07-27-2014, 02:10 PM
It could a dose of poor quality or low octane fuel causing some detonation or pinging. This sounds like what you are describing.
Drain the tank and refill with new fuel to eliminate that possibility.
uote='PowderToastMan' pid='52927' dateline='1406520122']
Seo, recently I have noticed kind of a clink or pinging sound when I have the throttle open a bit, accelerating around 60 mph in 4th gear. Reminds me a little of a clinking sound that an oil-filled radiator heater makes.
Not super reproducible but it's happened two or three times for sure. Sometimes the wind and traffic noise around me on the expressway or freeway is loud enough that I wouldn't be able to hear it anyway.
It definitely happens in conjunction with that rapid clicking sound of the fuel injector system that we've talked about before.
I just got the valves done so I don't think it should be them, and I took a look at the outer spark plugs and they look very clean (didn't look at the inner ones since that may require me to take the tank off).
Riding around the twisties and keeping it under 4k RPM (maybe 5 in a long straightaway), everything is smooth and peachy.
Should I see if I can get it checked out under warranty, or is it likely not a big deal?
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Drain the tank and refill with new fuel to eliminate that possibility.
uote='PowderToastMan' pid='52927' dateline='1406520122']
Seo, recently I have noticed kind of a clink or pinging sound when I have the throttle open a bit, accelerating around 60 mph in 4th gear. Reminds me a little of a clinking sound that an oil-filled radiator heater makes.
Not super reproducible but it's happened two or three times for sure. Sometimes the wind and traffic noise around me on the expressway or freeway is loud enough that I wouldn't be able to hear it anyway.
It definitely happens in conjunction with that rapid clicking sound of the fuel injector system that we've talked about before.
I just got the valves done so I don't think it should be them, and I took a look at the outer spark plugs and they look very clean (didn't look at the inner ones since that may require me to take the tank off).
Riding around the twisties and keeping it under 4k RPM (maybe 5 in a long straightaway), everything is smooth and peachy.
Should I see if I can get it checked out under warranty, or is it likely not a big deal?
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