v11cafe Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I changed the oil,.....and there where small metal particles in my sump. Passed a magnet over them,... nothing!!!! Does anybody know or guess, what parts non-magnetic can go wrong, and end in the sump??? The bike doesn"t yet...!!! makes any special noice, or something that indicates a problem, apart from the particles in the sump. WARNING!!!The bike is not my V11 , but my Mille gt with 80000km about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Stripped sump plug aperture thread? loose timing chain eating cases? How big/what shape are bits? KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike wilson Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Silver coloured or coppery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi jon Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sloppy timing chain seems to be the best candidate for aluminum bits, but it should be audible if thats the culprit..... Unless, Roper's been working on your bike and slipped in some aluminum gears to replace your reliable chain...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v11cafe Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Silver coloured or coppery? Coppery coloured I think.Size was not uniform , but most of them were 1mm about, irregular shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v11cafe Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sloppy timing chain seems to be the best candidate for aluminum bits, but it should be audible if thats the culprit..... Unless, Roper's been working on your bike and slipped in some aluminum gears to replace your reliable chain...... Truth, I have a timing chain, not gears in front,....and I've never opened it to check the condition of timing chain. Could that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v11cafe Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Stripped sump plug aperture thread? KB This is something I didn"t check when I had the sump out...I"ll have a look at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v11cafe Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Found this http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12653 Looks similar case to mine,....... and the verdict is more or less.......OPEN IT!!!!!!! By the way thanks to Roper"s Guzzi engine strip (http://www.guzzitech.dk/english/index.htm) ,..... I got an idea of what can go wrong at the lower part of a Guzzi engine Hope to fix it before.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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