Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Here's my problem...

[RickyX]

Originally Posted by NBs996

Shortly after, the engine is on/off, like surging and dying repeatedly.
Pull over and it dies.

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Epilepsy?

[psychlist]

How old was the petrol in your tank

[NBs996]

Originally Posted by psychlist

How old was the petrol in your tank

not nearly as old as you

[Shazaam!]

Perhaps dirt in an injector nozzle. Poor atomization and restricted flow at higher rpm flow demands.

[psychlist]

Originally Posted by NBs996

not nearly as old as you

Did it not help when i wee'd in your tank then?

[james81273]

b0ll0cks
i was just about to type a general question on this matter. I am having the same sort of problems ENOUMOUS flat spot with spluttering around 4k to 4500 and then the bike picks up with vengeance. Off throttle it pinks when slowing in a gear. But 1st thing in the morning when everything is still warming up...no problems what’s so ever?.

[bradders]

james - dont they ALL have a flat spot at 4k? I have an FIM and mine still does...

[crust]

Originally Posted by james81273

b0ll0cks
i was just about to type a general question on this matter. I am having the same sort of problems ENOUMOUS flat spot with spluttering around 4k to 4500 and then the bike picks up with vengeance. Off throttle it pinks when slowing in a gear. But 1st thing in the morning when everything is still warming up...no problems what’s so ever?.

I've just had this with mine.

Have you fitted open pipes/filter without fitting a power commander/FIM eprom?

In my case the fueling was out.

The nice man at moto rapido sorted it out for me.

Crust

[bradders]

runnin nice then now crust? show that jap claptrap a clean set of heels now then......

[james81273]

thank bu66ery for that. weird thing is it does it only when the bikes around 190f so till i hit traffic everything is happy. Mike from MDR said it would be a power commander to map the issue out even though it has been chipped. Not sure if its a FIM chip in their. Is it obvious when peeling back the sticker on the ECU? and DAFT question but is the EPROM light erase. ( you erase the contents of the chip by peeling back the sticker ontop of them)

the 996 has had the following done. Termis 50mm standard filters and the restrictors removed.

I guess just one of the annoying things i have to live with till i have enough ££ to through at it again?