Re: [ST] RS Fuel Warning Light - Comments please

["rs955" <rs955@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had the same problem with my fuel warning light.
I put a fuel conditioner/cleaner in the tank and it cured the problem. I 
suspect the sensor gets gummed up.

Darren
01 RS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Wetherington" <dnlwthrn@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] RS Fuel Warning Light - Comments please


> Sprint RS wrote:
>> Hi, I recently purchased a 955i  2001 RS on a 2003 plate with only 3,900 
>> miles on the clock.
>>
>> As it had been standing in a warm, dry garage for some 18 months and had 
>> only done 50 miles during that
>> time I knew that I was in for a new battery and had to be careful about 
>> going too quickly too soon.
>>
>> I have noticed that the fuel warning light often comes on for no apparent 
>> reason, i.e. plenty of
>> petrol in the tank.  When I rode for the first couple of days I noticed 
>> that the fuel pump that sits
>> in the petrol tank "whines and grumbled".  That seems to have stopped 
>> mostly although 6 seconds after
>> turning the ignition on, whether the engine is running or not the low 
>> fuel light usually come on.
>>
>> So, guessing - does the EMU turn the low fuel light on if the pressure in 
>> the fuel injection system is low
>> or dodgy ?  The 'bike seems to ride fine, almost as lively as my previous 
>> 955i Speed Triple.
>>
>> cheers   Pete
> Pete,
> I had the same issue with my 03 Sprint ST.  It turned out to be the fuel
> sender, and I (luckily) got it replaced before the warranty ran out.  As
> for the whine during the startup sequence, that's normal but if the
> sender is going bad it might be a little louder than normal.
>
> Good luck with it.
>
> Dan
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