bigborer
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Hello,
I am currently stuck abroad as my trip was detoured by some malfunction. The timeline of events:
-yesterday I saw the check engine light flash for 1s while going over a bump
-today I saw the highbeam led flash for 1s when starting the bike
-rode for about 100km-
-let the bike sit in the sun for 3-4h, very hot weather-
-rode the bike for 50km, got the check engine light, engine sounding like my friends vstrom, 33 showing in the dash
-stopped on the highway in the midddle of nowhere, took off the battery terminals, ecu connector, got warned by the highway patrol
-restarted the bike, ran fine for 2km, then the whole story repeated
-ran the bike at slow speed for 5 more km to a parking spot
-removed and reinserted the ecu plug 10 times, let the battery off for half an hour, removed and reinserted the 2 outside spark plug leads
-restarted the bike, same thing after a few kms, gave it a few twists on the throttle, check engine went off, and then i limped it at 3500rpm for 20 more kms to a random hotel
Tomorrow I'm going to some shady local garage, where it's still uncertain if the guys there even speak english. Hopefully I'll get the spark plugs off, and measure the resistance for all leads. My only tools with me are a few hex keys and a multifunction screwdriver. My hope is that there is only one loose connector.
I'm kind of desperate right now. Any help would be apreciated. Also, to get to the spark plug does the air filter need removal, or the battery?
I am currently stuck abroad as my trip was detoured by some malfunction. The timeline of events:
-yesterday I saw the check engine light flash for 1s while going over a bump
-today I saw the highbeam led flash for 1s when starting the bike
-rode for about 100km-
-let the bike sit in the sun for 3-4h, very hot weather-
-rode the bike for 50km, got the check engine light, engine sounding like my friends vstrom, 33 showing in the dash
-stopped on the highway in the midddle of nowhere, took off the battery terminals, ecu connector, got warned by the highway patrol
-restarted the bike, ran fine for 2km, then the whole story repeated
-ran the bike at slow speed for 5 more km to a parking spot
-removed and reinserted the ecu plug 10 times, let the battery off for half an hour, removed and reinserted the 2 outside spark plug leads
-restarted the bike, same thing after a few kms, gave it a few twists on the throttle, check engine went off, and then i limped it at 3500rpm for 20 more kms to a random hotel
Tomorrow I'm going to some shady local garage, where it's still uncertain if the guys there even speak english. Hopefully I'll get the spark plugs off, and measure the resistance for all leads. My only tools with me are a few hex keys and a multifunction screwdriver. My hope is that there is only one loose connector.
I'm kind of desperate right now. Any help would be apreciated. Also, to get to the spark plug does the air filter need removal, or the battery?