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STARTING PROBLEM S
EB900000
TROUBLESHOOTING
NOTE:
The follow ing guide for troubleshooting does not cover all the possible causes of trouble. It
should be helpful, how ever, as a guide to basic troubleshooting. Refer to the relative proce-
dure in this m anual for checks, adjustm ents, and replacem ent of parts.
STARTING PROBLEM S
ENGINE
Cylinders and cylinder head(-s)
• Loose spark plug
• Loose cylinder head
• Dam aged cylinder head gasket
• Worn or dam aged cylinder
• Incorrect valve clearance
• Incorrectly sealed valve
• Incorrect valve-to-valve-seat contact
• Incorrect valve tim ing
• Faulty valve spring
• Seized valve
Pistons and piston rings
• Incorrectly installed piston ring
• Dam aged, w orn or fatigued piston ring
• Seized piston ring
• Seized or dam aged piston
Air filter
• Incorrectly installed air filter
• Clogged air filter elem ent
Crankcase and crankshaft
• Incorrectly assem bled crankcase
• Seized crankshaft
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM S
Battery
• Faulty battery
• Discharged battery
Fuses
• Blow n, dam aged or incorrect fuse
• Incorrectly installed fuse
Spark plugs
• Incorrect spark plug gap
• Incorrect spark plug heat range
• Fouled spark plug
• Worn or dam aged electrode
• Worn or dam aged insulator
• Faulty spark plug cap
Ignition coils
• Dam aged ignition coil
• Broken or shorted prim ary or second-
ary coils
• Faulty spark plug lead
FUEL SYSTEM
Fuel tank
• Em pty fuel tank
• Clogged fuel filter
• Clogged fuel tank breather hose
• Clogged rollover valve (California only)
• Clogged rollover-valve-to-fuel-tank
hose (California only)
• Deteriorated or contam inated fuel
Fuel pump
• Faulty fuel pum p
• Faulty fuel pum p relay
Fuel cock
• Clogged or dam aged fuel hose
Carburetors
• Deteriorated or contam inated fuel
• Clogged pilot jet
• Clogged pilot air passage
• Sucked-in air
• Dam aged float
• Worn needle valve
• Incorrectly installed needle valve seat
• Incorrect fuel level
• Incorrectly installed pilot jet
• Clogged starter jet
• Faulty starter plunger
• Incorrectly adjusted starter cable
Ignition system
• Faulty ignitor unit
• Faulty pickup coil
Sw itches and w iring
• Faulty m ain sw itch
• Faulty engine stop sw itch
• Broken or shorted w iring
• Faulty neutral sw itch
• Faulty start sw itch
• Faulty sidestand sw itch
• Faulty clutch sw itch
• Incorrectly grounded circuit
• Loose connections
Starting system
• Faulty starter m otor
• Faulty starter relay
• Faulty starting circuit cutoff relay
• Faulty starter clutch
Summary of Contents for YZF-R1 98
Page 1: ...SERVICEMANUAL YZF R1 4XV1 AE1 98 ...
Page 7: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
Page 9: ...GEN INFO ...
Page 18: ...SPEC 2 ...
Page 20: ...SPEC ...
Page 41: ...2 21 SPEC Crankcase tightening sequence TIGHTENING TORQUES ...
Page 46: ...2 26 SPEC 1 Exhaust camshaft 2 Intake camshaft 3 Oil filter OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 47: ...2 27 SPEC 1 Cylinder head 2 Crankshaft OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 48: ...2 28 SPEC 1 Main axle 2 Oil delivery pipe 3 Drive axle OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 50: ...2 30 SPEC 1 Thermostat housing 2 Water pump 3 Radiator 4 Radiator fan OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 51: ...2 31 SPEC 1 Radiator cap 2 Thermostat 3 Thermostat housing 4 Water pump OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 52: ...2 32 SPEC 1 Radiator 2 Thermo switch 3 Temperature sender OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 64: ...2 44 SPEC ...
Page 65: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
Page 134: ...ENG 4 ...
Page 224: ...4 88 ENG ...
Page 225: ...COOL 5 ...
Page 227: ...COOL ...
Page 245: ...5 18 COOL ...
Page 246: ...CARB 6 ...
Page 248: ...CARB ...
Page 264: ...6 16 CARB ...
Page 265: ...CHAS 7 ...
Page 344: ...ELEC 8 ...
Page 408: ...8 62 ELEC ...
Page 409: ...TRBL SHTG 9 ...
Page 417: ...9 6 TRBL SHTG ...