Engine Warning Light

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  1. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    #1 Vulpes, Dec 21, 2019
    I did an oil change on my 2005 speed triple today, an when I took it for a little run I noticed the engine warning light had come on. It's running fine, and have not had this before. Ideas?
     
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  2. Sprinter

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    #2 Sprinter, Dec 21, 2019
    Have you done the cold,ho,t cold, cycle 3 times ?
     
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  3. Vulpes

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    #3 Vulpes, Dec 21, 2019
    No, not yet. Will give that a go tomorrow. Could I have overfilled it? The oil level seems slightly high on the (useless) dipstick...
     
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  4. joe mc donald

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    #4 joe mc donald, Dec 21, 2019
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    Yes an overfill could maybe cause a fault keep it to the exact level and try the three 12 minute runs let it cool down between.
    Regards
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  5. feckless

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    #5 feckless, Dec 21, 2019
    which light do you mean Vulpes??the yellow one (engine management). an oil change should not cause any lights to come on. as the ecm is not linked to anything that would be affected by an oil change other than oil pressure being low due t lack of oil
     
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  6. Vulpes

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    #6 Vulpes, Dec 21, 2019
    Yep, it's the yellow one...
     
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    #7 feckless, Dec 21, 2019
    nothing to do with the oil change then mate. have you got tunecu if so plug it and read the code. I think it must be just coincidental
     
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  8. Vulpes

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    #8 Vulpes, Dec 21, 2019
    Haven't got tune ecu I'm afraid - I'll try the three cycles tomorrow...
     
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    #9 freck, Dec 22, 2019
    You didn’t disconnect anything whilst doing your oil change did you Vulpes?
    Maybe just for better access? : unamused:
    I can’t see a slight overfill causing the EML to come on. Sounds more like a coincidence as feckless says
     
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    #10 Vulpes, Dec 22, 2019
    No, nothing was disconnected during the oilchange. Just ran the first cycle, two more to go. See what that brings. If that doesn't work I'll check around the airbox. I had that off a few weeks ago for cleaning. There might be something amiss there.
     
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    #11 Vulpes, Dec 22, 2019
    Halfway though the second cycle it decided to switch itself off.
    I'll check whether it stays off when I start it again after it has cooled down.
     
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    #12 Vulpes, Dec 22, 2019
    Cold start and the engine management light stays off.

    Thanks for the hints and suggestions guys.
     
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  13. joe mc donald

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    #13 joe mc donald, Dec 22, 2019
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    Happy for you. I think they all do silly thing like that when we work on them.
    Regards & Happy Christmas.
    Joe.    ​
     
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  14. Red Thunder

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    #14 Red Thunder, Dec 22, 2019
    If you turned on the ignition (not even starting the bike) while the air mass sensor was unplugged from the airbox, this would cause the error

    Just a thought
     
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  15. Vulpes

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    #15 Vulpes, Dec 22, 2019
    That could have happened when I had the airbox off, mate.
    Tnx for the tip. I was wondering where this came from.
     
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