yellow400ex05
10-19-2007, 04:41 AM
I have a 2005 400ex and I have a problem that I'm kind of worried about..
a few months ago I found a bolt that was stripped on my valve cover and I had it heli-coiled. but I still have a small oil leak there. I called my mechanic and he said just keep changing you oil and checking it before you ride and it should be fine.
Now since about the beginning of September I've been taking about 5-6 days off from riding and then go riding some days it could smoke even one day after I haven't ridden just not nearly as badly.
When I go to start my quad I've noticed it smokes white smoke , so I said I'll just check it and I had to add a little bit of oil and then I was fine, and when I take it of of pre-choke it goes away after about 30 seconds, but some smoke is still visible.
And yesterday I went to go take a little ride and I start up my quad for about 2 minutes to let the oil warm up and circulate my engine so it could be properly checked. and I come back out of my garage after getting my gloves and the smoke is coming out of my exhaust pretty good making a small cloud behind it so I rev my quad a little and it shoots out and when it goes back to normal its still puffing some smoke. So I kinda bugged out a little and was like WTF? I checked my oil even though it was barely warmed up and i put it back in and took it out and the dipstick was dry so I add oil and then check it once its warmed up and I'm fine. After I started it again it still smoked, so I took it off of pre-choke and i walked up to my house and I come back and i revved it up and the smoke was almost gone so I went riding.
I felt no power loss, there was no blue smoke that signified oil burning..
What is wrong here HELP me please!
thanks. I'll get some pics of it later today if i can.
a few months ago I found a bolt that was stripped on my valve cover and I had it heli-coiled. but I still have a small oil leak there. I called my mechanic and he said just keep changing you oil and checking it before you ride and it should be fine.
Now since about the beginning of September I've been taking about 5-6 days off from riding and then go riding some days it could smoke even one day after I haven't ridden just not nearly as badly.
When I go to start my quad I've noticed it smokes white smoke , so I said I'll just check it and I had to add a little bit of oil and then I was fine, and when I take it of of pre-choke it goes away after about 30 seconds, but some smoke is still visible.
And yesterday I went to go take a little ride and I start up my quad for about 2 minutes to let the oil warm up and circulate my engine so it could be properly checked. and I come back out of my garage after getting my gloves and the smoke is coming out of my exhaust pretty good making a small cloud behind it so I rev my quad a little and it shoots out and when it goes back to normal its still puffing some smoke. So I kinda bugged out a little and was like WTF? I checked my oil even though it was barely warmed up and i put it back in and took it out and the dipstick was dry so I add oil and then check it once its warmed up and I'm fine. After I started it again it still smoked, so I took it off of pre-choke and i walked up to my house and I come back and i revved it up and the smoke was almost gone so I went riding.
I felt no power loss, there was no blue smoke that signified oil burning..
What is wrong here HELP me please!
thanks. I'll get some pics of it later today if i can.