cross post from CBR600. The F4i went pop, clunk, wheeze

BushrodW · 06-17-2004, 3:29 AM

Well, now.
My wife, SheWhoMustBeObeyed (SWMBO), was riding along this evening and her F4i made a backfire-like noise and lurched a bit and then sounded like a twin. She immediately shut it off. I wasn't there, but some friends happenned along. They turned it over and said it sounded like some of the cylinders fired normally then made a "clunk, wheeze" sound. So shut it off after a second or two and it's waiting to be towed to the "authorized Honda service center" for work. There are no vital fluids leaking.

She has an extended warranty so it'll be interesting to see Honda find all sorts of reasons to deny the claim.

Firstly I do all the maintenance on the bike. I've kept a contemporaneous list of what was done at what mileage. Basically it's been oil changes every 2 to 3 thousand miles. Oil used is Honda GN4 and HP4. Valves were checked at 16K by me and were within spec. The 32K valve check and subsequent adjustment were done by a local stealer. That's about it.

Any advice regarding placing a claim on the extended warranty?

The contract indicates work must be done by an "authorized Honda service center," which I assume means dealer.

TIA!

-BW

SouLJahz · 06-17-2004, 4:29 AM

Have u got the log book with all the required stamps at each service interval? They will look at this to determine if u have actually ben taking the bike in for the requied service at the required milage. If u havent then i dont think they will accept the claim unfortunatley mate

G-Force Junkie · 06-17-2004, 4:44 AM

Possably spit a plug out?

BushrodW · 06-17-2004, 4:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SouLJahz

Have u got the log book with all the required stamps at each service interval? They will look at this to determine if u have actually ben taking the bike in for the requied service at the required milage. If u havent then i dont think they will accept the claim unfortunatley mate

I've done all the mtnce except the first oil change and the 32K valve adjustment. This is ok per the contract.

BushrodW · 06-17-2004, 4:57 AM

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Originally Posted by G-Force Junkie

Possably spit a plug out?

this actually happens? How so? What's the deal?

BW

BushrodW · 06-17-2004, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by F-Force Junkie

Possably spit a plug out?

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Originally Posted by BushrodW

this actually happens? How so? What's the deal?

BW

Bumpity Bump Bump Bump?

dB · 06-17-2004, 12:16 PM

It does happen but I'm not sure what causes it. Possibly plugs installed with incorrect torque. Joel had this happen and can probably give you more info.

jafo · 06-18-2004, 2:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BushrodW

this actually happens? How so? What's the deal?
BW

I think what normally happens is the spark plug gets loose from improper torque and when it works itself loose enough from vibration,compression ends up blowing it out and fudging up the threads in the process.

BushrodW · 06-22-2004, 2:09 AM

well, what happened was the plug broke below the nut so the head has to come off for removal.

Sounds like it'll be expensive.

Since stealer installed the plug 4K miles ago that they'll be on it for the replacement.

BW