Hi have a Bonneville SE,2011 17000 miles. Went out on it and all OK. Following morning battery flat so purchased a new one.. Now starts ok but oil light won't go out. Is that just coincidence?? Or has something happened to the engine
I dont know about a Bonnie but could it be the engine management light , not low oil pressure light? Looking at a pic of the handbook, the eml is in the speedo, number 9, and oil pressure light in rev counter, number 4. If it is the eml, it should go out after 3 heat to cold cycles.
Hi Reg, Is it definitely the oil light & not the engine management light? If it's the EML, carry on using the bike & the light will go out after 3 fully hot to fully cold cycles.
A so called motorcycle garage has had it for a week now and just rang to say they dont know what to do as they have changed the oil pressure switch and the neutral light switch
I would measure the output of the switch (continuity to ground) with the bike running just for peace of mind. It should be the opposite of what it is when not running.
This is straight forward and recall placing a post previously on this very thing, when the battery is disconnected for any reason and replaced, it can randomly throw up warning dash lights that remain on, if you have either the DealerTool or similar (I only use DealerTool) you can use this to clear all fault codes, it will also clear any stored fault codes not appearing on the dash but stored in the EMU, if you don't have either then your Triumph dealer can do it for you (at a cost), what should be done (if you have no software tool) is link a 12V power source to the battery leads prior to removal, the crocodile clips and leads from an optimate are ideal, this enables a continued power source that prevents any warning lights coming on permanently. Some people have successfully used the 3 cycle method.
This is straight forward and recall placing a post previously on this very thing, when the battery is disconnected for any reason and replaced, it can randomly throw up warning dash lights that remain on, if you have either the DealerTool or similar (I only use DealerTool) you can use this to clear all fault codes, it will also clear any stored fault codes not appearing on the dash but stored in the EMU, if you don't have either then your Triumph dealer can do it for you (at a cost), what should be done (if you have no software tool) is link a 12V power source to the battery leads prior to removal, the crocodile clips and leads from an optimate are ideal, this enables a continued power source that prevents any warning lights coming on permanently. Some people have successfully used the 3 cycle method.
Ok well garage finally got a chance to look at it and they have said its something plastic broken on the oil pump, three hours to fix plus £80.00 for bits. Just worried it may have damaged engine and to spend that amount for nothing, what do you guys think about the chances of the engine being undamaged ?? Cheers Reg
Change the oil & filter to hopefully remove any large remnants of the plastic housing. Then just enjoy riding the bike Reg. Any tiny pieces of plastic that may remain in the oil will be smashed up into even smaller pieces & be collected by the oil filter. That might sound a little brutal but it's why the bike has an oil filtration system.
That may be the case...... however, on the other hand a small piece lodging in an oilway can only give one outcome Personally I'd be cutting the oil filter up to see what sort of debris is inside.
Thanks for all the views has been at a triumph garage all new oil pump fitted, mechanic says engine is fine so hoping to pick up later in the week, thanks all, safe riding
