• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
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How long my engine will last TE250 with full power

Alberto

Alberto

Husqvarna
AA Class
Hey guys, I use my TE250 year 11, which came with power up kit from the dealer, for some dual sport, sometimes, and sometimes I use it to go to work(5 miles from home), not revving it more than 5500-6000 rpm. It has 90 hours on the clock.

Is it true that these engines with 100 hours require piston, rod, or even crankshaft replacement?

How is it possible the engine last so little? Am I in danger of damaging the bike's engine?

thanks in advance
 
If that is the case should a 250 become a 310. Don't have hour meter but done 4666km, how many for 90hrs?
 
Piston replacement is a manufacturers recommendation only. If ridden reasonably and maintained as per spec the engines typically do double that time on simple short road stints and enduro riding. Racing is however a different proposition
 
you can run it past that but be sure to inspect critical parts. Mine blew up at 88 hours due to a timing gear bearing failure. When I opened it up most parts (that were not damage by the failure) were in good shape. The only wear was on the starter ring gear but if that happens you will see hard starting. I would take the valve cover off check the valve spacing and give the upper timing gear a push..if it moves save yourself a big rebuild and change out the bearings...Not expensive.
 
First, I'll admit that I am in some different reality from most on this site because, I get different results from most here as follows ..


1) My TXC250 -- ~950 hrs before it needed a rod kit and different piston and rings (different engine from yours but still a Husky)
2) My 2010 TC250 from WY - 140 hrs and kicks a$$ today
3) My 2010 TC250 from WA - 220 hrs -- gets rid of some oil but kicks a$$ also. I have new rings (only) that I will replace shortly.

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1) I do not change my oil after ever ride.
2) I do not clean my air filter after every ride.
3) I do not burn super-duper gasoline in my bikes.
4) I do not have have PRO mechanics work on my bikes in most cases.

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I try to stay off the REV limiter as much as possible on all my bikes; After ~10K RPMS, the bikes don't really make any more power so I change gears :).. Staying < 6K on the RPM scale, as you have stated, is well under the limits of these engines ...

My bikes are not raced on tracks alot but I do race some as what is shown in the race reports section. I'm mostly a trail rider with these TC, racer models. I've got > 300 ride videos on youtube on my 250TXC channel ... Lots of ride reports here in the Cafe ride reports but not sure how many on just the TC x-Lite engines ...

I'm doing some ride testing now (as a way to pass the time) between my 2008 WR250 2st Husky and these new fangled 250cc 4st Husky bikes so expect about ~30 more timed, ride reports from me and my Huskies in the near future ... Nothing abusive, just plain ol' dirt bike riding from an amateur, country boy rider who uses a helmet cam for timing specific trails.

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There is a PRO Husky mechanic \ employed guy out here on this site and he recommends to run 0w-40 WT oil because the 40WT oil will flow better in the engine than the 50-60WT stuff and it stopped them from toasting engines when they are racing Huskies on their professional level ... I can't see a reason not to ride with these guys (Zipty Racing and Tinken) .. So I'm running 5w-40WT oil as much as possible now. And again, I'm not abusive to my bikes. Just plain, Husqvarna, dirt bike riding ...

Your riding results may vary from mine and others ... I've only really owned Huskies in my life and maybe that is why the Husky gods smile on me so much.
 
ghte said:
Piston replacement is a manufacturers recommendation only. If ridden reasonably and maintained as per spec the engines typically do double that time on simple short road stints and enduro riding. Racing is however a different proposition
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makes sense.. Ive had valves checked and they were in spec. everything inside looked good but mechanics said this engines with 100hrs are about to require an overhaul or something like that and it freaked me out. It seemed to me it is a short period for the engine to require parts change
 
ray_ray said:
First, I'll admit that I am in some different reality from most on this site because, I get different results from most here as follows ..


1) My TXC250 -- ~950 hrs before it needed a rod kit and different piston and rings (different engine from yours but still a Husky)
2) My 2010 TC250 from WY - 140 hrs and kicks a$$ today
3) My 2010 TC250 from WA - 220 hrs -- gets rid of some oil but kicks a$$ also. I have new rings (only) that I will replace shortly.

--
1) I do not change my oil after ever ride.
2) I do not clean my air filter after every ride.
3) I do not burn super-duper gasoline in my bikes.
4) I do not have have PRO mechanics work on my bikes in most cases.

--
I try to stay off the REV limiter as much as possible on all my bikes; After ~10K RPMS, the bikes don't really make any more power so I change gears :).. Staying < 6K on the RPM scale, as you have stated, is well under the limits of these engines ...

My bikes are not raced on tracks alot but I do race some as what is shown in the race reports section. I'm mostly a trail rider with these TC, racer models. I've got > 300 ride videos on youtube on my 250TXC channel ... Lots of ride reports here in the Cafe ride reports but not sure how many on just the TC x-Lite engines ...

I'm doing some ride testing now (as a way to pass the time) between my 2008 WR250 2st Husky and these new fangled 250cc 4st Husky bikes so expect about ~30 more timed, ride reports from me and my Huskies in the near future ... Nothing abusive, just plain ol' dirt bike riding from an amateur, country boy rider who uses a helmet cam for timing specific trails.

--

There is a PRO Husky mechanic \ employed guy out here on this site and he recommends to run 0w-40 WT oil because the 40WT oil will flow better in the engine than the 50-60WT stuff and it stopped them from toasting engines when they are racing Huskies on their professional level ... I can't see a reason not to ride with these guys (Zipty Racing and Tinken) .. So I'm running 5w-40WT oil as much as possible now. And again, I'm not abusive to my bikes. Just plain, Husqvarna, dirt bike riding ...

Your riding results may vary from mine and others ... I've only really owned Huskies in my life and maybe that is why the Husky gods smile on me so much.
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good stuff dude! you having 950hrs on your txc makes me feel better.. at the end is a very similar engine as the TE. I also take care of the bike and do not use it abusive so I expect this engine to last for long time. well that is my expectation lol.
 
Bruce A said:
you can run it past that but be sure to inspect critical parts. Mine blew up at 88 hours due to a timing gear bearing failure. When I opened it up most parts (that were not damage by the failure) were in good shape. The only wear was on the starter ring gear but if that happens you will see hard starting. I would take the valve cover off check the valve spacing and give the upper timing gear a push..if it moves save yourself a big rebuild and change out the bearings...Not expensive.
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good information, I will follow this advise and make timming gear checked. valves were checked already and they are looking good.
 
Alberto said:
good stuff dude! you having 950hrs on your txc makes me feel better.. at the end is a very similar engine as the TE. I also take care of the bike and do not use it abusive so I expect this engine to last for long time. well that is my expectation lol.
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That was my 08 TXC 250 ... Different engine from your xlite ... After it was rebuilt, it was apparent that that bike had lost power that I was unaware of till the rebuild... I'll probably change rings in that bike at 5-600 hrs this time around...

One thing I have noticed between the older engine type and the xlite engines, is that when I change the oil in the xlite engines, there is almost zero metal fillings in the oil filter... Almost perfectly clean ... The TXC always had ~noticeable metal shavings... But even when it filled the oil filter up with shavings, the engine made no bad noises and felt OK riding it.. I just parked it at that time..

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My opinion only but I'd think your bike should go 4-500 hrs if you don't abuse it, keep the oil changed, watch for excessive metal filling in the filter or magnetic drain plug, and listen to it ... If you hear any odd sounds coming out from it, don't ride it till it explodes ... Go ahead and open it up...I did have to change out the cam bearings before the 950 hr mark (don't remember the hr count exactly) but the engine gave plenty of warning something was wrong.

When checking the valves, look around inside there for any bearings that might be going bad .. check the timing chain ...
Its your bike, do what you think is best ... But if I actually thought my Huskies would blow chunks at such small hrs, I'd buy another brand ...
 
Generally speaking it seems like if you are a EZ trail rider you get lots of miles out of them. If you are a racer hard on the gas they need attention pretty quick. Same seems to go for the Honda 250F.
 
ray_ray said:
That was my 08 TXC 250 ... Different engine from your xlite ... After it was rebuilt, it was apparent that that bike had lost power that I was unaware of till the rebuild... I'll probably change rings in that bike at 5-600 hrs this time around...

One thing I have noticed between the older engine type and the xlite engines, is that when I change the oil in the xlite engines, there is almost zero metal fillings in the oil filter... Almost perfectly clean ... The TXC always had ~noticeable metal shavings... But even when it filled the oil filter up with shavings, the engine made no bad noises and felt OK riding it.. I just parked it at that time..

--
My opinion only but I'd think your bike should go 4-500 hrs if you don't abuse it, keep the oil changed, watch for excessive metal filling in the filter or magnetic drain plug, and listen to it ... If you hear any odd sounds coming out from it, don't ride it till it explodes ... Go ahead and open it up...I did have to change out the cam bearings before the 950 hr mark (don't remember the hr count exactly) but the engine gave plenty of warning something was wrong.

When checking the valves, look around inside there for any bearings that might be going bad .. check the timing chain ...
Its your bike, do what you think is best ... But if I actually thought my Huskies would blow chunks at such small hrs, I'd buy another brand ...
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TE's lasts less than TXC's? do you know why?
 
Motosportz said:
Generally speaking it seems like if you are a EZ trail rider you get lots of miles out of them. If you are a racer hard on the gas they need attention pretty quick. Same seems to go for the Honda 250F.
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That makes me feel better.. I was frustrated on how this engines would last only 100hrs or less...
 
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