• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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neutral light warning code

MotAd

MotAd

Husqvarna
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hi guys. hope someone can help me here. i thought i had a dodgy neutral switch recently as my neutral has been flashing. today i noticed that it is a consistent pattern that changes depending on what the bike is doing. for example...

ignition on but engine not running - steady green
ignition on, engine running, bike in neutral - steady for a second or 2 then flashes 3 times before going back to steady and then repeating...
ignition on, engine running, bike in gear - flashing consistently

i've tried deciphering the broken english translation the repair manual i have is in but i'm not really any the wiser. anyone here have experience of this? little bit worried although the bike seems to be running fine..
 
ok had another read and sounds like there's a fuel injection system malfunction. dunno what as the bike's running fine. this is a bit of a disaster as you seem to need some special diagnostic software to find the fault which i don't have. plus the nearest proper husky dealer is 100 miles away! :confused:
 
My green light has been blinking for perhaps a year. Dealer could not find any issue. 2008 610SM with FI.
 
thanks for your reply fella :) was thinking i'd be the only person posting on this thread (again) :cry:

also on a 2008 sm610ie, maybe our bikes were from the same batch?:lol: good to know this. the problem only just started the past week or 2. thought it was the neutral switch at first then noticed a consistent pattern of flashing. meant to be a fuel injection malfunction but bike is running fine. been raining hard the past 2 weeks and had to ride in it 25 miles a day. exposed all connectors and fuses yesterday and wd40'd to drive any moisture out. didn't make a difference although now the neutral just flashes in all instances. will speak to husky sport on monday and see what they say but last thing i need is a hike plus a few hours labour to tell me it's nothing.

been a couple of random flashes from other dash lights the past month so maybe just a speedo malfunction. will report back if i find a cure
 
If a faulty temp sensor was the only reason for your neutral light blinking then replacing it will soon stop the flashing. However code will not be cleared and will be retained in ECU memory until cleared by iBeat. Doesn't really need to be cleared though, just think of it as a history file.

Basically similar to OBDII procedure regarding a "Check Engine" light. Using iBeat you could go in and clear your diagnostic code now and the flashing light will go away without fixing your problem but it would return very quickly.

Original temp sensor P/N 8000A6736 has been replaced by 8000H3649.
 
would the temp sensor affect the neutral light? ...just had a read-up after google searching. certainly sounds like it would but my bike doesn't have the other symptoms (hard to start, fan constantly running...)

will ask husky sport about ibeat. doesn't seem readily available in the UK, think we get much less support over here than the US. ironic seeing as it's a european company
 
MotAd said:
would the temp sensor affect the neutral light? ...just had a read-up after google searching. certainly sounds like it would but my bike doesn't have the other symptoms (hard to start, fan constantly running...)

will ask husky sport about ibeat. doesn't seem readily available in the UK, think we get much less support over here than the US. ironic seeing as it's a european company
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Too true! `Tis the same here in Berlin. The ibeat is mentioned in the parts catalogue as the tool to re-set the EFI. But it would seem that there´s no alternative to getting hold of one myself. Even then, I´d need Bootcamp on my MAC.
 
well fingers crossed i won't need the ibeat on this one. after reading the stuff about the temperature sensor i had a play around with it. disconnecting and reconnecting stopped the neutral light flashing for a minute, then whilst riding it came back. def seems to affect it though so have ordered another sensor and will replace. will report back...
 
ps. thanks for your input guys, this place is great. so cool to have a good community around a motorcycle brand :cool:
 
i'd hazard a guess that this water temp sensor is also behind why the front of engine seems to get a light covering of water/coolant after it's been run for 30 mins +
 
Mine´s never had the slightest trouble with the water sensor. The green light started flashing immediately after installing the p/u kit. Have tried every remedy available. So think I must have to get the EFI re-programmed.
 
MotAd said:
i'd hazard a guess that this water temp sensor is also behind why the front of engine seems to get a light covering of water/coolant after it's been run for 30 mins +
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My Sms 630 was a nightmare to start,then after a few days,the fan stayed on and neutral light started to flash,i changed the temp sensor to the updated one,and all ok now,neutral light doesnt flash anymore.Apparently a common fault and mines only got 250 miles on clock.
 
Pretty sure it's the WTS as have been tinkering about with it and is now fixed! Well the neutral light doesn't flash anymore and the idle is right. Will replace it with a new one anyway in case of future issues.

Regarding the PU kit. Have you tried running bike without resistor in place to see if neutral light flashes? If so maybe the resistor is faulty?
 
MotAd said:
Pretty sure it's the WTS as have been tinkering about with it and is now fixed! Well the neutral light doesn't flash anymore and the idle is right. Will replace it with a new one anyway in case of future issues.

Regarding the PU kit. Have you tried running bike without resistor in place to see if neutral light flashes? If so maybe the resistor is faulty?
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Yes! Have tried that. Even with a new resistor. Wish i could take it down to Zupin, but they´re in the wilds of far off Bavaria. What would the price of an iBeat black box be?
 
damn that's annoying. no idea how much ibeat is but just don't seem to be able to get it in uk at least. can't even find it on ebay.com. maybe one of our american cousins could take delivery and post it out to you? that way would avoid customs tax as it would be a 'gift' ;)
 
MotAd said:
damn that's annoying. no idea how much ibeat is but just don't seem to be able to get it in uk at least. can't even find it on ebay.com. maybe one of our american cousins could take delivery and post it out to you? that way would avoid customs tax as it would be a 'gift' ;)
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The iBeat box is mentioned in the 630 spare parts catalogue, so should be available through Husqvarna. But looks expensive.
 
MotAd said:
i'd hazard a guess that this water temp sensor is also behind why the front of engine seems to get a light covering of water/coolant after it's been run for 30 mins +
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The water pump housing bolts run right through the engine. It is a common problem to get some seepage around them. Some of us (like me) just live with it. Some people have reported good results sealing that up by removing the bolts (one at a time) and putting loctite on the threads. Do not remove more than one bolt at a time. The water pump gear is under some chain tension on the other side. If you remove all the bolts, things don't quite line up correctly.
 
good to know jtemple. sounds about right. it's def not oil so if that's all it is i can live with it :)
 
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