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2002 DL1000 with 50k on the clock.
bought the bike a few months ago and had not ridin it much as I have been doing some upgrades (clutch basket, power commander, tune up etc.) to get her back in shape for today.
was planning on taking a long trip to meet up with a buddy and do some trail riding camping etc.
After about a hundred miles of easy freeway riding I take and exit and a few more miles down the road I notice the bike is running weird as soon as I notice that the oil light comes on so I pull off and coast to the side. Oil is pouring out of the bottom of the bike.
somehow my oil drain plug worked it’s way out and dumped all my oil.
I managed tofind a guy to take me to town and I found a comparable oil plug(dimensions are correct but certainly not OEM) and fresh oil. Get back fill it up. Takes a few labored turns but starts up and seems to be running okay.
Didn’t get far though, a few miles down the roadi notice it just doesn’t have power like it should so I pull over. Now when I go to start it it’s making a squeeky grinding noise and won’t start.
buddy is on his way to rescue me but here’s what I’m wondering…
mid there any chance of breathing life back into this motor without a full rebuild? Techniques I could try before looking into a rebuild or engine swap?
any guesses as to what might be causing that squealing noise? My guess is piston rings are scraping the walls or burned up but just wondering if anyone has ever brought an engine back from something similar and had any advice to share.
sorry for the long winded post but
PLEASE HELP!!
-S
bought the bike a few months ago and had not ridin it much as I have been doing some upgrades (clutch basket, power commander, tune up etc.) to get her back in shape for today.
was planning on taking a long trip to meet up with a buddy and do some trail riding camping etc.
After about a hundred miles of easy freeway riding I take and exit and a few more miles down the road I notice the bike is running weird as soon as I notice that the oil light comes on so I pull off and coast to the side. Oil is pouring out of the bottom of the bike.
somehow my oil drain plug worked it’s way out and dumped all my oil.
I managed tofind a guy to take me to town and I found a comparable oil plug(dimensions are correct but certainly not OEM) and fresh oil. Get back fill it up. Takes a few labored turns but starts up and seems to be running okay.
Didn’t get far though, a few miles down the roadi notice it just doesn’t have power like it should so I pull over. Now when I go to start it it’s making a squeeky grinding noise and won’t start.
buddy is on his way to rescue me but here’s what I’m wondering…
mid there any chance of breathing life back into this motor without a full rebuild? Techniques I could try before looking into a rebuild or engine swap?
any guesses as to what might be causing that squealing noise? My guess is piston rings are scraping the walls or burned up but just wondering if anyone has ever brought an engine back from something similar and had any advice to share.
sorry for the long winded post but
PLEASE HELP!!
-S