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Oil light comes up on hard excelleration
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:05 am
Author: johny brando
1976 Z900 ( but the Oil pump could be earlier though for all I know ? )
Hi.I'm knew to this Forum (but had 900 Kawas since 1975 ) my oil light comes up under hard excelleration & goes out when I roll off the power. I hear the sump gate fix is not worthy of trying & deemed a waste of time now ? I'm going to put an Oil gauge off the main Oil gallery to see what I've got & I expect it to be a little low... as I'm running an oil cooler & if it close to 3psi at 4000 rpms with hot oil well all's OK then & I'll then know it's the pressure switch ... but if it's less than 3psi...... I'll disconnect the cooler & try again & if it's still low then , well I guess I'll have to check all the Oil pump internals & clearances. I'd just like to know if any one else has had this issue & what you found to be the problem ....as many heads make light work aye ... I appreciate any valid imput please ?
Thanks Guys,
Re: Oil light comes up on hard excelleration
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:16 am
Author: johny brando
johny brando wrote:1976 Z900 ( but the Oil pump could be earlier though for all I know ? )
Hi.I'm knew to this Forum (but had 900 Kawas since 1975 ) my oil light comes up under hard excelleration & goes out when I roll off the power. I hear the sump gate fix is not worthy of trying & deemed a waste of time now ? I'm going to put an Oil gauge off the main Oil gallery to see what I've got & I expect it to be a little low... as I'm running an oil cooler & if it close to 3psi at 4000 rpms with hot oil well all's OK then & I'll then know it's the pressure switch ... but if it's less than 3psi...... I'll disconnect the cooler & try again & if it's still low then , well I guess I'll have to check all the Oil pump internals & clearances. I'd just like to know if any one else has had this issue & what you found to be the problem ....as many heads make light work aye ... I appreciate any valid imput please ?
Thanks Guys,
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I was trolling through the forum & found his reply post from a while back. I'd heard about this Hole drilling mod but dismissed it thinking ....that sounds dodgy ! but HEY it's for real ...his factory bullentin is a winner ...WELL DONE & thankyou Big Fluff.
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:21 am
Author: zed1015
The oil pan gate is not a waste of time and a good and easy mod to have if you ride with a heavy wrist or have a tuned motor.
I fit one to all of mine.
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:24 am
Author: Big Fluff
Glad to be of assistance, and like Rob (Zed1015) says, a worthwhile mod on any sump.
Cheers, Will
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:31 pm
Author: snotie1965
Big Fluff wrote:Glad to be of assistance, and like Rob (Zed1015) says, a worthwhile mod on any sump.
Cheers, Will
Should the mod be done to a gpz11 ut motor ? if so could you tell me where it is on the forum ? cheers Andy .....
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:40 pm
Author: Taffus
snotie1965 wrote:Big Fluff wrote:Glad to be of assistance, and like Rob (Zed1015) says, a worthwhile mod on any sump.
Cheers, Will
Should the mod be done to a gpz11 ut motor ? if so could you tell me where it is on the forum ? cheers Andy .....
Depends
http://www.debben.co.uk/oilpangate.html
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:01 pm
Author: snotie1965
Taffus wrote:snotie1965 wrote:Big Fluff wrote:Glad to be of assistance, and like Rob (Zed1015) says, a worthwhile mod on any sump.
Cheers, Will
Should the mod be done to a gpz11 ut motor ? if so could you tell me where it is on the forum ? cheers Andy .....
Depends
http://www.debben.co.uk/oilpangate.html
What does it depend on ? sorry if i sound a retard !!!
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:44 pm
Author: sanderz
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:58 pm
Author: Taffus
snotie1965 wrote:Taffus wrote:snotie1965 wrote:Big Fluff wrote:Glad to be of assistance, and like Rob (Zed1015) says, a worthwhile mod on any sump.
Cheers, Will
Should the mod be done to a gpz11 ut motor ? if so could you tell me where it is on the forum ? cheers Andy .....
Depends
http://www.debben.co.uk/oilpangate.html
What does it depend on ? sorry if i sound a retard !!!
Which year I am guessing, it's a long time since I have seen the sump on the unitrac so don't know if there is an internal change
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:20 pm
Author: snotie1965
Taffus wrote:snotie1965 wrote:Taffus wrote:snotie1965 wrote:Big Fluff wrote:Glad to be of assistance, and like Rob (Zed1015) says, a worthwhile mod on any sump.
Cheers, Will
Should the mod be done to a gpz11 ut motor ? if so could you tell me where it is on the forum ? cheers Andy .....
Depends
http://www.debben.co.uk/oilpangate.html
What does it depend on ? sorry if i sound a retard !!!
Which year I am guessing, it's a long time since I have seen the sump on the unitrac so don't know if there is an internal change
It is a 1983 standard motor, i have just had the sump off to fix slight oil seep and checked oil pump filter ,but i did not know about this mod then
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:13 pm
Author: hanskloss
