My rattle was the exhaust. The heat shield over the cat had rusted and was only attached via one weld.
Good writeup. Thanks
In the UK there was a recall on the oil cooler lines that could corrode badly. Apparently my gen 6 had this replaced before I took ownership.
Brilliant. Good luck to you. Have fun.
An update on my bike. The pair has been re-enabled all week and the bike has started fine every time. The high speed idle was a tad high at...
Brilliant.
You're probably right. The SV's were done only a few thousand miles ago by the previous owner but it wouldn't hurt to look again. I only disabled...
So I unblocked the pair pipe yesterday. And the started the bike. Air temp was low but the bike stated okay hesitated and picked up a high rpm in...
I think I experimented with that last year as my pair is currently disabled. I don't recall it made any difference to my bike. However I think its...
Interesting. I've done all the lubeing so I'll look at the spark plugs and find that fuel additive. sent via Pony Express
Yep it's just a case of manually feeding the throttle till she warms up a bit. I could be tempted to buy a new wax unit if I could guarantee that...
Just an update. No issues with cold starting through the summer right up to last week when the problem returned. I can't say I've had any bright...
Yes the sheet metal idea was going through my head. sent via Pony Express
Thanks for that. That's pretty much what I thought. I'm not replacing an entire exhaust just for the sake of a shield. It's there for a reason I...
Just returned from weekend away and noticed a random rattle. The source is the heat shield on top of the catalyst. The welds were all rusted...
I've always loved the looks of this VFR. Congrats, I hope you have many happy miles together. sent via Pony Express
In not sure my problem was the front plugs. There was no misfire that you'd usually get, the engine just died as though I'd hit the kill switch. I...
It's an 2007 A6. sent via Pony Express
Thanks. I'd better look for some insulation issue. Thinking back it's not like it even misfitted, the motor just died. sent via Pony Express
Could be the case. It's not looking like a common problem. sent via Pony Express
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