Palomina
We decided Palomina deserved its first shower after 5 months and 35.000km. Bad decision, since we had to spend the next two hours figuring out why the engine wasn’t starting anymore.
Then it was the time for the first preventive maintenance of all voyage. With cleaned injector and throttle body, new spark plugs, fresh oil, and a rebuilt front suspension, the bike felt like new, ready for the 1500km through the jungle that were to come.
Later edit: front bearings and coolant were also replaced.
Tags: repairs
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My experience and opinion:
never wash an engine ! And
absolutely, NEVER POWER WASH an engine !!!
Only in case you have “dirty engine illness” you may do like this:
use a brush and a liquid cleaning product and GENTLY brush the parts of the engine you consider dirty
take a garden hose, set the nozzle on “light rain” and rinse the engine from the top ONLY !
Wipe dry all electrical parts, wires and connectors
all this process may affect the environment but will cure your “illness” and maybe you will be able to start the engine …
By the way, this is valid for off-road engines too, they resist well to splashes, temporary being sunk, tropical rains, but not to power wash.
thanks, but here the nozzles have only two options: on and off :))
o.k., so is easyer, “off” is perfect !
What is the manufacturer of your lower (silver) crash bar? I only have the small upper one on my Dakar. It did the job until now :).
I think it is BMW OEM part number 71607653859.