Engine Fault Light Help

[Grayo]

I've just had the yellow engine fault light come on and the handbook says it's an electrical fault. (2008 FZ1)
Is this a common problem ? If so, does anyone know where I should be looking or does it need to go to the dealer to be sorted.


Thanks in advance.

[slappy]

Do  you get an error code as well?

[Grayo]

No error code.
I've had the battery on charge for an hour so and now the light has gone out.
Would a battery problem cause the light to come on ?

[slappy]

A low battery could have caused it, not totally sure about this but I think the ecu senses the low voltage and turns off non essential stuff, this then causes the engine light to come on.
I have also heard it can happen from a loose connection, if you keep the battery charged up and it happens again check all the connections for tightness/corrosion.

[Grayo]

A low battery could have caused it, not totally sure about this but I think the ecu senses the low voltage and turns off non essential stuff, this then causes the engine light to come on.
I have also heard it can happen from a loose connection, if you keep the battery charged up and it happens again check all the connections for tightness/corrosion.

Ok, thanks for that.

[noggythenog]

Check this out Grayo, an old post regarding how to use the diagnostics tool and find the codes.


http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,5766.msg50597.html#msg50597


I had the light come on once, i was gutted but i took it out for a spin and it was fine....next day i go out to ot and the light no longer came on....but i have an intermittent starting issue which i still need to rectify (been sayi g it for about 4 months now ) which is most likely a dodgy connector somewhere......i have just got some contact cleaner and dielectric grease so i can go through as many connectors as i can get to......fingers crossed it'll sort my issue.

[size=78%]Ive never done contacts before so not sure what to expect but if any of the connectors look particularly corroded then ill post up which ones coz the way i see it, could be inherrent and other bikes with simillar age/mileage could suffer the same. [/size]

[Grayo]

That's great, thanks Noggy. I turned the ignition on about an hour ago and the light was off. Think I'll order a new battery first and take it from there.

[Grayo]

I'm now sure it's a battery fault.


If I turn the ignition on when the battery is on charge the engine fault light is out.


As soon as I unplug the charger and turn the ignition on, the engine fault light comes on.


New Motobatt battery has been ordered.

[Grayo]

Just fitted the new battery and all is well again.


No engine fault light.