Hi All, I have bought on of these Ducati Multistrada 1200 Exhaust Servo Eliminator | eBay because the servo keep sticking and throwing up errors. Bear with me because I am NO mechanic. I am not going to remove the unit, simply bypass it. I have taken off the right hand panel and there looks to be a box which is tightly pack in and seems to be attached (maybe via a clip) to the subframe as seen in AndyW's pics here 1200 - Exhaust valve servo motor removal??!! | Ducati Forum Now I don't want to be hamfisted and simply pull at it and break it. So is this the right thing to be removing and is it clipped in/slide kinda thing and do I need to use a bit of force to remove it? Assuming I am looking at the right thing, I assume I just pull it apart and clip the eliminator in and cable tie it into place, then tape up the part of the unit I have connected? This was a dealer recommendation to do this, so any help or guidance would be appreciated. Thanks
Hmmm ok, with a little bit of help from the lady in my life with ultra small fingers, I have found the right connector and got the eliminator fitted, however I have another dumb question.... .....when you switch the ignition on, there is a whirring sound which at the time I thought was the exhaust valve closing but it is there with the old connection fitted, there with the eliminator and there with nothing connected at all. So what is this sound that lasts for about 5 seconds when you switch the ignition on. Also when the whirring stops there is like a high pitched whine which again has always been there...can someone with some knowledge tell me what these sounds are? Sorry if my explanation is not great but I am not sure how to word it. Thanks
OK...somewhere on my posts there is how to do this. The first thing is....you must either remove or jam open the exhaust valve..(rusty thing under the pillions right foot). If you want to take the servo out you'll need to take the rear subframe off (or loosen it...see my post). If I can find it I'll update with a link. This is a two person job and needs some decent tools, torque wrench, thread locker, etc.
I think the whirring for a few seconds is the fuel pump building up pressure and the continuous high pitched whine is the 'fly by wire throttle' system. It is normal and they all do it - no need to worry.
