26.6K Valve Adjustment! Dealer says it's a waist of money!

[zorkler]

sO Fred W your saying i got ripped offed? I did not ask for a T.B.S he said why not do it everything was right in the open . That was when i went to pick the bike up .

 

[RadioHowie]

Am I on track?

Unfortunately, Yes. This thing is back on track.

Thanks for ruining my fun Fred

:jester:

Any time, BJ.

:nerd: ..

:dribble: :dribble:

Any time BJ? Is that an offer.........or a dream. :rofl:

[SIZE=8pt](someone HAD to derail this Tolstoy novel)[/SIZE]

 

[majicmaker]

Aww Come on Man! It's only a Measly Dollar.... and it's for a good cause. Odots Mental Health Fund :dribble:

Oh Well, If it's only a dollar, and it's for Odot's Mental Health Fund, Then Hell, I'm in!!! Put me in for 5 dollars!!!

 

[majicmaker]

Wanna be friends?

IT'S A TRAP!!! RUN AWAY....RUN AWAY!!!

Hey Radio!

This one post in the middle of all this, Made me laugh out loud for 5 minutes! Thanks Man, It's been a while since I've laught like that. I've known many Bust &

Odot's in my life! They've always been good guys. They remind me of my Grand Father! Except, My Grand Father is much younger!!

VIC.

 

[Fred W]

sO Fred W your saying i got ripped offed? I did not ask for a T.B.S he said why not do it everything was right in the open . That was when i went to pick the bike up .

Kinda. It's really good that he threw in the TBS, because he is right. It's all out in the open then.

How many hours and at what labor rate did he come up with the $350? That would have been my question.

 

[Bustanut joker]

:dribble: :dribble:
Any time BJ? Is that an offer.........or a dream. :rofl:

[SIZE=8pt](someone HAD to derail this Tolstoy novel)[/SIZE]

Eat my Pants Howie..

:****:

:jester:

 

[RadioHowie]

:dribble: :dribble:
Any time BJ? Is that an offer.........or a dream. :rofl:

[SIZE=8pt](someone HAD to derail this Tolstoy novel)[/SIZE]

Eat my Pants Howie..

:****:

:jester:

How you gonna get 'em off MizzBustanut????

:rofl:

 

[Bustanut joker]

How you gonna get 'em off MizzBustanut????
:rofl:

How else Jackass?

:jester:

 

[JamesH]

WW,

Hey, I just had mine checked at 24k checkup and they said they were all within spec, but the thing that has me worried is that the engine makes a fair bit of noise while it's warming up and a very faint bit of noise after she's warm. I have been thinking of taking her back to show them but she's all warmed up by the time i get to the dealer. Any advice?

James

I had my 26K done at 25K and my mechanic said the vavles needed adjustment and so did the carbs. He wrote down how far each one was out for the next adjustment. I think the bike ran better after.

Cometman,

Glad you got your Carbs adjusted!!

Hahaha!!!

Whateva.. :wacko: :blink: :dribble:

Majic,

A valve service check should not cost $600.... Maybe if they have to do a lot of shimming but that still sounds very high. Most 26k checks need no shimming and are within the spec range.

I will say that I am a obsessive maintenance type person so I will do mine (I have the YES warranty and all)... When I do mine.. I will not accept, "They were all within the spec range." I will have any of mine shimmed back (that are reaching out of the range). Now, this will be more expensive than a simple clearance check.

Food for thought:

I know a lot of very good honest mechanics and they all share the views of your dealer guy. A couple have even stated this to me, " If the Yamaha valve train is not noisey... Odds are 90 to 1 that they are still within the spec range."

Not saying that is the way to go about doing valve maintenance checks.. Just passing it along.

If I didn't have the YES warranty... And at 26K, my valves sounded like they always have.. I would skip it until 52k (or until they got noisey).

WW

 

[Wicked Webby]

Gremlins.....

Them little bastards can be tricky.

Go to the dealer and hangout for a while. You know, eat some popcorn, drink their koolaid...

Let her cool down plenty. Then start it for a tech or service manager....

WW

 

[RadioHowie]

Hey, I just had mine checked at 24k checkup and they said they were all within spec, but the thing that has me worried is that the engine makes a fair bit of noise while it's warming up and a very faint bit of noise after she's warm. I have been thinking of taking her back to show them but she's all warmed up by the time i get to the dealer. Any advice?
James

Noisy when cold and warming and not so much when warmed up could be cam chain noise. Try bumping your idle to 1100-1200rpm and see if the noise goes away, or diminishes greatly, when cold. Fairly typical of the FJR's underengineered cam chain tensioner.

Threads ALL OVER the forum about this same issue.

Hey, look! Theres one right HERE!

And an oldie but GOODIE.

And if you REALLY wanna ruin your day and scare yourself spitless, THIS ONE'S a Forum Favorite.

 

[RsvlFeej]

WW,
Hey, I just had mine checked at 24k checkup and they said they were all within spec, but the thing that has me worried is that the engine makes a fair bit of noise while it's warming up and a very faint bit of noise after she's warm. I have been thinking of taking her back to show them but she's all warmed up by the time i get to the dealer. Any advice?

James

Sounds like a possible cam chain tensioner. You should be able to re-create the noise for the mechanic in a warm engine by dropping your idle to about 900 -950 RPM.