ER6F Water around petrol filler - SV650.org

Kenzie · 04-06-14, 07:41 PM

My wife has a 2011 ER6F and for some reason water seems to be gathering around the underside of the fuel filler cap around the neck of the tank. The cap isn't sealed around the tank and is held in place with three hex bolts and three fake ones. I cannot see if there is a drain that is blocked. Any ideas?

Sid Squid · 04-06-14, 09:44 PM

Remove the filler cap, there will be a drain - and it will be blocked.
All tanks with recessed caps have a drain - not always clearly visible though.

Kenzie · 07-06-14, 05:11 PM

Got the cap off to take a look. Can you spot the drain hole?

Bit of scraping and cleaning:

Sid Squid · 07-06-14, 09:31 PM

Yes - but I knew where it was before you posted a picture

It's always toward the left front 'cos that's where it leans to on the side stand. Blockages are very common unfortunately.

Kenzie · 07-06-14, 09:40 PM

My wife was wondering why the whole thing isn't sealed. But I guess it needs to breath.

Sid Squid · 08-06-14, 09:44 AM

It's not a breather, it's a drain hole. The cap is recessed into the tank thus rainwater collects in the well around the cap, if there were no drain any water in the well would drop into the tank when the cap is opened.

Kenzie · 08-06-14, 10:56 AM

What I think she meant was why isn't the whole thing sealed to stop water getting into the well in the first place.

Sid Squid · 08-06-14, 05:31 PM

That's not really practical, the cap itself has to have a vent in it to allow air in to replace the fuel that goes out of the tap - if there's going to be hole in it then you may as well accept that and allow water that gets in somewhere to get out.

04-06-14, 07:41 PM	#1
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	ER6F Water around petrol filler cap My wife has a 2011 ER6F and for some reason water seems to be gathering around the underside of the fuel filler cap around the neck of the tank. The cap isn't sealed around the tank and is held in place with three hex bolts and three fake ones. I cannot see if there is a drain that is blocked. Any ideas? __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/ Last edited by Kenzie; 04-06-14 at 08:36 PM.

04-06-14, 09:44 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	ER6F Water around petrol filler Remove the filler cap, there will be a drain - and it will be blocked. All tanks with recessed caps have a drain - not always clearly visible though. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

07-06-14, 05:11 PM	#3
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: ER6F Water around petrol filler Got the cap off to take a look. Can you spot the drain hole? Bit of scraping and cleaning: __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

07-06-14, 09:31 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	ER6F Water around petrol filler Yes - but I knew where it was before you posted a picture It's always toward the left front 'cos that's where it leans to on the side stand. Blockages are very common unfortunately. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

07-06-14, 09:40 PM	#5
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: ER6F Water around petrol filler My wife was wondering why the whole thing isn't sealed. But I guess it needs to breath. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

08-06-14, 09:44 AM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: ER6F Water around petrol filler It's not a breather, it's a drain hole. The cap is recessed into the tank thus rainwater collects in the well around the cap, if there were no drain any water in the well would drop into the tank when the cap is opened. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

08-06-14, 10:56 AM	#7
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: ER6F Water around petrol filler What I think she meant was why isn't the whole thing sealed to stop water getting into the well in the first place. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

08-06-14, 05:31 PM	#8
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	ER6F Water around petrol filler That's not really practical, the cap itself has to have a vent in it to allow air in to replace the fuel that goes out of the tap - if there's going to be hole in it then you may as well accept that and allow water that gets in somewhere to get out. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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