oil in the coolant. You will need to investigate the cause, the video will help here. Oil in the coolant without bubbles in the system, indicates to me you may have split accross from the oil channel to a water channel in the headgasket, or a gasket failure on the coolant pump. Let me know how you go?
@@whitedoggarage haven’t got the time to start pulling it apart at the moment unfortunately. it’s going into my local garage this week hopefully it’s nothing serious I’ll keep ya posted on it.
You are trying to explain your problem to me in English, rather than your own language, so thank you for that. I am thinking, that you are telling me that the bike starts and runs. But after 1 km the bike is spitting out coolant like the cooling system is blocked. That is usually due to the fan not working and the engine is over heating, pressure builds up and the system vents coolant to bring the pressure down. The answer there is to find out why the fan is not working, by checking the fuse and thermal switch. If that is not the answer you need, please reply in your own language with good detail and I will use Google translate to interpret what you say.
I have a 2001 GSXR 750 as well found out my neg - to fan wasn't good so quick fix added wire thermal switch & bolted on to motor starts at 220 degrees... I just replaced triming chain at 100K .. I'm good for another 100K after t tackle clutch replacement... next winter .. Southern California United States of America
Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing that information. Good mileage for your bike, they can last a long time. One of its ancestors, my 1980 GS(X)1100E has close to 240,000 miles on it. It badly needs a rebuild, but still a beast. Take care.
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This has to be one the best informational videos I've seen on TH-cam, excellent 😂
Thankyou for your kind comment and thankyou for watching the video.
I very much like the general lesson on cooling systems prior to going over the possible faults, not enough people provide this info, but it helps the most!!
Thankyou, I am glad you found it useful 👍👍👍
Thanks for the video after 3 years! Helped me out on my Gsxr 750 K1.
Excellent, glad it helped.
The best video I’ve watched on this subject. The fan on my Zx6r stopped working so I’m gonna try this. I also noticed that the overflow tank was empty so I need to fill that properly as well.
Thanks for watching and good luck with your repair.
Thanks bro you just saved me after being stuck on the side of the road for 14 hours and AAA NEVER SHOWED UP. Problem solved
Great to here, thanks for your comment 👍👍👍
I just bought a gsxr 600 and if i drive it no matter the ambient temp it it drives fine when im actual moving but the second I idle it climbs decently quick, it got to 235F° while in traffic before I could start moving again and I believe it would have gone higher if I didnt start moving again, what should be my first steps to diagonse this? I know the fan is working and the coolant looks decently new, should I flush the system anwyays?
Good question, are you sure the fan is working as that describes the symptoms that happen when the fan is not working. The problem with liquid cooled bikes is the motors are much more efficient at losing heat on the move, early vasriations did not even have fans, which makes diagnoisis of the problem harder. Make sure the fan is working, then check whether the radiator fins are partially blocked - use a water hose with reasonable pressure to make sure the fins are clear. After that you could flush the system, but that may not be the solution. The thermostat may be sticking, which might be worth replacing. Good luck 👍👍👍
You are good mechanic video maker
Thankyou Sir 👍👍👍
This guy knows what he’s talking about! Cheers
Thank you very much and I wish you a happy and healthy 2024 😁
I'm glad i watch your video. I've just got water in my radiator right now. Didn't know that there was a specific coolant for motorcycles. Learn something new everyday. Thanks.
Glad to be of help, proper coolant is a must for aluminium motors. Water was fine for the original cast iron motors and copper radiators, but these days with exotic metals water can be corrosive.
thanks for sharing your time and knowledge it helped me with my fan issue
Glad to be of service and thankyou for watching the video.
Thank you for making this! I'm having this exact issue on my 600.
I am glad that you found it useful, thanks for watching.
The metallurgy part was my fav Bob but - when you gonna light that baby UP! 🤘🤘🔥🔥 🤣
Not my bike Rob, but it is a nippy little thing. My old bruisers are brutes, but that one is soo quick.
Brilliant video - just looking into my own 2007 GSXR overheating problem.
Glad to be of help and I hope you get your cooling problem fixed easily 👍👍👍.
I have this same bike and same issue how did you fix your problem ?
Is it safe to assume that if the fan does not turn when the connector is bypassed using a copper wire that the fan needs to be replaced? Thanks great video.
Good question, assuming you have electrical power in that wire, if the fan does not run, it needs to be replaced. But be careful to check that the lead into the fan is intact as well.
Great video thanks , I'm having some cooling issues as coolant reservoir level is dropping about 3mm each ride but i can't see any leaks and my oil is clear and level is not rising and no oil in coolant , temperature is all good no overheating so not sure what's going on but I'm a little worried , I'm hoping it's a water pump or oil cooler seal at worst as it's only got 7000 miles on the clock and it's like new condition , just wondering if I could use a Yamaha coolant in my 2001 Kawasaki zx9r without any problems after I've sorted the problem
Yes, you can use the Yamaha Coolant in your Kawasaki, it does the same job for both bikes. If I read your message correctly, you have a 23 year old bike that has done only 7000 miles. That is both good and bad, the mechanicals will be perfect, but the seals maybe a bit hard, so your theory on the seals is probably correct. Years ago I had a car in the shop that had a similar problem, a minor loss of coolant with no diagnostic signs. Owner was not too worried, except it was anoying her to keep looking at the coolant level. I could not find a leak anywhere, which included crack testing the head. I hated doing it, but needs must, and it does work if done properly, I put one of those 'stop leak solutions' in the coolant and the car had no further fluid loss.
@@whitedoggarage thanks for the feedback it's much appreciated, I got the bike from a collector and it's absolutely prestine show room condition , I have got 3 months warranty so hopefully anything wrong happens before then , my only concern is reservoir is going down a bit each ride , my radiator is full when I take to cap off when cool , no bubbles in resivior when running indication gasket failure, I've ruled out water pump as there's a weep hole underneath it as a warning and that's all dry , when I got it the oil cap was a little milky and radiator cap was crusted in the centre with dry coolant along with the slight loss of coolant is my only concern , fingers crossed it's okay because it's a beauty , the place i bought it from and my friends are saying it could be trapped air pockets in coolant . We shall see soon hopefully , thanks again for the great videos 👍🏼👌🏼
@@bccapone837 Good luck. 👍👍👍
Great video !
Easy to understand.
Is there a system where the thermoswitch sends a signal to a relay that starts the fan ? Or is it that they keep it simple on all bikes.................no relay ?
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
I am glad that you found the video useful and I appreciate your positive comment. The fans motorbikes are pretty small and don't draw much current and a far as I am aware none of the bikes turn them on via a relay. However in cars, the electric fans used are much bigger and are often triggered via a relay.
@@whitedoggarage Thanks for your reply. Many years ago, I installed a Japanese engine in an English car and converted the cooling system to electric. I used a relay with the thermoswitch.
I was trying to figure out the problem Itchy Boots had on her latest video with the cooling system of her CRF300R. They disconnected the thermoswitch, so that the fan will run continuously.
If the fan fails eventually, it will be a mighty interesting episode !
Thanks and regards.
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
@@ramishrambarran3998 Interesting, thanks for that. Years ago, European cars imported into Australia were often fitted with air conditioners by the importer, as air conditioning was relatively unknown in their home countries. But living in the north of Australia, our heat often got the better of the cooling system for those cars. The work around was to fit an electric fan to the front of the radiator and connect it via a relay to the circuit that switched on the electromagnetic clutch on the front of the compressor.
@@whitedoggarage Yes. I know about that, The only aftermarket electric fan available was a brand called "Kenlowe" !
We have tropical sun along with high humidity.
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
@@ramishrambarran3998 Likewise here, although it is winter at the moment, and one of our coldest ones we have had for a while, even the tropics are enjoying 15 to 25 degrees Celcius (~60 to 77 degrees Farenheit) at the moment.
I have a gsxr 609 L02 always 104 104 degree is it ok , thank you
Not famailiar with that model GSXR, but I would think 104 degrees is a bit more than it should be. Maybe you have a partially blocked radiator, or the fins are all bent over restricting air flow. A temperature of 104 degrees is not a problem to the motor, just more than it should be. Hope that helps.
Hello! So I have a liquid cooled dirt bike that has a radiator fan and the fan doesn’t turn on anymore before during or after a ride of any duration. Im constantly having to replace the radiator fluid due to it spraying out of the coolant overflow.. what do you think this could be? Please respond I don’t know what to do
Also I can’t find a fan with that brown connection you have that’s the same my old one has can I just buy a different one and splice those wires to the old connection?
Good that you have looked at the video, as there are a few directions there. Start with the fuse, is it okay? Then, disconnect the leads to the fan motor and run a wire from one lead to the negative terminal of your battery, and run a second wire from the other lead to the battery and hold it against the positive terminal - does the fan run? If it does nopt run, then yoiu will need to replace the fan. There should be two wires into the fan and splicing the connections is fine, just make sure the blade turns the right way on the fan. If the fan is okay, if you have a multimeter, check that there is battery voltage (should be 12 volts or thereabouts) to the thermostat switch on the radiator. If there is, disconnect the thermostat swith leads and join both leads, does the fan run then? If it runs, the thermostat switch is your problem. Being a dirt bike, have you chgeck all those connections that could be undone by riding through the bush. I hope this advice helps, good luck.
Very informative video! thank you very much. Subscribed!
Thanks very much 👍👍👍
My bike just ran to 200f degrees and seems to cut off when I was changing gears i had to set a let it cool what could be the problem 2k2 gxr 750
I am assuming it started again after you let it cool down. My recollection is that model has stick coils, one small coil per cyclinder, which makes an online diagnosis harder. If it has two coils with each coil having two leads going to the spark plugs, then stopping whilst hot and restarting when cold is likely to be a coil failure. With four indivdual coils, one could fail, but the motor would keep running, just be sick. A temperature of 200 degrees F is not critical enough to shut down the motor, so what else could it be? Other things to check would be wiring and ignitor related. You might find this video useful as well: th-cam.com/video/s_699JvS3E8/w-d-xo.html
I hope some of that helps and good luck with tracking down the problem.
Also check the service manual for your own motorcycle. There are always special things to consider.
Good point, this video is really about the GSXR750, thanks 👍👍👍.
Thank you very good video
Glad you found it useful, thanks for watching 👍👍👍
I have a 1998 GSXR 600, the water pump blow and cant find a replacement,. Is there another one that is compatible, from the brand or another brand ? Can you guide me or recommend one?
I have no experience with the 600, other than knowing they exist. But I have had a quick look online and I believe a replacement water pump can be ordered, and this is one of the links that I found: www.kjthomas.com.au/partFinder/fiche/suzuki/1998/gsx-r600/water-pump , but there are a few others. I have no experience with the 600 as I said, but I have read that the water pump in the GXR750 is the same, but can not be certain of that. Most water pump problems are either a failed bearing, a failed seal, a worn impellar or a corrosion hole in the pump wall. If you go to this link: www.motosport.com/motorcycle/oem-parts/suzuki/1998/gsxr600/water-pump , there is a parts diagram for the water pump and it looks like those parts can be sourced from that supplier. A hole in the pump case can usually be fixed using something like JB Weld Original Cold-Weld or Permatex Permapoxy 4 Minute Multi-Metal Epoxy. Sorry I could not be more helpful, but I hope that gives you a way to either replace or fix the water pump on your bike.
Hey I think I have the same problem my bike is overheating and there is not leaking but I find the fan no working so maybe I'm going to check how to start the fun and see the results
I am glad that you found the video helpful, thank you for watching and good luck with your fix 👍👍👍
What should I do when I have power to fuse but don't have power to thermo switch wire? I have a 2019 Kawasaki x300. I've owned the bike for about 6 months had 900 miles and have never heard the fan come on. Riding the other day in traffic and was heating up all the way to 5 bars. Use to run around 2 or 3 bars.
From your query it sounds like the fuse is blown, but maybe it is the way I read it. Do you have power both sides of the fuse? Blade fuses can be tricky to test in place, sometimes it easier to pull the fuse and test for continuity accross the two blades. If you have power passing through the fuse, but it is not present at the thermo switch end, then check back through the wiring for a break - might be a conector has come apart, or the wire has rubbed through somewhere and has shorted out to the frame, burning the wire out at that point. Hope that helps.
@@whitedoggarage well I was chasing a ghost. The wire that plugs into thermo switch goes to the ECU. That controls when the fan goes on. Apparently on the Kawasaki forum it's pretty normal for the Versys x 300 to run normally high on temperature bar gauge on hot days. I started the bike and actually unplugged the thermo switch and the fan came on. Went out for a ride and everything is working fine. I appreciate your response and advice.
Jim
Jim
@@jimh2061 Excellent!
Hey man sorry for another question I’m leaking oil from my oil cooler on this bike it’s located to the right of the oil filter. How do I know if the oil cooler is working correctly ? My bike got up to 220 it’s summer so that might be why but I wanna make shr my oil cooler works and it’s not just gaskets that are causing the leak .
The oil cooler will have two hoses running to the motor. On the motor there should be "in" or "inlet" embossed over or under where one of the lines goes into the motor. Loosen the hose at the motor so that the connection leaks, but is still in place - might pay to put a tray under the bike to catch the oil - start the bike and the oil should pump out of the joint - that will tell you if the oil is flowing through the cooler, then provided the fins of the cooler are not blocked it should be doing its job. Hope that helps.
@@whitedoggaragethank you always comming in clutch !
@@anthonyaranda8775 No worries👍👍👍
Are bubbles always present when there are cylinder head problems?
And will there be oil in coolant ,and is this always the case when there is a head gasket problem.
Good questions. The bubbles are not always there, but if they are, then that is clear diagnosis. There are test kits availalbe which can be used to test the coolant for combustion products if you think there is a leak. Sometimes it can present as an unexplained loss of coolant. It depends on how the head gasket fails as to whether you get oil in the coolant, as it needs a passage between a coolant chamber and an oil way. Loosening head bolts can cause such a leak for example.
@@whitedoggarage To bad your not in Perth ,your logical approach is vacant in most bike mechanics here .
Had a warranty fix go back to shop twice, because they refuse to admit it's a head gasket problem..
@@madness5327 That is a shame, warranty fixes are always a problem for dealer mechanics, easy to say "not out problem mate", because if they get it wrong the company won't reimburse the dealer. I did a job on a motor years ago, it was lossing a small amount of coolant, went right through it, no leaks in the combustion chambers, no leaks in the plumbing, no bubbles either. I ended up pulling the head off and testing for cracks in it and the top of the block. No cracks found, put it back together and gave it a dose of liquid leak fix stuff (hate doing that as I have seen that stuff block a few radiators in the past). No coolant loss after that and that truck did another 4 or 5 years without trouble before they sold it - probably about $1000 worth of work to on that motor however, for what I felt was no real fix as I never found the source of the leak.
My 2008 Suzuki SV650
Radiator hose was collapsed after a spirited ride I also had coolant on my left thigh
Near the overflow.
Any thoughts on what might be the problem?
Thank you Sir.
A collapsed radiator hose could be due to the thermostat not opening properly. But start with the cooling fan, is it working when the motor is hot? If the fan is working, the thermostat is th enext one to look into. If you remove the thermostat and drop it into boiling water you should see it open completely. If it does not, replace it. Hope that helps.
@@whitedoggarage The fan was not coming on.
and the hose to the overflow was clogged therefor it could not vent when cooling back down (expansion and contraction of the fluid)
@@samboles8796 Sorting the problem, excellent, hopefully the fan has just popped the fuse.
I have a 2021 Kawasaki zx14r and I have a problem that when it is more than 15 degrees Celsius outside and the motorcycle heats up until the fans turn on, the temperature does not drop until the fans turn off, it just stands still, the motorcycle does not overheat while riding and maintains the temperature it should have. while riding, when it is about 5 degrees Celsius outside, it was the end of autumn and I heated up the motorcycle until the fans turned on, then they cooled the motorcycle down and the fans turned off, what happens is that the fans run non-stop, not cooling the engine, when the outside temperature is about 15 degrees Celsius and more, because everything is fine while driving, do you know what the problem could be? Please help, thank you
I do not have any personal experience with this model Kawasaki. Asking around I am told they run very hot normally, too hot for some owners who sell and buy something different. Suggestions as to cause seem to revolve around changing the exhaust and air intakes to reduce the load on the motor. That makes me think that you are describing that model's normal behaviour. However, in your case, checking the thermostat may be worthwhile, as well as making sure the radiator fins are clean and the radiator is in good condition. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
17:04 Am I seeing this correctly? 86582 miles on the odometer? That's incredible for a 24 year old sportbike!
Sorry, it is in kilometres, Australia has been metric since the 70's, so actually it has done 54,113 miles, still a good distance for a sportsbike.
I have a k2 1000 what temp should the fan kick in? Thanks.
Same as the 750 from memory 80 degrees Celcius or 176 degrees Farenheit.
Hlo sir, Love from India 🇮🇳 ❤
Which japanese engine is more durable in ur opinion suzuki, yamaha, honda, kawasaki??
India and its people are beautiful, much love in return. I think they all make durable engines, but all have had troubled creations in the past. If I had to pick one brand, I would probably say Honda, but only just 😊.
At what temperature is the fan supposed to switch on automatically?
It should turn on at about 80 degrees Celcius or 176 degress Farenheit.
@@whitedoggarage thanks ☺️
just a note but the fins of that red are so bent flat that im suprised there getting air flow through the rad at all . straighten or replace !
Good point, not too hard to go through with short needle nose pliers and straighten them. Those cooling systems are surprisingly efficient, so I think it tolerates bent fins to a certain extent. Thanks for watching and comeenting on the video. 👍👍👍
Hey! So my fans arnt working on my motorcycle. I checked the fuse box and the fuses are good but there’s no power going to the fuse holder of just the fans. Every other fuse slot gets power except for the fuse for the fans. What could be the problem? Help plzzz
Good that you tested the other fuses, as that narrows down the options. You don't say what bike you are working on, so I am going to be a bit general in my replay. There will be a group of fuses that share the same power source and this should be from the ignition switch, when the bike is turned on or maybe a relay, which is energised from the ignition switch when the bike is turned on. The other fuses having power, indicates to me that the problem will be in the fuse box and will be either corroded contacts in the fan's fuse slot or a broken terminal below the power side of the fan's fuse slot. Maybe try cleaning the fuse slot first using fine sandpaper and contact cleaner, if I had no joy there, I would try and trace the power input in the fuse box - these are sometimes hard to get into, which may mean you have to replace the fuse box, but I would work on the cleaning angle first. Hope that helps.
hello my bike runs hot at 200+ is that normal ,? 2004 zx10r. fan kicks at 205 F•
Not familiar with that model, but those temperatures are not out of the ball park. I would prefer a little cooler say 195, but if the fan is kicking in, at least it is working. You do not say what part of your travels those temperatures occur. Hot days in slow traffic would give high readings for example. On a 92 degree day riding on the open road it should be a bit cooler. Are your radiator fins reasonably clean?
Thanks believe my magna 750 has Same Problemo 🐬
Thankyou for finding and watching the video. Good luck with your repair. Happy riding 😀
Where can I get those levers plzzzz 😮💨
The bike owner got them off eBay, and I know nothing about their source I am sorry. I did have a quick look on eBay and I see this set as an example: www.ebay.com.au/itm/190649985905?epid=660481590&itmmeta=01J24Z2NP0B3Y923G1P8FW49Y4&hash=item2c639feb71:g:vdsAAOSwLjRhBbO2&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABAJZH4EbFxK8DasSkK0UUQe7KUid6%2BisCTHlYuTrVcnmMkQtt0mo3Am%2BsvFKZ5D%2BqrFz0nXK%2BPB3RNXcQdUNJY%2FWRB5tSrzqyRZ2f8Bkl3qn2qF7TA0lc%2B4LhkAIIvstG0%2B4mmb0FboGThA5es2jRagx2387%2BWEUev5cOYnwKaRLJVEbH9yyj5wDaMO9rSmI0dvbtjYCxBEMvd42IQQDp2miDoMFXLwUjm6koEve2SomYaESvQt%2F%2BwI3Ii3GW81Y7BqiLoRCDhkA9aSqKaYolITOwRkdheQwRa%2BM87eD%2BzGDnQDyH70jtBfUGJTob55BPGHj4TbnSbnq6V2vwPLDsFyQ%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5Dbip-RZA
Hope that helps, Bob
@@whitedoggarage thank you 🙏🏼
@@anthonyaranda8775 no problems
My coolant turns white when I go for Ride what could this be ?
Oh dear, it sounds like you are getting oil in the coolant. You will need to investigate the cause, the video will help here. Oil in the coolant without bubbles in the system, indicates to me you may have split accross from the oil channel to a water channel in the headgasket, or a gasket failure on the coolant pump. Let me know how you go?
@@whitedoggarage haven’t got the time to start pulling it apart at the moment unfortunately. it’s going into my local garage this week hopefully it’s nothing serious I’ll keep ya posted on it.
@@jimmyboimazarti1234 Good luck, hopefully it is just something simple 👍👍
My bike starts in a single kick all time, but in cooling engine clogged and jerking for 1 km. Please reply.
You are trying to explain your problem to me in English, rather than your own language, so thank you for that. I am thinking, that you are telling me that the bike starts and runs. But after 1 km the bike is spitting out coolant like the cooling system is blocked. That is usually due to the fan not working and the engine is over heating, pressure builds up and the system vents coolant to bring the pressure down. The answer there is to find out why the fan is not working, by checking the fuse and thermal switch. If that is not the answer you need, please reply in your own language with good detail and I will use Google translate to interpret what you say.
I have a 2001 GSXR 750 as well found out my neg - to fan wasn't good so quick fix added wire thermal switch & bolted on to motor starts at 220 degrees... I just replaced triming chain at 100K .. I'm good for another 100K after t tackle clutch replacement... next winter .. Southern California United States of America
Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing that information. Good mileage for your bike, they can last a long time. One of its ancestors, my 1980 GS(X)1100E has close to 240,000 miles on it. It badly needs a rebuild, but still a beast. Take care.
If my bike is good when you reach 80-87 degrees and I was afraid, but it's normal😂
Good! Thanks for your response 😊👍👍👍
Thanks mate. Problem solved
Good to hear.
Of course it has to be a suzuki 😂. I had 4 bikes and it s my first suzuki and also my first bike with issues 😂
Sorry to hear that, personally, I have found all the big four Japanese manufacturers bikes have problems from time to time.
@@whitedoggarage yeaaah , i was just unlucky this time. But thanks to videos from yt and the manual i know what to do. I just need some free time 😂😁
@@klauscata225 Good luck!