Over the last weekend I washed my V11 Lemans while it was running. I checked the oil afterwards and found that it was full of water. I flushed the oil system 4 times with fresh oil and feel like I'm back to square one. Expensive oil change.
The wash was with standard garden hose. I was careful to not spray top of engine, and tops of cylinders. I did gently rinse off throttle bodies.
At no time did the bike loose RPM or stutter during the wash.
Has anyone had their bike ingest water like this before? I hope that if I ride in the rain it will not ingest water.
water in oil pan, washed it while running
in Special place for banter and conversation
Posted
Hello Guzzi riders,
Over the last weekend I washed my V11 Lemans while it was running. I checked the oil afterwards and found that it was full of water. I flushed the oil system 4 times with fresh oil and feel like I'm back to square one. Expensive oil change.
The wash was with standard garden hose. I was careful to not spray top of engine, and tops of cylinders. I did gently rinse off throttle bodies.
At no time did the bike loose RPM or stutter during the wash.
Has anyone had their bike ingest water like this before? I hope that if I ride in the rain it will not ingest water.
Tomas Grim
San Jose, CA