SV1000 valve ticking

[@jompazx1272]

one of the few pros of push rod engines! easy to adjust the valve clearance! the problem is that youve gotta do it so often. just like brittish water pipes. lets stick them on the outside of the house so when they freeze and break they are easy to change! the problem is that they freeze and break often when you put then on the outside!

[@WJRobbins125]

Ugh! A cliffhanger! 😀 I still don't know how you heard that. Old and deaf am I.

[@motorcyclerefurbishment8162]

I have a 2002 SV650 and after checking valve clearance I have one 0.18.....needs adjustment...yet to do....ready for your next video Matt

[@samuelatwick1130]

Hi Matt, you should measure that one “loose” valve with the cam lobe pointing either 90 or 270 degrees from the valve because of the de-compressor!

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Prize?

[@samuelatwick1130]

The Workshop what do you mean prize? Lol

[@Grandpaford]

how to adjust ?, i can hear a ticking on my 03. had a guy listen to it and he says its ok. but i need to know how to fix the problem, since i can not afford to take to shop

[@albertoj.mollinedo4116]

I guess on Ducati you can’t really tell, cuz all the noise those make?

[@JamesParus]

That compression release system is pressing it .

[@thedirtyworkshop]

pressing it?

[@JamesParus]

The Workshop pushing the valve down. Measure it with cam almost pointing to side.

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Do you want a prize? LOL

[@proluxelectronics7419]

Ask Del if he has a superfluid that will fix it...

[@relph3]

Have you done the valves on the SV in the passed? Just seem strange that the gaps seem to have grown in size..In my experience this type of bucket an shim with direct overhead cams, usually the gaps get smaller..

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Have you done the valves on the SV in the passed? - no. But I get where you're going.

[@empanada401]

Derick Relph Gap will get smaller if the valves are eating the valve seats.

[@relph3]

Yes. and this is the point. Normally you would see a narrowing of the gap.. The only thing I can think of if the gap is getting bigger is a build up of carbon on the valve seats..

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Keep guessing Derek!

[@relph3]

Humm.. Wrong shim size previously put in or the surface of the bucket has worn.. The latter would probably show visible wear..

[@AfricaTwin-Stuff]

Why such a gap? I always believed clearances got smaller over time.

[@thedirtyworkshop]

LOL this is what part 2 will be about.

[@hemoooo2121]

I have 2007 Honda CBR1000rr Its have the same sound May be the valve Issue?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Possibly, but you have a honda, so could be something else... or it's not worth worrying about. This is hard to answer through a comment

[@hemoooo2121]

@@thedirtyworkshop

[@mihavuk]

Hey, thank you for this video. 👍I did watch Part 2 and it was very informative. Sorry for my lack of understanding the point, I still can't figure out, did the valve adjustment solved that ticking, was it decompressor making that ticking or something else? Thank you very much in advance for your answer.

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Yes it did

[@mihavuk]

@@thedirtyworkshop Thank you very much, then I have to check valves on mine since I'm experiencing exactly the same ticking.

[@empanada401]

Volume turned to 11 to listen for ticking... then JIMMIE!

[@ooohry]

i wonder if the cap is not torqued correctly.

[@insydneytls]

is there a part 2 ?

[@gunklikd2405]

Good video. No idea how I came across your channel, but I dig it.

[@federruchi6147]

hope you get it fixed quickly!

[@bbazuin]

Where can I find part 2? What was the issue?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3S3m2CJfdSXhck

[@minigpracing3068]

Is that much normal for that engine with as many kilometers as you have on it? Or is the valve seat damaged? Maybe bent valve? Seems like clearance should get tighter, not looser with normal wear unless the super hard shims are worn (never seen one of those shims get worn).

[@thedirtyworkshop]

More on all this later. :)

[@mcfast52]

The compression release is loose on the cam.

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Prize? ;)

[@mcfast52]

Once you remover the cam you will see the compression release assembly can rotate a bit on the cam and that can cause a ticking noise.

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Prize? ;)

[@johnycomenicky]

If it wasn't the compression release... Obviously clearances tighten over time but I have seen screw and lock nut set ups on the 1. 2. 5s. start ticking ...what would cause such a thing if the lock nut is still tight of course :)

[@davespooney8472]

Great vid, lovely bike. Have you ever bothered with TL’s?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

No - But seen as though I have the SV - there's no point bothering. I know the TL has slightly more aggressive cams and the porting is slightly different but the chassis is fucking awful!

[@davespooney8472]

The Workshop - yeah, seen an old Fast Bikes vid and the TL really, properly struggled. Was quite hilarious, the guy (a BSB rider I think) was monkeying around all over it trying to get it to turn in. Iconic engines though...

[@pierrederesistance]

That's a great Video, think it was Shakey and Gary Mason?

[@rackbites]

Whez part 2 ...

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Still not done yet....

[@ukpamor]

is that a decompressor assy i spy on the end of the cam ?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Yes it is

[@ukpamor]

must admit the old SV is certainly looking like its ready for its mid life crisis lol starting to get to the stage where its one thing after another. which is usually when its time to get shot of. but it in your case just in time for when you have finished the RG ..... perfik

[@thedirtyworkshop]

get shot of? LOL you obviously don't know me LOL - on a side note the more things that go wrong the better for the channel...

[@onhawaii]

Not my dislike! Make a compression test and a leak down test. Just to see if the valve seats are still good.

[@raydavison2972]

How many miles has the SV done Matt?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

49,689.

[@raydavison2972]

I was going to say maybe the clearances have never been touched before but it would be surprising at that mileage. Having said that, once out of warranty, many people just run them for a while then sell them on and with each successive owner they are less willing to spend time and money on them. Unless they are called Matt of course!

[@sidewaysaction9983]

This is when it pays off to have a box full of bucket shims of every denomination in multiples....just saying....nice work with the scotchbrite on the chicken strips.

[@thedirtyworkshop]

The OEM shim kit from suzuki costs £785! LOL

[@sidewaysaction9983]

The Workshop ouch!! Feeler gauge, micrometer, calculater and the 3 day wait.

[@jimbenson3926]

Those frame welds on the SV can they be filed smooth or flat, or will that weaken the weld?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

LOL what? Why?

[@jimbenson3926]

Why not? Was thinking of doing it to mine.

[@roythearcher]

Nowt too wrong with valve ticking as long as its not a clang! it does tell you that you still have clearance! Its when it goes quiet you need to worry... My GT550 kwak used to sound like a Jewellers watch display after I'd done the clearances...

[@YourDome_]

is it normal for an engine to sound like this bikes engine..the whiney/mechanical sound

[@thedirtyworkshop]

No. The SV has gears between the cams, like a vfr etc

[@truthseeker8483]

Buy a Ducati with a dry clutch..you wont be able to hear the valves for the racket the clutch makes...

[@decab8292]

If you can hear them then there working. At least this was what I was told as a lad, but that was pushrods not shims etc. Ah ‘tis witchery ! 🧙🏼‍♀️

[@johna6968]

When ticking is followed by a bang and then silence.. Its serious

[@Flymochairman1]

Nothing worse than a suspicious ticking.

[@handbanana6205]

I like crappy old SOHC bikes, take off the valve access ports, check clearances, loosing with wrench, adjust with screw driver, tighten on correct size shim, recheck, put it all back together... None of this take the bike half way apart crap like the SV or my T100... The T100 is due for another check of the clearances again...

[@xef322]

No Matt, no. Get some magic "honey" oil treatment. Job done. Don't forget to add the affiliate link for it.

[@stephenhendry447]

How do you fix it ?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

That's in part 2 and all will become clear.

[@stephenhendry447]

The Workshop I’m sure mine is doing the same is an expensive fix for a garage to do ?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

No.

[@LostinWales]

Ticking lol you should hear a TL running 😂

[@memewizard8372]

Ticks Loudly

[@gutserker]

Damn I wish my cams were gear driven. It's a PITA to make sure the cam chain doesn't go slack while taking the cams out

[@forevercomputing]

Video cut short because you realise you were rambling? Question is - can you fix it fairly quickly without breaking the bank?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Video cut short because all I was doing was measuring the clearance and the shims - I need to order the replacement and the next part will be next weekend. And I like being a cock tease! LOL ;)

[@forevercomputing]

Oh, you ;)

[@MrBranboom]

Dude, "slight drag"...

[@GrumpsBarn]

....that ticking is quiet compared to the hammered dogshit bike running!!

[@TES99911]

Mv Agusta and harley have better reliability than the sv. I also think you have grass growing on the front header pipe.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Focking lisence plate. Too huge. It steals at least 5 knots.

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Knots? Ey Captain!

[@cozziekid]

3:10 That's what she said lol

[@badattitude9127]

Just one word "bastard"

[@gizzync1525]

ut oh. bust out the box o shims

[@Bikerbiker24]

Fuck me that’s sounds like a animal

[@bentaxelrod]

Firstish?

[@thedirtyworkshop]

Firstish!

[@Flymochairman1]

2nd.