It's that feeling, the one that hits you when you realise you're stuck, and what was once your darling ride is now just a lump of metal. That hopelessness in the pit of your stomach as the whole day you had planned turns to shit, and how you'd do anything, pay anything just to hear the engine fire. Been there mate and it ain't nice.
I had similar. I turned the ignition and notice i didn't hear the fuel pump priming. I was at home and left of a couple of hours. Then it worked. It would sometimes make a sick groan instead of the normal whir when turning the ignition. Given I can't get a part from Yamaha for nearly 3 month (Thanks Covid), a mechanic suggested using fuel injector cleaner in the tank. I let it a few days and the bad prime noise was still happening, but working enough that the engine would start fine. Then i tried the injector cleaner - i used 20% of a bottle designed for a 50 or 60 litre tank as the yamaha has a 12 litre capacity. And since then have had no problems at all with the priming. The sound you first got when turning the ignition sounded like what I was getting. like it was struggling to prime. I guess the cleaner might be cleaning something in the pump. I will keep an eye on it for a few weeks. If the pump fails I will be off the rioad through Chritmas and summer and that owuld be a major bummer as its my commuter too. I hope this helps someone else.
Doesn't sound like a fuel pump motor problem since it is priming. It was probably something in the fuel pump assembly. Fuel filters get clogged nowadays because gas stations put alcohol in the fuel. I'd say 3 month old alcohol mixed fuel will leave deposits over time due to oxidation. You want to use a solvent that will clear that filter up and anything else in the fuel pump assembly such as sticky grime in the fuel pump motor. If you want to be really thorough, you will want to clean the fuel pump assembly and get a new fuel filter. Since you are at that point you might as well remove any rust in the tank. An entirely new fuel pump assembly will cost you around 300+ dollars but if you are handy, you can get the fuel filter for around 12 dollars and clean the old fuel pump motor out with fresh gasoline and carb cleaner. If you want insurance, replace the old fuel pump motor with a new fuel pump motor and keep the old one as a spare. I'd clean out the spare before storing it. A new fuel pump motor is around 30 bucks. This is one of the things you wind up having to do if you haven't ridden your bike for over a year but and it depends on how old the gas was when you fired it up again.
Must be a Kawasaki thing, i rode my ZZR600 home the other week after doing a 70 odd mile loop, parked it, went back a few days later, wouldn't start, fuel pump and fuel pup relay both gubbed, i now carry a extra length of fuel line as a just incase and some tools, i can take the tank off, disconnect the fuel pump, pull the hose to the carbs, and use the extra line i have to make it gravity feed
My bike will ride okay short distances, but will bog and refuse to accelerate when warm. And it makes a clicking noise like yours did when I prime the fuel pump. I'm hoping it's clogged/ needs replacing, as that's pretty easy. But I have to wait another week until I'm off work ):
Longshot that you'll see this and answer, but once you released the starter button , could you still hear the pump "running" ? I think I got the same issue.
IIRC I could hear the fuel pump making it's usual noises when turning on the ignition but it wasn't sending any fuel. I got a replacement fuel pump from ebay and it fixed it. Good luck
For the future if u got enough tools hitting the pump with a ranch and it's will work (temporary). Sometimes even hitting the gas tank can help.. it's a long shot but everything is better then waiting 2 hours 4 AAA.
This is what is really happening at thismoment on my kawasaki z250sl that is why I am searching here in youtube for what maybe the cause and my first theory now will be a fuel pump. I was riding when i dis a stop over to buy something then as I hop in it and press the start what happened is 100% same as this that that started my frustration until i called my cousin to push my bile up to our home.😢
If the fuel pump is working and the bike won't start, you would easily smell the unburnt fuel. With mine, there was no smell of fuel. I got a cheap replacement fuel pump from ebay. I hope you get yours fixed soon
@@ajs193 mine has no sound of fuel pump priming as I switched it on. I only hear a clicking sound from relay. Yes, i don’t smell any fuel as I pressed the starter repeatedly.
One thing I didn't realise at the time was a distinct lack of petrol fumes. If the fuel pump had been working and the fault was something else, there would have been LOTS of fuel smell. Can you smell fuel when you use the starter? If not, I would suspect the fuel pump, just like mine. Good luck
@@ajs193 changed plugs fuel relay an I’m waiting for the fuel pump an regulator to come in. I can ride for an hr turn it off won’t start till the next day.
It's that feeling, the one that hits you when you realise you're stuck, and what was once your darling ride is now just a lump of metal.
That hopelessness in the pit of your stomach as the whole day you had planned turns to shit, and how you'd do anything, pay anything just to hear the engine fire.
Been there mate and it ain't nice.
I had to push mine 2 miles home
I had similar. I turned the ignition and notice i didn't hear the fuel pump priming. I was at home and left of a couple of hours. Then it worked. It would sometimes make a sick groan instead of the normal whir when turning the ignition. Given I can't get a part from Yamaha for nearly 3 month (Thanks Covid), a mechanic suggested using fuel injector cleaner in the tank. I let it a few days and the bad prime noise was still happening, but working enough that the engine would start fine. Then i tried the injector cleaner - i used 20% of a bottle designed for a 50 or 60 litre tank as the yamaha has a 12 litre capacity. And since then have had no problems at all with the priming. The sound you first got when turning the ignition sounded like what I was getting. like it was struggling to prime. I guess the cleaner might be cleaning something in the pump. I will keep an eye on it for a few weeks. If the pump fails I will be off the rioad through Chritmas and summer and that owuld be a major bummer as its my commuter too. I hope this helps someone else.
I have a similar problem, did yours work sometimes and other times not at all before you added the cleaner?
Doesn't sound like a fuel pump motor problem since it is priming. It was probably something in the fuel pump assembly. Fuel filters get clogged nowadays because gas stations put alcohol in the fuel. I'd say 3 month old alcohol mixed fuel will leave deposits over time due to oxidation. You want to use a solvent that will clear that filter up and anything else in the fuel pump assembly such as sticky grime in the fuel pump motor. If you want to be really thorough, you will want to clean the fuel pump assembly and get a new fuel filter. Since you are at that point you might as well remove any rust in the tank. An entirely new fuel pump assembly will cost you around 300+ dollars but if you are handy, you can get the fuel filter for around 12 dollars and clean the old fuel pump motor out with fresh gasoline and carb cleaner. If you want insurance, replace the old fuel pump motor with a new fuel pump motor and keep the old one as a spare. I'd clean out the spare before storing it. A new fuel pump motor is around 30 bucks. This is one of the things you wind up having to do if you haven't ridden your bike for over a year but and it depends on how old the gas was when you fired it up again.
Must be a Kawasaki thing, i rode my ZZR600 home the other week after doing a 70 odd mile loop, parked it, went back a few days later, wouldn't start, fuel pump and fuel pup relay both gubbed, i now carry a extra length of fuel line as a just incase and some tools, i can take the tank off, disconnect the fuel pump, pull the hose to the carbs, and use the extra line i have to make it gravity feed
Cookin that starter 😂😂😂😂
This is why i favor carb over fuel injection... Efi has a lot of possible failing points. Carb has.. well... Little to none.
jetfu400 Me too. I had the same issue on my cf moto 150 nk & had to manually move my bike all the way home.
@@samduplama8943yes me too. all my past bike were all carburator give me no issue until now i bought fuel injection give me more headache.
My bike will ride okay short distances, but will bog and refuse to accelerate when warm. And it makes a clicking noise like yours did when I prime the fuel pump. I'm hoping it's clogged/ needs replacing, as that's pretty easy. But I have to wait another week until I'm off work ):
I faced this same situation (2 times)
Longshot that you'll see this and answer, but once you released the starter button , could you still hear the pump "running" ? I think I got the same issue.
IIRC I could hear the fuel pump making it's usual noises when turning on the ignition but it wasn't sending any fuel. I got a replacement fuel pump from ebay and it fixed it. Good luck
Well in my case I have a suzuki marauder vz800 with carbs on it and I just replace an oem fuel pump just in case...
I got a Suzuki marauder myself..I'm having issues did yours before you put the new fuel pump on?
For the future if u got enough tools hitting the pump with a ranch and it's will work (temporary).
Sometimes even hitting the gas tank can help.. it's a long shot but everything is better then waiting 2 hours 4 AAA.
Just fixed my fuel pump this morning by tapping it a few times... hopefully not temporary.
@@richslonaker2768 It's probeably won't, but i'll let u enjoy the benefit of the doubt :) .
This is what is really happening at thismoment on my kawasaki z250sl that is why I am searching here in youtube for what maybe the cause and my first theory now will be a fuel pump. I was riding when i dis a stop over to buy something then as I hop in it and press the start what happened is 100% same as this that that started my frustration until i called my cousin to push my bile up to our home.😢
If the fuel pump is working and the bike won't start, you would easily smell the unburnt fuel. With mine, there was no smell of fuel. I got a cheap replacement fuel pump from ebay. I hope you get yours fixed soon
@@ajs193 mine has no sound of fuel pump priming as I switched it on. I only hear a clicking sound from relay. Yes, i don’t smell any fuel as I pressed the starter repeatedly.
My bike is doing the same thing but works when I bump it... but then cuts out quite frequently, cleaned the carb... does that mean it's the fuel pump
One thing I didn't realise at the time was a distinct lack of petrol fumes. If the fuel pump had been working and the fault was something else, there would have been LOTS of fuel smell. Can you smell fuel when you use the starter? If not, I would suspect the fuel pump, just like mine. Good luck
Same problem my kawasaki ninja 250 , so what part must change or just service fuelpump ..please help me
I bought a used replacement fuel pump
Thanks bro , mybike almost 9 years already i think must be change because sometime can start but keep on off key , damm😅
Mine was 8 years old and many things went wrong with it, so I changed it for a 2014 Suzuki DL650 VStrom. I'm VERY happy with it
that happend to me last week end,new pump and relay on order and a2 hour 45 min wait for recovery, still waiting for fuel pump
good luck
How did you get it home?
I called the RAC who took it straight to my mechanic
what was the cause?
a faulty fuel pump
@@ajs193 but what caused the fuel pump to fault? just faulty from the factory?
@@anthony000izt just old age I think, the bike was 8 years old when it happened
Was it still primimg?
fuel pump was dead, so I guess no :)
thy normally just get bunged up with shit and need cleaning out
I hear mine prime but same issue
That’s exactly what mine is doing
good luck
@@ajs193 changed plugs fuel relay an I’m waiting for the fuel pump an regulator to come in. I can ride for an hr turn it off won’t start till the next day.
@@zerokool9989 Yours is different to mine then. Mine was just the fuel pump, changed that and it was all good again
this happens to me i thought it was the sparkplug
Yup me too sir.
Just did my spark plugs cause of this. Still won't turn over and im thinking its the fuel pump now
Yes. It did this to me twice. Thinking it was the spark plug. But now just gonna change the fuel pump
The same thing happened to me yesterday
I hope you get it sorted
@@ajs193 thank you, the video really helped as it showed the exact same incident that occurred to me
@@bikingwithgrantygrant779 what bike do you have?
@@ajs193 kawasaki versys 650
@@bikingwithgrantygrant779 Cool, I have a Suzuki VStrom 650 now. you should be able to get a fuel pump on ebay, good luck