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KTM OIL LIGHT FIX: MR-KNOW-IT-ALL

Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
My 2024 KTM 300XC-W has been a superb machine up to now. The solely situation I’m pissed off with is that I not too long ago seen that the bulb and grommet for the oil-indicator mild retains vibrating unfastened and falling behind the headlight. Kind of harmful since, if it falls out, you’ll not see the sunshine activate in case your oil is low. Is there a repair for this?
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Despite the unimaginable know-how stamped into the DNA of at the moment’s machines, there are trivial points which can be merely head-scratchers. This has been an itch for years, and as ridiculously easy because the remedy is, it has contaminated even my shut entourage of riders. One of our guys did not peruse the cockpit of this 300 TPI (I at all times reset my odo and verify the oil mild), left for a giant experience, ran it out of injector oil and seized his steed.

In my humble opinion, the 2 greatest strategies to counter that is to get within the behavior of simply topping off your oil earlier than you experience. The different is to place a dollop of silicone on the grommet and push it up into the sunshine housing so it is going to then keep in place. It’s frequent sense, which sadly is just a slogan for many of my comrades.

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TPI CRANKCASE PRESSURE SENSOR ISSUES: MR KNOW IT ALL

Dear Mr. Know-It-All,

My 2023 KTM 300XC-W has about 120 hours on it and has been flawless … until yesterday. The bike was running as if it was fouling a plug. It would not clean out, like a bad case of laryngitis. I changed the plug, put fresh fuel in it and made sure my filter was spotless, and still no changes. What could be the culprit?

Alex B

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Alex, it’s a new-world order with these fuel-injected machines. The TPI KTMs have numerous sensors, and one of these is most likely your machine’s infection. I believe it’s the crankcase pressure sensor (has a black tube leading to the back of your cylinder), and over time the tube accumulates debris and carbon from within the cylinder. Once clogged, it provides a false reading to the machine’s brain, the ECU. I would remove this tube and the sensor itself, and clean it with a contact cleaner and compressed air. Once scoured, your machine should run crisp and clean. This process should be a periodic form of maintenance on the TPI machines.

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Dear Mr. Know-It-All,

I’m a Beta 500 dualsport rider and have trouble getting forward in the turns. I’m pretty flexible, but it feels like the bars are in my stomach, and my rear end is hanging off the rear fender. I’m 6-foot-4, 205 pounds in full dress.

Thanks for the feedback (if you actually answer this!)

Drew L.

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