Running on one pot

[Real McCoy]

Anyone ever had there bike go on to one pot and the engine management light come on,mines been doing it today :(

The bikes not got wet or anything but it runs on one pot for a couple of miles then back onto two...Its done it around 5 times on the way back from Devils and now its back home ( i mean ducati Leeds) :D

[KeefyB]

Sounds like a dodgy coil.Which pot is missfiring?

[JPM]

Sounds exactly like mine, currently waiting for new coils under warranty

Is it an R perchance?

[Dementor]

Had this on my Bip, front pot, coil & plug gets crappy, would get it sorted before it goes completely, it's no fun riding with one cylinder:(

[JPM]

Originally posted by Dementor
Had this on my Bip, front pot, coil & plug gets crappy, would get it sorted before it goes completely, it's no fun riding with one cylinder:(

You wanna try doing a track day on 1 cylinder...

[Real McCoy]

Did your engine management lights come on aswell...dont know which cylinder it was as i was rushing back to Ducati before they shut, didnt get chance to feel the pipes

[Gizmo]

Originally posted by Real McCoy
Did your engine management lights come on aswell...dont know which cylinder it was as i was rushing back to Ducati before they shut, didnt get chance to feel the pipes

my engine management light comes on when i start bike and wont go off till i pull away, also comes on if i slow down or stop at lights, is this normal?? its done it since i picked it up. Hope yours gets sorted Karl.

[Real McCoy]

Mines never done that gizmo :(

[weeian]

mines does that as well gizmo, someone told me that it was normal and that it was running diagnostics or sumthin, it only does it when im sitting at lights waiting to go, when i pull away it turns off.

/ian

[Dementor]

Originally posted by JPM
Originally posted by Dementor
Had this on my Bip, front pot, coil & plug gets crappy, would get it sorted before it goes completely, it's no fun riding with one cylinder:(

You wanna try doing a track day on 1 cylinder...

Most people think mine is running on one cylinder when I'm on the track:lol:

[Gizmo]

Originally posted by weeian
mines does that as well gizmo, someone told me that it was normal and that it was running diagnostics or sumthin, it only does it when im sitting at lights waiting to go, when i pull away it turns off.

/ian

I'll check it at first service, read the book last night and it will come on according to engine temp, maybe sensor needs air flow of bike moving to cool it down? First time it happened was wheni picked bike up and pulled away from Devils on my way home. Didnt like to look a real tw'at and stop and get book out of me bag, luckily it went off as i pulled away :)

[JPM]

My engine management light came on and stayed on. Let the bike cool down fired up OK, light off, soon as it gets hot, 1 cylinder and lights comes on..

[Real McCoy]

sounds about the same, which pot was it ?

[weeian]

how can u tell what pot? have a feel?

/ian

[JPM]

It was the rear cylinder on mine, pretty simple to check one exhaust pipe won't be pushing any exhaust fumes out

[Real McCoy]

looks like it was the front pot, new coill + plug thankyou :P

[guest1]

Digi dum dum dum - another one bites the dust.:lol:

How many more running intermittently on one pot????

Like JPM says, check exhaust fumes, or check exhaust pipe temperatures (soon after starting from cold), or smell exhaust fumes (not recommended for too long).

Rule of thumb is that if it says 999 on any of your panels, then likelihood is it is running on one pot.

JPM - to be truthful - you didn't actually do a track day on one pot did you? Just short of one lap as I recall.

McCoy - what year bike is it? mines an 03 and I've had it back into dealer twice previously with this fault. Each time it ran great after but this time it's do or die I think.

[JPM]

I nearly completed one lap!! :mad::P

Glad that's got yours fixed, I'm still waiting to hear if that's the fix for mine, need to pick it up this week, or know by the 7th so I can cancel another track day and hopefully get a cover note/refund

[Real McCoy]

yep mines an 03 too :sniff:

[guest1]

Unlucky McCoy.

It's just not funny anymore.

Has anyone had an 05/04 with similar problems?

Is there a central register for all these probs at DUK, and if so, what's happening?

[guest1]

Y'cheeky monkey:lol::lol::lol:

I can just imagine a future post in this forum:

I've got a 999 thats running consistently on two pots and the amber light hasn't come on for ages. What's wrong with it?:lol:

[Edited on 4-4-2005 by guest1]

[JPM]

Well mine's an 04...

[guest1]

Is it too early for 05's to exhibit the same behaviour. Mine's done less than 4K miles, and I'm sure that JPM was a very low mileage?

[JPM]

low mileage....

Mine's done less than 200 miles, that low enough?

[Gizmo]

Originally posted by JPM
low mileage....

Mine's done less than 200 miles, that low enough?

My engine management light was on first time I restarted bike after picking it up from dealers, beat that :) On second thoughts maybe its a bit crazy, 10K for a bike which brand new is already has its quirks, bring back me ultra reliable SP2

[Real McCoy]

2 cracked rear subrames
1 new set of clocks
2 brand new ohlins forks
1 battery
2 ground out sump plugs
1 new coil
1 new clutch

4000 miles, beat that :lol:

[guest1]

If it was a horse it'd be in the knackers yard by now.
Ever get the feeling you've been sold a lemon?

[JPM]

But when he comes to sell it he can say the majority of it's part are brand new!

[Real McCoy]

ducati Leeds have given me my own key , bless em

did get offered a muilti numpti to use but didnt bother, and i gave up a spanking gixxer 1000, imagine what i could have done pumping 10k into that :o

[guest1]

Rumour has it, that the next Ducati superbike will be called the
senza senso spinterogeno 00800-33228877
with the number being the assistance number so at least you've always got it to hand.:D

[dave w]

04 R ...No problems with plugs and coils, Just a few oil leaks and some poor lacquer peeling on the tank :mad: Had no such drama's with my old 999s :puzzled:

[Ducnow]

Oh **** you guys are scaring me :o

JPM, what's your 04 R number?

[JPM]

0023 off the top of my head anyway

[nathanhu]

2003 999s -
"7" new Ti end cans
1 standard can
3 number plates(until new spring fitted)
1 subframe
2 clocks
3 batteries
4 spark plugs
3 coils
1 magnito cover
1 snapped chain
1 brake master cylinder
1 clutch master cylinder
eerr 8 or 9 wiring repairs to the coil - cap connector
all in 13,000 km



oh by the way i sold it-------------------:P

[Ducnow]

Originally posted by JPM
0023 off the top of my head anyway

Hmmm....... mine is 0339.
I hope they had sorted that out before mine was made.

[Real McCoy]

Bloodyhell you reminded me...

2 cracked termi back boxes :D

[weeian]

Originally posted by Real McCoy
Bloodyhell you reminded me...

2 cracked termi back boxes :D

how the hell do you find all these cracks, do you use x ray

/ian

[Real McCoy]

No they crack bis style where the pipe is welded to the back box :o

[Wylie1]

Originally posted by nathanhu
2003 999s -
"7" new Ti end cans
1 standard can
3 number plates(until new spring fitted)
1 subframe
2 clocks
3 batteries
4 spark plugs
3 coils
1 magnito cover
1 snapped chain
1 brake master cylinder
1 clutch master cylinder
eerr 8 or 9 wiring repairs to the coil - cap connector
all in 13,000 km



oh by the way i sold it-------------------:P


Ohhhhhhmyyyyyyygodddddd !!!!!

PS. Why did you sell it? :puzzled::puzzled::eureka:

[m1keyp]

What are Ducati saying about all these "problems"

Has anyone had any correspondence with Ducati UK?

[Rod]

Not sure about one pot but since selling my 03 999S and buying the 05 model, it consistently stalls at every set of traffic lights, well seemingly every set and often feels as if it occassionally is running on the one cyclinder. I think with just 300 odd miles on the clock , I dont remember my last 999 as having a similar problem I bought me self one of thoe modified oil cooler panels that covers the gaping hole in the original which leaves the front cyl head and plug/coil assembly unnecessarily exposed to the elements

[moto748]

But there's plenty of V-twin bikes around, Ducati and otherwise, which have no vee-piece in front of the engine anyway, and they seem to run all right (although I have heard of occasional problems with Suzuki SV650's).

[JPM]

Well picking mine up today, so hopefully will have a positive update after the weekend

[dave w]

Originally posted by JPM
Well picking mine up today, so hopefully will have a positive update after the weekend

JPM... Let us know if they have replaced both coil caps with the new 05 ones.... Or just replaced the faulty one with the same make !! :cool:

[Ducnow]

Originally posted by dave w
Originally posted by JPM
Well picking mine up today, so hopefully will have a positive update after the weekend

JPM... Let us know if they have replaced both coil caps with the new 05 ones.... Or just replaced the faulty one with the same make !! :cool:

Yep, let us know.

[Real McCoy]

got the bike back today, guess what...

Ducati dont list 03/4 coils anymore only 05 (which they fit to mine)

These are obviously modified but no sighn of a recall :puzzled:

[nathanhu]

just have to make sure now that the V piece doesnt rub through the cable !!!!
happened to me twice
and the coolant hose
:sniff:

[Real McCoy]

:(:(:(:D:D:D

[JPM]

Got mine back yesterday, both coils replaced for the later model, not ridden the bike yet as it's raining, raining, raining.... :(