05-05-2020, 11:20 AM
Hello all, Got the call from the dealer to remove the oil pan and inspect. First off, when I left it I made sure to run the bike and had everyone there listen and understand when it does this. They called me a few days later and said "even though you just replaced the oil and filter (no miles on the bike since that oil change and maybe 10 minuets of run time) we didn't see an metal in the oil. (not surprised) We looked at what we could with the pan removed and nothing obvious. We suggest you pick up the bike and ride it to see if the condition improves or worsens and let us know"
I called back and asked why no further diagnoses was offered and they said, "well how far do you want to go with this and the money to tear the engine apart?"
I asked about calling Honda Co. for added help and based on the description Honda offered maybe timing chain tensioner is the issue. I had a local tech look at the video and that was the first thing he said without any back story. Needless to say I picked it up and brought it home. I'm a little confused why they would give up with diagnosing the issue and tell me to ride it with an internal engine noise. I'm not a fan of riding a bike when an engine could fail and lock up. I'm not trying to be over dramatic either, but the risk seems a little too high for my taste.
So for a $50 part and my time I guess I will be taking a look and replace the tensioner.
And yes the metal I saw could still have been from break in, but who knows at this point. And also I'm sure it will be asked because I have been already, I'm not going to force a shop to do a repair after that phone call, who knows what you will get. I am a bit sad this is how it went down since I bought 4 brand new bikes from them over the years and I was planning on leaving them my RC51 for an oil leak repair when the CB was done, but that ship has sailed.
Stay tuned
I called back and asked why no further diagnoses was offered and they said, "well how far do you want to go with this and the money to tear the engine apart?"
I asked about calling Honda Co. for added help and based on the description Honda offered maybe timing chain tensioner is the issue. I had a local tech look at the video and that was the first thing he said without any back story. Needless to say I picked it up and brought it home. I'm a little confused why they would give up with diagnosing the issue and tell me to ride it with an internal engine noise. I'm not a fan of riding a bike when an engine could fail and lock up. I'm not trying to be over dramatic either, but the risk seems a little too high for my taste.
So for a $50 part and my time I guess I will be taking a look and replace the tensioner.
And yes the metal I saw could still have been from break in, but who knows at this point. And also I'm sure it will be asked because I have been already, I'm not going to force a shop to do a repair after that phone call, who knows what you will get. I am a bit sad this is how it went down since I bought 4 brand new bikes from them over the years and I was planning on leaving them my RC51 for an oil leak repair when the CB was done, but that ship has sailed.
Stay tuned