jayabee3

On 01/01/2021 at 08:51, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

There is a Van Van forum, I've forgotten my username and password for it but there's information on there about a problem with the FI system that causes cutting out as you describe. It can be fixed without replacing the throttle body if I remember right.

 

It's the kind of forum you need to be a member of to view. There's also a Facebook group that is worldwide so join that and ask on there. 

 

Or even just try a Suzuki dealership.

Hi Mississippi Bullfrog

I've joined the FB group, nobody has come back so far saying they know about a problem with the fuel injection that causes the cutting out.. I'm waiting for the Van Van forum to approve me.  When you say "try a Suzuki dealership" do you mean ask at the dealership whether they know about it as a common problem with the fuel injection?....

Thanks, I'll see if I can pick up some dry graphite spray from Halfords.

If the key is stiff to turn in the ignition, is it ok to spray WD-40 on it to try and help?  Or could it have any detrimental effect on electrics?...  I just want to make sure I'm not doing anything that could detrimentally affect the bike...

Thanks

16 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

I agree - from what you've said I don't think the first place had any idea about the Van Van. Better to let them start from scratch. The Van Van forum is a bit odd how it works but it's worth being a member as there are folk on there who have run them for years and know pretty much all there is to know about them. I never had any problem with mine. I only sold it because I needed to do motorway travelling and needed something bigger. For the rural roads I have to ride now the Van Van would actually be a better bike.

How long does the Van Van forum take to approve?  I still can’t view or post anything... 

30 minutes ago, Bianco2564 said:

I'd be inclined to tell them the whole story, no point in them covering the same ground and charging you for a 2nd time for something that doesn't work.

Yeh that's what I started to think... Thanks

3 hours ago, WD-40 said:

There's a used throttle body on ebay for £65. Might be worth a try

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/suzuki-vanvan-rv125-throttle-body-tpi-efi-injection-fuel-pipe-07-16/254755190546?hash=item3b5097b712:g:HtUAAOSwLNBe1pxd

 

Thanks.  That's a good find.  I wonder why they'd sell it so cheaply when a new one is £571.42...

I have another question, should I tell the other garage that I go to tomorrow what the first garage said, or just see what they diagnose themselves?...

7 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

There is a Van Van forum, I've forgotten my username and password for it but there's information on there about a problem with the FI system that causes cutting out as you describe. It can be fixed without replacing the throttle body if I remember right.

 

It's the kind of forum you need to be a member of to view. There's also a Facebook group that is worldwide so join that and ask on there. 

 

Or even just try a Suzuki dealership.

Yes I found https://suzukivanvan.forumotion.com/login and registered but I think I'm waiting for them to approve me before I can post or view..

Thanks

On 25/12/2020 at 21:58, onesea said:

The problem with diagnostics is knowing how it cuts out. When it cuts out etc.

Is it when changing gear? On a long straight? Hot weather cools weather?

It's it getting more frequent?

How did it start after? Immediately? After cooling? 

Totally Intermittent faults sound to me electrical but need not be.

I'll try another garage as it's still not fixed.  After picking it up from the garage, yes it now seems more frequent.  If I had to pinpoint to when it happens, it seemed to be when slowing down, then changing down gear..  It starts immediately when I restart it.

I gave the garage the list of suggestions from here mainly the ones from bullfrog..  They said "it's not showing any fault codes.. Everything else on the bike is fine, so it must be the fuel injection at fault and the fix would be to replace the throttle body."  They said they'd need another bike with same throttle body to test it in the first instance to prove that the fuel injection is the problem.  If they did replace the throttle body he gave me the costs of £571.42 part and £80 labour...

I will take it somewhere else later this week for a second opinion..

Thanks all.  If they can't fix it this time around based on some of the suggestions from here, then I guess I will try somewhere else....  Thanks again.

Thank you Bullfrog.  I will pass those suggestions along to the garage..  It does usually restart when I restart it..  It has thrown a problem light before.  The garage told me to start using the liquid for the fuel injection in with the petrol every second time I fill up with petrol.  The light hasn't come on since.  I have the same key to fill up as to start with..  They replaced the exhaust last week as said that would cure the problem; they said it was due to exhaust being clogged up due to constant "town" riding at low speeds.  It didn't fix it, so they put my old exhaust back on..  Then on the fourth time in they said there was a valve stuck in the engine so they fixed it & think that will have sorted the problem.. again doesn't seem to have fixed it, so now it's in for the fifth time.

Thanks again for suggestions.

Hi

Does anybody elses Van Van just intermittently cut out while they're riding?  It's really irritating, I've taken it to the garage for repair 5 times now, and they haven't managed to fix it...  It's in now.  I hope they can fix it this time..  I just wondered whether anyone has any ideas, even about what could be the cause, because my garage obviously can't find the cause of it.. It's an 09 reg.  I believe I am the second owner.  I've owned it since 2013 and I am based in South East London (Bermondsey).. Even any garage recommendations in my area that may be able to help, because if the current garage can't fix it this time around, maybe I should take it somewhere else?

Hope I can get some ideas/advice from here.

Look forward to hearing...

Thanks

jay