Boris
Well-Known Member
I’m aware that this matter has been raised numerous time on this forum, however I’m highlighting again, as it may help avoid a future similar problem that of one of our fellow Super Tenere owners is currently facing.
I changed my plugs a while back and all 4 that I took out showed no sign whatsoever of water ingress on the coil or plugs. Last winter and about 8-9k miles later I checked the same plugs and still no sign of any water ingress.
So far this riding season I’ve done about 6k miles, some of it through some quite heavy and prolonged rain. Over the past few startups, the bike has been a little lazy to fire up, not battery lazy, just fire up lazy. I decided to do a tank up, air filter, plug and general check to see if there’s anything amiss.
Air filter filthy (about 8k miles) so that’ll be changed, more worrying though are the state of plugs 1&2 (left to right sat on the bike), which along with the coils, showing significant signs of water ingress, also with the early signs of discolouration where the porcelain meets the hex. All came out easy enough and have been changed. I’ve also siliconed the coil cap where it meets the top of the plug well. Plugs/coils 3&4 showed no sign of water ingress.
Note - my bike is garaged when not in use.
I changed my plugs a while back and all 4 that I took out showed no sign whatsoever of water ingress on the coil or plugs. Last winter and about 8-9k miles later I checked the same plugs and still no sign of any water ingress.
So far this riding season I’ve done about 6k miles, some of it through some quite heavy and prolonged rain. Over the past few startups, the bike has been a little lazy to fire up, not battery lazy, just fire up lazy. I decided to do a tank up, air filter, plug and general check to see if there’s anything amiss.
Air filter filthy (about 8k miles) so that’ll be changed, more worrying though are the state of plugs 1&2 (left to right sat on the bike), which along with the coils, showing significant signs of water ingress, also with the early signs of discolouration where the porcelain meets the hex. All came out easy enough and have been changed. I’ve also siliconed the coil cap where it meets the top of the plug well. Plugs/coils 3&4 showed no sign of water ingress.
Note - my bike is garaged when not in use.