Does the S10 get "dirty" sensors

[Nikolajsen]

Hi all.
I did try to seach for it, but must have used wrong keyword, because I didn't find anything, and I am sure there must be..
But...I have just driven a small trip (50 miles) on my S10, and I noticed that when I drive around the country side, and just look around at the country, I never get past 3500 RPM, and thootle is not even near half open.
And this is what I do must...

Can the S10 handle this, og is there some sensors that wil be "dirty"
I also asked the dealer, but of course he said that it wont be a problem

 

[Checkswrecks]

I'm not sure what you think is the problem, so maybe you can describe it some more.


For a direct answer, the sensors don't really get dirty in a way that affects performance, especially in a way that you can clean the sensor and make things right. Of course one could go out of calibration and need to be replaced.

 

[Boris]

I don't know the answer, but I think the OP is asking if the bike can cope with constant low throttle openings, as in, does it need to be worked through the rev range on a regular basis to avoids any issues (my view is it'll be fine).

Some of the BMW diesel cars have particle filters issues which light up a sensor if used constantly at small throttle openings, I think this is the sort of issue the OP means.

 

[WJBertrand]

Like any internal combustion engine, constant operation at low load and throttle settings might lead to excess carbon accumulation in the combustion chambers and on the spark plugs. This is not unique to the Super Ténéré or EFI vs. carbureted engines.


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[Nikolajsen]

Boris and WJBertrand have described what I mean ::008::
I am aware that some other bikes and also some cars, have trouble with "carbon accumulation" ? on some sensors in the exhaust. And these bikes/cars need to get full trottle every oncre in a while, for some miles, to sort of "burn" the not wanted "coating" of the sensor (and maybe spark plug, etc.)
And when doing this, they can avoid that the engine runs bad, and even some viset to the mechanic.

So, any problem like that on the S10?

 

[Checkswrecks]

None reported with the sensors that you asked about in your first post.


HOWEVER


I and a number of others who commute and keep posting really low fuel consumption (good mpg) numbers generally run low rpm a lot. Especially the Gen1 bikes had some issues with carbon build-up in the combustion chamber.


Using premium gas, staying away from discount gas, and regularly using Yamaha Med-RX (or similar) at fill-ups is recommended by Yamaha. The vast majority of owners don't even know about this and never have a problem. Snakebitten uses a fuel system additive regularly and noted that the inside of his combustion chambers were found to be really clean when his spark plugs were changed. The inside of my 2012 looked good too, but we are just two data points.


fwiw, I do use Med-RX every 2 or 3 fill-ups on this bike and used SeaFoam on the 2012. I tend to use regular gas from one of the big oil companies till it's hot out or I'm really putting the bike under load, such as when towing the camper trailer. For those times I do use premium.

 

[Nikolajsen]

Thank you ::008::
Strange my local Yamaha dealer, didn't say anything about this additiv, when I asked him about this.

I must say, that I in general don't fancy alle these different additiv, I had the view, that in best, these additiv was wast of money, and in worst case, they cause the complete opposite of what was intented....

But if you say that Med-RX works, and even is recomended by Yamaha, then I will consider this.

 

[RhodeTrip]

Try cruising @ 4k rpm the bike settles right in then every once in a while run it up around 5-6K at least on hard acceleration. You'll still get 42-45mph on average.
Jim

 

[Nikolajsen]

Try cruising @ 4k rpm the bike settles right in then every once in a while run it up around 5-6K at least on hard acceleration. You'll still get 42-45mph on average.
Jim

::008:: But the mpg is not the issue here (of course I want the best possible mpg), I just wundered if the bike over time, didn't like the style I ride 99% of the time.
When just crusing and having a god time, I apparently drive like a very old man :

 

[Checkswrecks]

If you buy the little bottles by the box, you can may be able to find them for less than $2 each. They are a handy size, because you can carry it in your pocket and a bottle is the right size for a fill up.
https://www.shopyamaha.com/product/details/engine-med-rx?b=Search

 

[Nikolajsen]

Thank you all ::008::

 

[2daMax]

I ride like an old man too, and I commute mostly. My revs are mostly below 3000 rpm. Traffic is slow for half the distance in my one way 27km commute. So far, my bike is 14k km young and have no issues. I have recently adding TCW3 2T Outboard oil mix to the fuel, with 600 to 1 ratio. Says to clean off carbon in your cylinders according to what I have read. I bought a gallon of it so this comes as a low cost anti carbon maintenance.

 

[Nikolajsen]

Perfect. ::008::
I must conclude, that if I use some sort of anti carbon mixture, there will be no problem at all.
And maybe not even if I don't, but to be sure...it is the best treatment.