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I need help with this you guys. I am just starting to work on the busa and I am not familiar with its peccadillos yet. Main concern is the FI light and digital display come on when the motor runs. Here’s the story:
50 degree ambient temp. Normal Fall day cold and somewhat humid, overcast no rain.
2008 busa, GenII, about 4K miles, redline breakin, meticulously maintained it's whole life
All fairings removed
Brand new Tsukigi Cannon full system exhaust installed
Brand new header gaskets installed
Header gaskets and pipe fittings coated with a film of Permatex copper spray-a-gasket
Bazzaz Z-Fi installed
Map from HPC (where I bought the pipe and Z-Fi) loaded by me
PAIR block off plates and PAIR coupler terminator plug installed
OEM air filter in good condition installed
Oil level check, normal
Cooling system filled with distilled water (I am flushing the system before replacing engine coolant)
Ignition turned on, speedo/tach/temp gauge sweep and Blue Nuetral indicator light comes on along with red FI light. Normal power up. Bazzaz Z-Fi lights up as well.
Engine starts normally. FI light goes out and motor sounds fine, no visible exhaust, no unusual smell. Runs for about 2 seconds at very low idle.
When idle pics up to normal cold start idle (think it was about 2000 rpm), red FI indicator light comes back on. FI also is displayed flashing on the digital display right below the odometer reading.
Engine sounds normal. Temperature gauge registers nothing (still cold after only 30 seconds).
Start to notice liquid droplets building up inside the tip of the exhaust. I wipe it with finger tips. The liquid is pretty much odorless.
Start to detect unusual smell in the air. Not like gasoline, more like a melting plastic smell (I’m quite sure the smell originates from the exhaust rather than there is something burning against the pipe).
Can detect a barely visible smoke coming from the exhaust when I look closely. I do not think the air in the garage is smokey, very slight haze if anything. Engine temp is still not registering. Distilled water in open radiator is not really even warm yet.
Engine kill switch hit after approximately 3 minutes. Engine shuts down. Ignition key turned off, all electronics power off.
A small stream of smoke curls from the exhaust. Lasts about 30 seconds before it dissipates completely.
Ignition key on, Instruments power up normally. Temp gauge goes straight up to max, in the red zone and stays there even after the needle sweep.
Engine head cover is warm to touch, engine block at the front is a slightly warm, Headpipes are HOT, too hot to touch, radiator and oil cooler are cool, crankcase cover is cold. Muffler is a little warm but comfortable to touch.
Engine was started and run for about 3 minutes today and 3 minutes last night, same conditions, same observations both times the engine ran with the new mods.
I am not so concerned about the smell or even the smoke as this is a brand new, never run exhaust and I did use the spray-a-gasket on every fitting.
The liquid in the pipe may be just condensation. Cold engine heating up on a cool day.
Even the maxed out temperature gauge after shut down might be normal (never had call to notice in the past). The temp goes up after the coolant stops circulating.
Any ideas about what to do about the FI warning indicators?
50 degree ambient temp. Normal Fall day cold and somewhat humid, overcast no rain.
2008 busa, GenII, about 4K miles, redline breakin, meticulously maintained it's whole life
All fairings removed
Brand new Tsukigi Cannon full system exhaust installed
Brand new header gaskets installed
Header gaskets and pipe fittings coated with a film of Permatex copper spray-a-gasket
Bazzaz Z-Fi installed
Map from HPC (where I bought the pipe and Z-Fi) loaded by me
PAIR block off plates and PAIR coupler terminator plug installed
OEM air filter in good condition installed
Oil level check, normal
Cooling system filled with distilled water (I am flushing the system before replacing engine coolant)
Ignition turned on, speedo/tach/temp gauge sweep and Blue Nuetral indicator light comes on along with red FI light. Normal power up. Bazzaz Z-Fi lights up as well.
Engine starts normally. FI light goes out and motor sounds fine, no visible exhaust, no unusual smell. Runs for about 2 seconds at very low idle.
When idle pics up to normal cold start idle (think it was about 2000 rpm), red FI indicator light comes back on. FI also is displayed flashing on the digital display right below the odometer reading.
Engine sounds normal. Temperature gauge registers nothing (still cold after only 30 seconds).
Start to notice liquid droplets building up inside the tip of the exhaust. I wipe it with finger tips. The liquid is pretty much odorless.
Start to detect unusual smell in the air. Not like gasoline, more like a melting plastic smell (I’m quite sure the smell originates from the exhaust rather than there is something burning against the pipe).
Can detect a barely visible smoke coming from the exhaust when I look closely. I do not think the air in the garage is smokey, very slight haze if anything. Engine temp is still not registering. Distilled water in open radiator is not really even warm yet.
Engine kill switch hit after approximately 3 minutes. Engine shuts down. Ignition key turned off, all electronics power off.
A small stream of smoke curls from the exhaust. Lasts about 30 seconds before it dissipates completely.
Ignition key on, Instruments power up normally. Temp gauge goes straight up to max, in the red zone and stays there even after the needle sweep.
Engine head cover is warm to touch, engine block at the front is a slightly warm, Headpipes are HOT, too hot to touch, radiator and oil cooler are cool, crankcase cover is cold. Muffler is a little warm but comfortable to touch.
Engine was started and run for about 3 minutes today and 3 minutes last night, same conditions, same observations both times the engine ran with the new mods.
I am not so concerned about the smell or even the smoke as this is a brand new, never run exhaust and I did use the spray-a-gasket on every fitting.
The liquid in the pipe may be just condensation. Cold engine heating up on a cool day.
Even the maxed out temperature gauge after shut down might be normal (never had call to notice in the past). The temp goes up after the coolant stops circulating.
Any ideas about what to do about the FI warning indicators?
