Exup and hi temp lube?

**SARGE** · 15th January 2009, 23:14

ok.. small issue with my Thunderace.. seems the Exup runs at just sub nuclear temps and tends to cook the lubrication out of it and freeze it in place.. i gave it death with WD40 a few days ago when i got the trouble code on the tacho and it freed it up, but after a few hundy km's .. seems to have dried out again..

any other member of the Exup Brotherhood have this problem and how did you solve it? ( short of removal of the valve..i have a bad case of mod-itus and once the fairings are off.. so are all bets..)

**howdamnhard** · 15th January 2009, 23:20

Maybe try copperslip or never seez.What does the worshop manual recommend?

**SARGE** · 15th January 2009, 23:23

Originally Posted by howdamnhard

Maybe try copperslip or never seez.What does the worshop manual recommend?

i have the factory manual and it dont give any recommendations unfortunately

**Pussy** · 16th January 2009, 07:29

Hey Sarge, if you're anywhere near an aircraft maintenace outfit, go see them and ask if they have any "Mouse Milk".
It's great stuff, it's used to keep turbo-charger wastegates free etc.
I reckon it would do the trick.

**bungbung** · 16th January 2009, 07:53

Originally Posted by Pussy

Hey Sarge, if you're anywhere near an aircraft maintenace outfit, go see them and ask if they have any "Mouse Milk".
It's great stuff, it's used to keep turbo-charger wastegates free etc.
I reckon it would do the trick.

Perhaps try your local diesel & turbo type guy for a similar product.

**Katman** · 16th January 2009, 07:54

Originally Posted by Pussy

Hey Sarge, if you're anywhere near an aircraft maintenace outfit, go see them and ask if they have any "Mouse Milk".

That almost sounds like the story of sending an apprentice for a bottle of K9P.

**Pussy** · 16th January 2009, 08:00

Originally Posted by Katman

That almost sounds like the story of sending an apprentice for a bottle of K9P.

It may sound like it..... but I shit you not!

**Katman** · 16th January 2009, 08:05

If anyone so much as sniggers when I go and ask for some, you are soooo for it.

**Pussy** · 16th January 2009, 08:15

Mouse Milk is available from Fliteline at Ardmore....

**bsasuper** · 16th January 2009, 14:15

dosnt the exup valve use ceramic bushes that dont need any lube? sounds like it needs to be taken apart and cleaned.

**TonyB** · 16th January 2009, 14:27

I'm reasonable sure that with my old FZR1000 you weren't supposed to lube them at all. They had special bushes- lubing them just caused them to gunge up and seize the valve.

**paturoa** · 16th January 2009, 20:07

Found this

http://www.cartestsoftware.com/fz1/exupmaintenance.html

and he keeps talking about "copper grease"

Never heard of it before myself..

**Pussy** · 16th January 2009, 20:16

Originally Posted by paturoa

Found this

http://www.cartestsoftware.com/fz1/exupmaintenance.html

and he keeps talking about "copper grease"

Never heard of it before myself..

Coppercoat... freely available

Waiting now for Katman's "I'm sorry, Pussy, I googled "Mouse Milk" and I see you weren't pulling my tit"!

**Katman** · 16th January 2009, 20:20

Originally Posted by Pussy

Waiting now for Katman's "I'm sorry, Pussy, I googled "Mouse Milk" and I see you weren't pulling my tit"!

"I'm sorry, Pussy, I googled "Mouse Milk" and I see you weren't pulling my tit"!

**SARGE** · 16th January 2009, 20:21

Originally Posted by bsasuper

dosnt the exup valve use ceramic bushes that dont need any lube? sounds like it needs to be taken apart and cleaned.

it was a brand new unit in April when i got the bike..only done 1300 kms on it since ( i work too much)

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