Hi all, I was out last Tuesday in that stinking hot heat on the little red bomb, outside temperature gauge read 30c by the time I got home and I just put the bike straight into the garage cos it had boiled me spuds and I was dying to get my leathers off! Got it out again last Thursday to go for a ride and upon starting it , the engine warning light just stayed on and there was a triangular warning symbol above the race mode that I’d never seen before?? Anyone got any ideas about what’s happened? I’m just wondering if it’s the MAP sensor?? Does anyone know any Ducati independents in my area ( County Durham) that could have a look at it sharpish? I tried to ring Vertu at Sunderland,….what an utter farce! Would only let you leave a message on an answering machine, tried twice yesterday and once today, only got 3 text messages for my trouble and a call from the service manager last night saying they were having issues with the phone system and someone would call me today, well they didn’t, so I thought I’d try the sales team, they might be keener to answer, sure enough I got hold of someone, explained the situation and he got someone to call me back,…..yes I can get you booked in for a diagnostic check,…6 weeks time okay !! He reckons even if you wanted a tyre fitting,..they can’t touch anything for 6 weeks, like wtf !! So hence the fact I’m looking for any ideas on the fault, and / or an independent to look at it Thanks in advance guys
Probably worth popping a message in the OBDStar Users thread https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/obdstar-users.98340/
i had this when my stator failed i wouldn't ride it far as mine kept cutting out. im in south shields you can borrow my laptop with melcodiag software if you can get through if not i could come to you but it would be thursday as i'm working late tonight.
Thanks so much for the offer Jase, I’m gonna have a word with Ducati Leeds today, I’ll get back to you once I see what they have to say, cheers
@jase just an update for you, a mate of a mate has two Ducati’s, he has the melcodiag software as well, I’m nipping down to see him tonight to see if we can diagnose the problem. Will keep you posted, thanks again for your offer of help
On a slight side issue I've had the same trouble with Ducati Sunderland. Just wanted a price for tyres and a date for fitting. Rang repeatedly, the service department never answer the phone or return calls. Eventually got through to someone who gave me a very steep price but no fitting date. They would ring me back, they said. They didn't. Still waiting a week later, I rang and went through sales to try and get someone to talk to me. They had no record of my previous conversation nor the price I was quoted. They said they would ring me back. I said don't bother and have since found National Bike Tyres at Newton Aycliffe. Booked in for Tuesday on a ride in/ride out price that's £115 cheaper than Vertu. Doesn't help you with your diagnostics, but at least you're not the only one. Unfortunately I don't think an independent will help because I suspect they will need access to Ducati software. The only indie we had left, M&S in Westgate Road, have closed so your nearest dealer now if Sunderland can't help you will be Leeds. I wish Nelly was a little closer..! Edit: You could try VTS at Consett. He does work on all Italian V twins. Whether he'll have the necessary diagnostics I don't know. VTS - Bing Maps
M&S told me they dont have ducati diagnostics which was clearly a lie as norman who has worked there for years came to mine to fix the bike and told me they do
Update - Just a quick update guys, I took the bike down to a mate the other night who hooked it up to his melcodiag software, after a bit of faffing ( his license for it had expired ) we finally got it to read the fault codes - As you can see, it’s showing a malfunction on the vertical Map sensor The exhaust valve cable shows as well because I’ve got the bike de-flappered but it’s been like that for years and no problem. At least now I know what the issue is I can fix it, the bike certainly runs very lumpy in the lower Rev range so I need to get some sensors ordered, I know you can get a pair off eBay for about £50 quid but they’re Chinese and I’m not keen really, gonna price up the oem Ducati ones and probably go for those. @jase and. @Stupidomoto Re the dealer stuff, I to found Vertu Sunderland to be hopelessly inefficient and massively long wait times for service department, so I tried Ducati Leeds as well, easier to get someone to talk to, but they were quoting 5 weeks before they could look at anything, not brilliant from either official dealer I’m told that M&S are still doing servicing, apparently it was on Facebook ( but I don’t do any of that sheite! ) that they are still operational but apparently their phones have been down and are asking people to contact them via email and they’ll get back to them, might try it in future as I bought the bike from them in the first place. Thanks for the link to VTS @Stupidomoto I’ll bear it in mind, but I normally do most of the work in the bike myself, just in this case I was having problems identifying what the fault was in the first place, now I know what it is, I’ll be able to sort it and get the little red bomb back on the road again! Am also thinking of pushing the button on one of the OBDstar scanners as I’ll be wanting to reset the service light soon, pricey but I think it’ll pay for itself over time Thanks for the help and advice guys
If you change the sensor, make sure you get the right one. On the big panigales the rear map sensor goes to the front and vice versa. Just follow the pipes to the inlets
Aye, they look a bit arse about face , I watched a video on YouTube that explained the positions are not what you think, that’s why I’m going to change both of them while I’m in there. Thanks for the heads up though
