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Scavenge Valve Replacement
« on: 29 January, 2018, 16:32:34 »
Hi,
My Starfire has a lot of il in the sump. looking at the scavenge valve it's difficult to see if it's working ok. The end of it looks a bit chewed up so i would like to get it out and inspect it and if necessary replace it but how do you get it out? Iv'e seen reference to a grub screw but can't see one.

Has anyone done this?

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Phil


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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #1 on: 29 January, 2018, 17:42:06 »
I believe it is just an interference fit but you would probably need to heat up the casing around it to be able to pull it out. I think I've tested one before now by putting a tight fitting rubber pipe over the end and then sucking and blowing to check whether the valve is working ok.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #2 on: 29 January, 2018, 18:05:37 »
Thanks for responding.

The engine is still in the bike so I'll have to have a think about how I might heat that bit up.

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Phil

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #3 on: 29 January, 2018, 19:43:51 »
Just re-reading your original post again, I think you are looking at the wrong non-return valve (NRV). There are two inside the engine, one on the feed side and one on the return side. You have been looking at the return (scavenge) NRV which doesn't really do a great deal. It is the feed NRV which is there to help stop oil in the oil tank draining into the sump and a problem with it can result in wet sumping. On your engine, it is located in the inner timing cover and there is a grub screw that has to be removed to get at it. Therefore, it is a bit of a job to overhaul the feed NRV but it depends on how bad your wet sumping is.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #4 on: 29 January, 2018, 19:51:30 »
Feed NRV is shown with part nos 20, 21 & 23.


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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #5 on: 29 January, 2018, 19:59:30 »
It's been 2 - 3 weeks since I ran it and today when i took the sump cover off (because there's a leak) about half a pint came out.

Also, when I did have it running it was OK at idle but smokey when revved. Hoping this is just because of oil in the sump.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #6 on: 30 January, 2018, 06:43:06 »
About 1/2 pint isn't too bad and shouldn't cause any problems when you start the bike - the excess oil will quickly get pumped back to the tank. Unfortunately, the smoking is more likely to be due to worn piston rings or valves.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #7 on: 30 January, 2018, 10:29:29 »
That would be a shame if it is.

The bike hadn't been run for a 2 -3 years prior to me buying it at the end of October. Since then I've been sorting out a few minor things so it has only been started a few times. I'll have to see how it goes when I give it a longer run.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #8 on: 30 January, 2018, 11:36:32 »
If it hasn't been run that much it might simply need to bed in again and to burn off anything that accumulated inside the exhaust system!

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #9 on: 27 March, 2018, 10:23:01 »
I've wrestled the engine out of the bike in order to fix an oil leak on the inner timing cover and to get a good look at the scavenge valve. I can now see that the valve is stuck in the open position and it looks like someone has tried to remove it in the past. It has a thread in it but most of the end that would sit it the sump is chewed up.

I've tried fitting a bolt, heating it up and pulling it out with a slide hammer, all without getting it to budge. So it now looks like I'll have to drill it out and obviously don't want to damage anything but I don't know how long it is or how the spring and ball bearing is held in place. Has anyone got any decent pictures of one or any experience of drilling or cutting one out?

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Phil

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #10 on: 27 March, 2018, 10:59:52 »
Phil.  Can you post a picture of what the end of the pipe looks like - the main requirement is that it should poke down through the gauze filter so that oil is sucked back to the oil tank from beneath the filter.

As previously indicated, this valve does not do very much but the ball should at least move up and down freely. I would leave the pipe well along unless it's badly damaged or is stopping the valve from working. I believe it's an interference fit in the crankcase but you would need to apply a lot of heat around the pipe to expand the aluminium sufficiently and then find a way of gripping the pipe tightly enough in such a way that you don't damage it.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #11 on: 27 March, 2018, 11:36:29 »
When I got the bike there was no gauze filter in the sump and the end of the pipe was damaged. It had some of the end missing and what was left had a split in it. I fitted a mesh and new gaskets. However, as i said now that I've got the engine on the bench I can see that the ball bearing doesn't move and it looks like a piece of the spring has got past it.

There was never enough pipe to get hold of to pull it out and my attempts the remove it have certainly added to the damage and the end of the pipe where it was split has broken off. So it definitely has to be replaced now :(

Following your earlier reply I checked the other non-return valve and it appeared to be ok.

I think that the presence of the thread on the inside of the valve means that someone has either had this out or attempted to get it out in the past.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #12 on: 27 March, 2018, 13:01:20 »
As far as I'm aware, there isn't a spring in this NRV - it normally closes by the ball falling down under gravity. It sounds as though you might have some foreign matter in the valve which might be what's keeping it open.

If the pipe has to come out, then you would need to find a way of effectively attaching a suitable rod to it so that you can then rig up a slide hammer to pull it out, if necessary. Options for attaching the rod could stretch from soldering to tapping a thread on the end of the rod and inside the scavenge pipe.

Where are you based? I would be happy to help if I can.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #13 on: 27 March, 2018, 13:21:35 »
I think what you may see as a bit of spring is just the wire which stops the ball dropping out.

Illustration from workshop manual.

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Re: Scavenge Valve Replacement
« Reply #14 on: 27 March, 2018, 13:56:14 »
Here's what the scavenge valve actually looks when removed from the engine. It is possible to buy a replacement valve.