Suzuki GSX-R750, Service Manual

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8-8 SERVICING INFORMATION
Complaint Symptom and possible causes Remedy
Engine overheats. Defective engine internal parts
1. Heavy carbon deposit on piston crowns. Clean.
2. Not enough oil in the engine. Add oil.
3. Defective oil pump or clogged oil circuit. Replace or clean.
4. Sucking air from intake pipes. Retighten or replace.
5. Use incorrect engine oil. Change.
6. Defective cooling system. See radiator section.
Lean fuel/air mixture
1. Short-circuited intake air pressure sensor/lead Repair or replace.
wire.
2. Short-circuited intake air temp. sensor/lead wire. Repair or replace.
3. Sucking air from intake pipe joint. Clean or replace.
4. Defective fuel injector. Repair or replace.
5. Defective engine coolant temp. sensor. Replace.
The other factors
1. Ignition timing is too advanced due to defective Replace.
timing advance system (engine coolant temp.
sensor, gear position sensor, crankshaft position
sensor and ECM.)
2. Drive chain is too tight. Adjust.
Dirty or heavy 1. Too much engine oil in the engine. Check with inspection
exhaust smoke. window drain out
excess oil.
2. Worn piston rings or cylinders. Replace.
3. Worn valve guides. Replace.
4. Scored or scuffed cylinder walls. Replace.
5. Worn valves stems. Replace.
6. Defective stem seal. Replace.
7. Worn oil ring side rails. Replace.
Slipping clutch. 1. Weakened clutch springs. Replace.
2. Worn or distorted pressure plate. Replace.
3. Distorted clutch plates or clutch plate. Replace.
Dragging clutch. 1. Some clutch spring weakened while others Replace.
are not.
2. Distorted pressure plate or clutch plate. Replace.
Transmission will 1. Broken gearshift cam. Replace.
not shift. 2. Distorted gearshift forks. Replace.
3. Worn gearshift pawl. Replace.
Transmission will 1. Broken return spring on shift shaft. Replace.
not shift back. 2. Rubbing or stickly shift shaft. Repair or replace.
3. Distorted or worn gearshift forks. Replace.
Transmission jumps 1. Worn shifting gears on driveshaft or Replace.
out of gear. countershaft.
2. Distorted or worn gearshift forks. Replace.
3. Weakened stopper spring on gearshift stopper. Replace.
4. Worn gearshift cam plate. Replace.