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2012 Honda Foreman 500 - bluish smoke from muffler
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:00 pm
I've never had any issues with the bike doing that, it's got low miles and all I use it for is to literally drive to and from my deer stand and then load it up. I keep it in the garage when I'm not using it at the lease. Well I changed the oil and oil filter in it last week (which I have done before with no issues) and when I unloaded it at the lease and started to my stand, bluish smoke started coming from the muffler. The bike runs fine other than the smoke, so I'm getting frustrated.
Has anyone else had anything similar in experience?
And second question - I'm trying to keep from brining it in until after deer season, would doing so mess anything up?
TIA
Has anyone else had anything similar in experience?
And second question - I'm trying to keep from brining it in until after deer season, would doing so mess anything up?
TIA
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Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:02 pm to LSUfanNkaty
check oil level and smell it, odds are high the carb is flooding and filled the engine crankcase with gas
same thing happens with lawn mowers too, you need to clean the carburetor and make sure its no longer flooding, then.....
DO NOT RUN IT UNTIL YOU CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER
same thing happens with lawn mowers too, you need to clean the carburetor and make sure its no longer flooding, then.....
DO NOT RUN IT UNTIL YOU CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER
This post was edited on 11/11/21 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:06 pm to keakar
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DO NOT RUN IT UNTIL YOU CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER
10-4 and thank you. I changed the oil and filter AGAIN yesterday afternoon, but with similar results when I drove it around afterwards.
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:08 pm to LSUfanNkaty
If it has low tension rings and you use a heavy oil it will smoke.
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:12 pm to Barneyrb
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If it has low tension rings and you use a heavy oil it will smoke.
Hmmm I will have to check on that. As far as the oil, I used the below:
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:13 pm to LSUfanNkaty
Did you perhaps overfill it with oil ?
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:15 pm to Bow08tie
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Did you perhaps overfill it with oil ?
That's what I thought maybe initially, but after checking the level after each oil change, it's right where it should be.
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:23 pm to LSUfanNkaty
Does the oil smell like gasoline? Have you used the exact same oil each time you changed it?
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:26 pm to browl
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Does the oil smell like gasoline?
I'll have to smell it again, but I think so kinda sorta.
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Have you used the exact same oil each time you changed it?
Yes
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:27 pm to LSUfanNkaty
Seafoam
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:34 pm to rsbd
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Seafoam
Unicorn farts
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:44 pm to LSUfanNkaty
If the oil smells like gas, the carb is leaking, and the blue smoke is some of the oil burning off during combustion.
Posted on 11/11/21 at 1:46 pm to browl
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If the oil smells like gas, the carb is leaking, and the blue smoke is some of the oil burning off during combustion.
Thank you! I'll double check the smell this afternoon, but this might be the case.
Posted on 11/11/21 at 2:30 pm to LSUfanNkaty
Don’t screw the dip stick when checking the oil level. Are you sure at any point you didn’t put the oil filter in backwards?
Posted on 11/11/21 at 2:55 pm to Cypressknee
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Don’t screw the dip stick when checking the oil level. Are you sure at any point you didn’t put the oil filter in backwards?
Yep. Positive
Posted on 11/11/21 at 4:32 pm to LSUfanNkaty
It’s a Honda, fill her up with oil and check the gas.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 7:50 am to LSUfanNkaty
The 2012 Foreman wasn’t fuel injected?
Need to isolate any changes. Changing oil and filter is the obvious one. Did you run it immediately before the oil change and it smoked immediately after? Or was it sitting for a few months?
Need to isolate any changes. Changing oil and filter is the obvious one. Did you run it immediately before the oil change and it smoked immediately after? Or was it sitting for a few months?
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:20 am to LSUfanNkaty
10 yr old bike...the ring is worn.
Mine smoked for years, still does.
Mine smoked for years, still does.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:38 am to ultralite
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The 2012 Foreman wasn’t fuel injected?
I believe it is fuel injected. 12 I think was the first year.
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Did you run it immediately before the oil change and it smoked immediately after? Or was it sitting for a few months?
No, I had been running it for a while. Not at the time of the change, but the day before, etc. Went from not smoking to smoking right after the oil change. I was thinking maybe a valve is stuck.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:39 am to oldskule
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the ring is worn.
When you say the ring is worn, which one? Can it be fixed/replaced? I don't mind it smoking a little, I just don't want the smell to affect my deer hunting lol
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