Re: [ST] 10 000km motor problems

["marc Ve" <daytona955.marc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi guys, the mail below is an old one I posted ages ago.

Since then I've been lurking, as well as putting another 10000kms on my
Daytona.

Here's an update:

the 955 motor on my friends RS turned out to have a dodgy oil pump pressure
release valve, which is why the oil light came on at idle.

Pretty C#$p for a motor with 10 000kms on it, and very strange that it only
started after the service.

Anyway the agents put in a warranty claim, and then things whent completley
pear shaped.

The Moron in their workshop who re-assembled and fitted the motor left an
engine mounting spacer out, then overtorqued the mounting and split the
engine casing. He tried to cover this up by stalling and having a mate 'Tig'
weld the casing, which is why the repair took so long.

After delivery of the bike back to Jon the motor promptly expired, period!

Result: a fired mechanic, and the dealer paid out my friend for his bike! he
wont touch Triumph again, which is sad, although I respect the delearship
for coming clean and paying him out for his bike.

cheers


Marc
Milnerton, Cape Town, RSA

On 11/6/06, marc Ve <daytona955.marc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been lurking for a while! Please help me out with some ideas here:
>
> A good friends 2005 Sprint RS is now laid up at the agents, with the motor
> competly stripped waiting for a new oil pump.
>
> The sorry tale goes like this: It went in for a 10 000km service, with no
> signs of a problem and the motor running sweet. Jon looks after his stuff
> -no track days etc.
>
> He gets the bike back and on the way home the oil light starts to come on
> at idle, so he took the bike back.
>
> They checked it out, diagnosed a faulty oil pressure sender, ordered a new
> one and told him the bike was fine to ride.
>
> 1000kms later the new sender arrives, gets fitted, and guess what -the
> light still comes on at idle.
>
> the Agents then test the pressure again, and this time diagnose an oil
> pump problem at low revs.
>
> The motor has now been completly stripped under a warranty claim, I had a
> look at it, everything on the bottom and top is off, you can see the crank:
> no bearings etc. The problem was apparently a stuck pressure relief valve.
>
> The agents maintain the motor is fine, no damage to the beariongs,
> camshaft etc, and that it will be as good as new when it comes back
> topgether.
>
> Here's my worry: will it be much good after such drastic surgery to a new
> motor? Does their story make sense or is it a cover up?
>
> I'm thinking they might have fired up the motor during the service with no
> oil in it.
>
> thanks
>
>
> Marc
> Cape Town
>
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