{"id":45064,"date":"2019-02-22T20:24:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T11:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=45064"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:17","slug":"gs1200ss-inspection-newtech-oil-change-fluid-exchange-axle-shaft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20190222\/everyday-events\/gs1200ss-inspection-newtech-oil-change-fluid-exchange-axle-shaft","title":{"rendered":"GS1200SS Inspection, Newtech Oil Change, Fluid Exchange, Axle Shaft Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSC_9314.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45058\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">    <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GS1200SS inspection, Newtech oil change, fluid exchange, axle shaft replacement, and troubleshooting for a power-on failure that occurred twice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/P1770150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45059\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We got the wiring diagram and tested various points. With the key OFF to ON, nothing lights up. No lights or electrical components work at all. When I fiddled with the connectors, the system seemed to come back to life\u2014twice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wondered if that was even possible and checked, but&#8230; it shouldn&#8217;t be. However, looking at the wiring diagram, there were only two connectors where this could happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/P1770151.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45060\"\/><figcaption>The starter relay and main key\u2014two locations. We found no issues, but we removed them, cleaned the contacts, and reinserted them firmly until they locked. It&#8217;s tough to diagnose when the symptom isn&#8217;t showing up. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSC_9319.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45061\"\/><figcaption>We replaced the axle shaft with the one that was brought in. Suzuki oil-cooled fork spans are 205 and 200, but they&#8217;re interchangeable. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/P1770152.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45062\"\/><figcaption>When we remove the fairings, cleaning hard-to-reach spots makes a real difference in how much dust accumulates next time. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/P1770153.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45063\"\/><figcaption>We changed the fluid to CCI Golden Cruiser DOT4 and replaced the engine oil with NC50 10W-50 and a new filter. That completes this service. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GS1200SS inspection, Newtech oil change, fluid exchange, axle shaft replacement, and troubleshooting for a power-on failure that occurred twice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}