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While out riding, is there any way to know if your oil injection pump is going or gone bad, short of a siezed motor? Would the temp alarm be expected to sound-off soon enough to let you stop before there was real damage?
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No. Unless you can spin it exactly 7000 RPMs counterclockwise and measure the exact output of each line, you cannot accurately test a pump.
The overheat sensor has nothing to do with the oil system. It's a dummy alarm, once it goes off you have already overheated from lack of cooling water. -
So, shy of using a block of kit and premixing, what is the best way of keeping your ski from melting down due to lack of oil? Replace the pump after say, 100 hours? I like the convenience and variable ratio that a oil injection pump offers, but don't want to fall victim to a siezed motor.Comment
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100 hours isn't much. There isn't a definite number, but from the trends we see here, the pumps seem to go after 6-7 years, in general. Most melt down are caused by other things like lines falling off, leaking, oil tanks run dry, water in the tanks, etc. though. Personally I recommend everyone change the pump after 6-7 years or go pre-mix.Comment
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