Hiya all could any one help amd advise I bought a 2006 vfr800 2 years ago and coverd about 500 miles i parked it up in the garage a year ago due to a cam chain tensioner on its way out and not having the cash to repair at that time. Last week I got her out of the garage and drained the old oil and coolent out due to not knowing when it was last serviced both coolent and oil Was clean. I replaced the oil with castrol power 1 10w 30 fully synthetic ( red in colour) Along with a OEM oil filter. I then replasted the coolent with napa antifreeze & coolent ( n9065l) that containes pure mono ethylene glycol and red in colour I ran the bike up to temp and let the coolent bleed and checked oil and coolent levels all was good. Went for a ride about 40 miles and broke down the bike just turned over but would not fire, got home had a quick look over the bike and noticed the sight glass on the case was a milky in colour, and also the colour of the coolent was not the same colour what I put in. I drained the oil and it was very dirty not the red colour I put in and then I drained the coolent it looks like a English cup or tea iv added two pictures below before and after of the colour. Have I done sumthing wrong when changing the fluids or has taking the bike out with a slight rattle from the tensioner killed my bike Do you guys think my head gasket gone The bike is on 26000 miles and piror to parking it it ran spot on Your help and advice is much appreciated
Condensation will make the oil "milky". I change the oil and filter when taking the VFR out of winter storage, and have the same result. The oil will clear up after the engine has run long enough to burn off the water vapor that was built up over the winter. I keep the bike in an unheated garage that at times can be below freezing for many weeks. The change in color of your coolant may be as simple as some of the old coolant being trapped in the engine and radiators mixing with the new coolant. It would be concerning if that drained coolant contains oil, which would float to the top and seperate from the "water-based" coolant. You could pour it into a clear container and let it sit for a while to find out. The one thing that you didn't mention draining and replacing with fresh, is gasoline/ petrol. Is it possible that 2 year old gas has plugged up the injectors? There may be some condensation in the fuel also. How does the air box/ filter look? Any mouse nest? That could cause big problems also. The non starting may not be a result of the fluid changes that you have done.
rather than let old, acid-containing oil sit in the bike over the off season, oil should be changed BEFORE storage, not after. all guys who own classic cars follow that practice, the smart ones anyway.