rx1 problem?

[04rx1]

has anyone had any problems with their rx1 spitting coolant out the overflow pipe? if so what caused it? thanks 04rx1

 

[Newcastle Scott]

Yes, I had that happen, almost impossible to keep the coolant level at the cool coolant line on the reservoir. The solution is to keep the water temp cooler by installing the 05 rear heat exchanger.

 

[04rx1]

mine empties the reservoir also my top speed was drastically reduced.
and i see black specks in the coolant.any idea what this means? :shock:

 

[Frostbite]

Mine does the same thing and my antifreeze looks like yours as well. I let my fluid level be determined by how much the sled spits over the side. What I mean by that is if I fill my fluid level up to the low fluid line it always spits overboard.
It seems to settle at a level about 2" below the low line and I just leave it there and all seems fine. My MSRX was the same way.

Frosty

 

[True Blue]

Guys if you can barely see it in the bottom of the reservoir thats
enough. Other wise it will only spit out the overflow.

TB

 

[A K MtnViper]

Yamaha says to change coolant every year and to use distilled water (*or boiled water). You can take to the bank that you and your dealer used tap water to fill you system. That could explain the black specks. I do not know why they reconmend changing antifreeze every year though. Does anyone have a logical reason.

 

[04rx1]

im thinking it may be a blown head gasket because its building up pressure and i lost a lot of top end speed. any comments welcome!

 

[A K MtnViper]

Pull the plugs should see antifreeze on plugs. If not have dealer check compression. Both are quick and cheap checks.

 

[04rx1]

thanks for the tip!!