Well today, after having weeks of what I thought was throttle position sensor issues, I found the push clip connectors to the igniter unit weren’t pushed in fully…. A read of the Haynes manual and the wiring diagram show the sensor going into the unit. 3 different sensors later and it came down to me being a dick…I must have not connected them fully after messing about taking the rear cowling off. Lesson learnt, don’t arse about! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
A last whizz out on the Fazer yesterday before the sorn kicks in. Just a Surrey/Sussex loop down to the Chalet for a compulsory, for me, sausage sandwich with plenty of brown sauce. Carried on round to Bury Hill and Petworth, for a last rip, of this year, down my favourite stretch of the A272, back to Billingshurst and home. With the tank brimming with 99 octane and a liberal splosh of Sta Bil, she's now covered up at the back of the garage awaiting some winter maintenance, which will have to wait for a while as project bathroom has just begun .
Never knew that Sta Bil was less effective with higher octane. This will be the third year I’ve used it to winterise the bike, which has always started with no issues. I was using Sea Foam before that, just came across a discount deal for Sta Bil, so went with that. I expect it’s all “snake oil” , but just gives some peace of mind.
Quote from: robbo on 29 October 2022, 11:15:23 amNever knew that Sta Bil was less effective with higher octane. This will be the third year I’ve used it to winterise the bike, which has always started with no issues. I was using Sea Foam before that, just came across a discount deal for Sta Bil, so went with that. I expect it’s all “snake oil” , but just gives some peace of mind.ESSO 99 Supreme has zero Ethanol in it, whereas other 99 fuels have the 5%.Been said on here many times before that it's highly unlikely that fuel will go off quickly, especially just over the winter period, but if this gear protects other parts then that's fair enough.
Quote from: darrsi on 29 October 2022, 01:51:50 pmQuote from: robbo on 29 October 2022, 11:15:23 amNever knew that Sta Bil was less effective with higher octane. This will be the third year I’ve used it to winterise the bike, which has always started with no issues. I was using Sea Foam before that, just came across a discount deal for Sta Bil, so went with that. I expect it’s all “snake oil” , but just gives some peace of mind.ESSO 99 Supreme has zero Ethanol in it, whereas other 99 fuels have the 5%.Been said on here many times before that it's highly unlikely that fuel will go off quickly, especially just over the winter period, but if this gear protects other parts then that's fair enough.The 99 octane was Esso,which in the south east at least contains no ethanol, as you stated. At the end of the day I just want to be able start the bike up come say April, without any issues. I know fuel does, over time, become stale, so using the snake oil just provides a level of comfort, so if there are starting problems next year, I can feel I did my best in averting them.