My 2009 Triumph Daytona has about 9500 miles on it. I recently put a new battery on the bike and everything was working great. Last time I rode it, I went to the gas station and filled her up. After I filled the tank and drove off I noticed that my check engine light had turned on.
I did some googling and reading the forums and I noticed that others were having the same issue and had said that their EXUP valve required maintenance.
Anyway, I took the bike to both an Advance Auto Parts and Autozone to have the code read, but unfortunately neither one were able to read the codes. Also, the closest Triumph dealer is about 4 hours away from me, so going there to have the codes read is a "last resort," if you will.
I'd like to know what kind of feedback you guys could offer me. The bike seems to run just fine, but I'm leery to drive it because of the light.
I've tried starting the bike multiple times to see if the light "cycles" off, but I haven't had any luck.
You guys have any suggestions on what to try? One thing I noticed the other day is that when the bike is running, there seems to be a lot of fumes coming out of the exhaust on the bike. I don't recall seeing this before the light came on. The night I observed this, however, it was chilly outside (60ish) and I thought maybe it was more observable because of the hot fumes coming out of the bike mixing with the cold air.
Any feedback you guys could give me would be great. If you need more details, I'm happy to provide them.
P.S. The bike has an Arrow slip-on exhaust, just in case that helps at all. It also has an undertail kit and some minimal front turn signals. Those are the only aftermarket parts.
You should ask around if there are any other Triumph riders near you who have a OBD2 cable and TuneECU software, so that you can read the code to determine exactly what is causing your CEL to turn on. The code caused by a sticking EXUP valve is P1080.
However, you mention that you had to replace the battery. Was the previous battery just old, or did it "die" due to non-charging (the Reg/Rec failure problem)? You should be aware that Triumph replaced all the old-type Reg/Rec with a new version free of charge. Your (distant) dealer should know about that recall. The old type Reg/Rec has 5 wires coming out directly from the bottom of the unit, while the new version has two plugs, one with 3 wires, and another with 2 wires, coming out from the unit.
A failed Reg/Rec also causes the CEL to come on. Very often the low fuel light also comes on, even though there is still plenty fuel in the tank.
The CEL will sometimes go off after the bike has been through a number of cold/hot cycles, if the problem has "fixed itself". I do not think just starting the bike multiple times is enough for the CEL to go off - it should be ridden/allowed to cool down/ridden again/allowed to cool down, a few times.
However, you mention that you had to replace the battery. Was the previous battery just old, or did it "die" due to non-charging (the Reg/Rec failure problem)? You should be aware that Triumph replaced all the old-type Reg/Rec with a new version free of charge. Your (distant) dealer should know about that recall. The old type Reg/Rec has 5 wires coming out directly from the bottom of the unit, while the new version has two plugs, one with 3 wires, and another with 2 wires, coming out from the unit.
Thanks for the reply. The battery had died just from lack of use and from sitting over the cold winter without being on a battery tender. Hope that helps.
It is most likely the EXUP, but when you turn the key on you should hear the bike testing it, so turn the key and see if you can hear the bike doing that.
Also get on ebay and order the OBD cable, they are cheap and a good thing to have laying around your garage when the time comes.
Also if your dash dim at all? Does anything flicker, or anything acting weird that you can tell?
It is most likely the EXUP, but when you turn the key on you should hear the bike testing it, so turn the key and see if you can hear the bike doing that.
Also get on ebay and order the OBD cable, they are cheap and a good thing to have laying around your garage when the time comes.
Also if your dash dim at all? Does anything flicker, or anything acting weird that you can tell?
Thanks for your reply. First off, when the bike tests the EXUP, what does it sound like or what should I notice? I can see the cover that sits over the EXUP valve through the fairing, so I should be able to listen to it when the bike is turned on, but what am I listening for?
Second, no the dash isn't dim. Nothing seems to flicker. Everything seems pretty normal I would say.
Well... the plan is to take the EXUP valve cover apart/off this weekend and take a look at what's going on.
I'm understanding that if the valve isn't completely closed, therein lies my issue, correct? And if so, I just need to follow the directions on that guide and lube it up?
If you leave the bike idling for 15 minutes and let the fan come on and go off a couple of times it will do an auto reset - resetting the engine light.
Won't fix a problem if there is one but if it just detected an issue when changing the battery that it's reporting then it'll just be reset.
If there's a real issue it'll come back on when it detects a problem anyway.
Well... took the fairing off and inspected the EXUP valve. Everything looks and operates normally. So it appears that the EXUP valve wasn't the issue.
Then after everything was put back together I took it for a drive. The check engine light was still on, but after about 10 minutes the light turned off. Like I said, it couldn't have been the EXUP valve because everything looked normal and it was working correctly.
The light had stayed off since then, and I've been driving it a little bit. Then last night as I was driving home, it turned on again. Then after I got home and let it cool down enough that I could put the tarp on it, I decided to turn it on once more to see if the check engine light was on or off, and low and behold, it was off.
So now it seems like it's turning on intermittently when it's driven. So yeah, that's where I'm at.
I had a similar problem on my 2009 D675 just today (10/19/2013). Similar miles as well. It ran fine last ride about 2 weeks ago. The weather has gotten way colder since then, so I went out to go for a spin and to fill up and winterize it, and noticed when I started it that it was idling loudly...then it would quiet down, then get loud again. I have a Jardine exhaust so the engine is easy to hear anyway, but I could definitely hear it getting louder and quieter sporadically. The idle was steady as far as RPMs go. Low and behold, the check engine light was on too. I took off the servo and exup covers but by the time I got to them, the noisyness had gone away. Even after a few restarts of the engine, the CEL stayed on. It seemed to be running OK so I went and filled er up and threw some stabil in. When I got home, I disconnected the battery for a few minutes and reconnected and started the bike, and boom! No more check engine light. My guess is that the exup stuck for a little while and threw the CEL, which needed reset to go away. If it happens again, I will be doing away with the little EXUP monster.
With the closest dealer so far away TuneECU is a must for you.
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