In September I acquired a new 2022 Africa Twin Adventure Sports, at the moment it has 6800km and has a very high oil consumption.
Has anyone gone through the same?
My dealer reported it to honda they know the problem but have no solution, they say it is under study.
I would want the engine fixed no matter what. The thinner oil will disappear quicker, let them use it. There have been a rash of oil burners since they changed to the 1100 from 1000. If I recall they are using a hardened aluminum block with no sleeve. There will be no fix, just a replacement.
Hi, i have a at 1100 from 2021, whith 6000km , i made a trip off 1000km and consumed a lot of oil, the level was um the middle. There os no leack , ir Burns the oil. Someonewith Thais problema?? Thanks Jose
Hallo zusammen, ich wende mich an euch, da ich eure Hilfe benötige! Meine neue AT 1100 mit 2850 km (2 Monate alt) wurde von mir versehentlich mit viel zu wenig Öl gefahren! Ich habe bei 1100 km den ersten Service machen lassen. Vom Vertragshändler…
I think it is Nikasil or similar the bores are coated with. It can be redone but whether it would be more cost effective to just replace the top crankcase/cylinders or recoat I have no idea.
My dealer puts in 10w-40 as standard or so they said.
I think it is Nikasil or similar the bores are coated with. It can be redone but whether it would be more cost effective to just replace the top crankcase/cylinders or recoat I have no idea.
My dealer puts in 10w-40 as standard or so they said.
I very much doubt if parting company with Honda's re-branded engine oil offerings would invalidate any warranty. For my two penn'orth here in the UK and the more western parts of Europe a 10W/40 engine oil is better suited to the local climate regardless of what Honda recommends in their latest series of Owners Manuals. A 10W/30 grade may be too thin at times when the average temperatures are approaching or exceeding 30°C (86°F). For what its worth in an earlier series of Owners Manual Honda are recommending either a 10W/30 or a 10W/40 depending on the average temperature in your riding area.
An interesting rebuttal to the "just do what the engineers recommend" philosophy.
Consumers rarely get to hear directly from engineers. What appears in the owner's manual is a dumbed-down version of actual engineering requirements, written by technical writers and lawyers for average regional riding conditions by the average rider with a below-average IQ.
Key takeaways:
Feel free to switch viscosity within reason, especially when warranty is no longer a concern. Your bike will not blow up, in fact it probably won't even notice.
Don't use energy-conserving oil, canola oil, corn oil, grapefruit juice or Bud Lite.
Update,
My good friend that bought CRF1100L ADV Sports same time as me,they were delivered within a week.
He has 6000km on the odo. Today he took to a dealer for inspection and reported excessive oil consumption.
Dealer also want to inspect the engine.
I was also at the dealer and there were three more CRFs 1100.
What is interesting I've put my finger in the exhausts and beside carbon deposit there was oil. Very grease black stuff.
On two out of three there was grease black stuff in the exhaust. One looked clean, there was black stuff but not as greasy as other two. Mine is the same. Like oil is comming out of the exhaust.
You should check yours and see if there is a connection between black grease in the exhaust and excessive oil burning.
I also have a 2022 Africa twin Adventure sports and I am burning atleast 1.5 quarts per 1000 miles. just recently it has been getting a lot worse, the dealer is going to inspect the engine within the next few weeks. After owning a 2019 for years and no issues I am soooo angry at honda that they are keeping this issue hush hush.....
There was an oil thread of sorts on the NT1100 forum where a Honda dealer is reported to have recommended a 10W-50 engine oil "to be on the safe side" link here. On the safe side of what is unclear, however, I wonder if recommending a thicker oil has anything to do with attempting to rectify the higher than expected oil consumption while ignoring any potential longer term effects of using an unsuitable engine oil that is too thick for the application?
What is interesting I've put my finger in the exhausts and beside carbon deposit there was oil. Very grease black stuff.
On two out of three there was grease black stuff in the exhaust. One looked clean, there was black stuff but not as greasy as other two. Mine is the same. Like oil is comming out of the exhaust.
You should check yours and see if there is a connection between black grease in the exhaust and excessive oil burning.
i Had a problem with synthetic oil disappearing on my last ride. Switched back to Dino oil and problems solved. You guys might want try something different. I’m sure there are a few bad eggs in the basket though
Update:
Dealer just called me they have incpected the cylinder sleeves and damage to cylinder is visible. There are visible scores vertical on the sleeve in direction of piston travel.
On other thread someone posted pictures it looks the same.
They have contaced Honda Europe and now we wait for the asnwer.
From 1000km my dealer put 10w40, at 6500km I changed to Motul 7100 10w30.
It has 8000km now and the level has gone down very little or nothing at all.
I'll drive until 9000km to see how it behaves and I'll report the situation.
Next week i will travel to Peaks of Europe with oil in pannier for safe.
Does anyone know how to contact Honda Europe office directly?
Email, phone, website?
I can't find anything on the internet.
It seems like they do not want consumers to be able to write them directly.
I don't trust my dealer, they try to prolong as much as they can so waranty runs out.
Then want to replace a crank case, which is unacceptable for me. I don't trust that they know what they are doing.
But they told me they can't orded the crank case at all from their Honda spare parts system.
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This is plain B.S.
How a dealer can't order spare parts???
That's why they are dealer. to support sales and aftersales service, maintenance and spare parts!
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