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Originally Posted by ejmesq
On some of the ZX 11s the oil passages for #3 do not line up. Oil does not get to the rod and you have a failure. Mr. Turbo, out of Houston Texas http://www.Mrturbo.com/
will extensively modify you pan. $300.00 That modification will direct oil to that rod bearing. Check out their site for the information.
If you go this route buy a pan on E-bay and send it out. That way you do not keep your bike layed up while the work is being done. |
Well, more or less true. Yes, there is a precise spot (on the crankshaft) where the oil passage is not perfectly aligned with the main bearing. However, this is present on each and every ZX-11 I've read about, even those that made 50k and even 75k miles without any problem. So this is not THE main cause for #3 failure.
And yes, having an oil pan bypass kit can help but many riders blew #3 anyway even with such a kit installed. The best (and cheapest) way to avoid it are:
- Oil level at the top of sight window
- No wheelie
- No high speed/high RPM riding for long period
- Using a good engine oil
