Hello everyone,
I have a '99 m600 dark that has a s2r fuel tank installed. (The plastic kind)
After buying the bike i noticed there is actually no wiring from the tank to the dashboard and as such the low fuel light does not work. (Initially the seller said it's just a bad bulb...took his word for it)
Does anyone else have this mod and maybe knows how you can wire the tank to the dashboard? I went to two garages here here but they have no idea. (They just recommended I change the tank or play it by ear)
If there's no way of wiring it to the dashboard maybe just ad an LED or something so I know when I'm low on fuel. I'm not sure how the connections work on the fuel tank side so I'm not sure where to begin. Is it a capacitative level sensor or a thermistor?
Also does this model tank have a reserve? And if so, do you have to switch to reserve somehow or it just goes for it automatically so to speak?
I'm a beginner rider, just got my license two weeks ago. I'm fairly good with wires so if anyome has at least a diagram of how the fuel sensor shoul be wired (which pin is for what) that would be a lot of help.
Thank you,
H.
Is your M600 fuel injected or carburated?
My guess is the wiring is still there, just the connector cut and the wiring tucked away or snipped all the way to the harness. Since yours is carburated it would have a different connector, 2 wires instead of four. I believe the sensor is a thermistor. I think terminals 3 and 4 on the tank are the sensor, 4 being ground. If your '99 is the same as '01 carb the wire going to the light would be white/brown, which is a ground and blue black, which is ground. Wiring diagrams can be found here http://www.ducati.com/services/maintenance/index.do (http://www.ducati.com/services/maintenance/index.do) but start at 2001.
There is no reserve, the low fuel light is used instead of a reserve. The sensors are also not that reliable and a bit pricy. An easy alternative (which you should be doing anyway) is reset your trip meter every fill up and go by distance, based on experience. Keep in mind your SR2 plastic tank has a capacity of 3.6 gallons compared to your original steel tank which held 4.3.
Thank you for the quick answers.
@ducpainter: the bike is carburated.
@howie: thank you for the explanation. Unfortunately the link doesn't work though.
I managed to take some pictures of the harness on the tank side. If its a thermistor I assume I have to apply 12v to terminal one, wire terminals 3 and 4 to the bulb in the dash and use the 4th for ground?
I read the suggestion to use the odo for gas estimates but unfortunately it doesn't seem to work nor the mileage for that matter. I'll be taking the dashboard apart later this week to see if I can fix that.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/igs9q7ph52ab451/IMG_20140629_165750.png)
Pic 1: The pin layout within the socket. ( https://www.dropbox.com/s/igs9q7ph52ab451/IMG_20140629_165750.png (https://www.dropbox.com/s/igs9q7ph52ab451/IMG_20140629_165750.png) )
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/0c3lsfqroxlakfw/IMG_20140629_165814.png)
Pic 2: The socket seen from above. ( https://www.dropbox.com/s/0c3lsfqroxlakfw/IMG_20140629_165814.png (https://www.dropbox.com/s/0c3lsfqroxlakfw/IMG_20140629_165814.png)
(http://www.dropbox.com/s/9wz7to4yasyr05t/IMG-20140630-WA0007.jpg)
Pic 3: The underside of the tank. Just to confirm it's an S2R tank. ( http://www.dropbox.com/s/9wz7to4yasyr05t/IMG-20140630-WA0007.jpg (http://www.dropbox.com/s/9wz7to4yasyr05t/IMG-20140630-WA0007.jpg) )
If anyone can spare a little more details that would be great:
1. What is the pin numbering? Is it from left to right (1, 2, 3, 4) as seen in pic 2?
2. is the assumption about the wiring correct above? 1 for 12v, 2 and 3 to the bulb in the dashboard and 4 for ground as Howie said?
3. What type of socket is this? Can this be found in radio shack type stores? (a part number would be great, I'm trying to make it out off the connector but it's a bit worn out or my sight is leaving me) :)
Thank you for the help.
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You can view them fullsize on flickr.
It's from a 96 and should be similar to yours
Try the link again. It works.
My low fuel light hasn't worked for years. I know 160ish miles I run out of gas. Get gas every 125 on the highway. Slosh check it in the city. Boom, done.