grinmaul
Tuned and Synch'ed
Finally remembered to check my wife's 13 v7, at idle it bounces around 14.1-14.95. at 3k its 14.95.
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As stated in first post if yours is faulty pay a little now or a lot later.hi all...i still haven t changed mine...last tuesday i did 400kms in sicily ..still no problems...maybe i ll change it...did someone of you dveloped problems by keeping the stock one?
If your VR (Voltage Regulator) over charging the battery it should be replaced. Failure to replace a faulty VR can result in other electronic components failing. If your VR does not over charge the battery you are fine.hi all...i still haven t changed mine...last tuesday i did 400kms in sicily ..still no problems...maybe i ll change it...did someone of you dveloped problems by keeping the stock one?
Per the post below that started this thread, I STRONGLY advise that you check the charging system of your '13-15 V7 (ALL models) with a digital voltmeter at the battery (best) or Diagnostic software to see where the bike is charging both at idle, and ~3000RPM or so. Acceptable range is 13.4~13.8v at idle, and up to 14.4v MAX at RPM. Most I've seen hover ~15.X volts at idle and soar up into the 16-17's @3k RPM - Do not rely on your dealer to correct it if so under warranty.
What this does, is spike the electrical system with those voltages that the system was never designed to withstand. It is impressive that some of the bikes last as long as they do without a major meltdown. If you don't resolve this issue, first thing it does is kill the battery. If you've replaced your battery in a short time since new, or more then once, this is likely the problem. Second item that goes is the cam sensor. This usually appears by strange running at RPM, until the bike literally dies without warning and *will not restart* until replaced. On some bikes I've replaced the battery, voltage regulator (this is the culprit - don't replace with a stock version from these years), cam sensor, and most recently one bike took replacement of the entire ECU/Throttle Body to resolve poor running.
I have documented this on nearly every V7 I've gotten near since 2013 here in Los Angeles, including my own from my RentAGuzzi Fleet.
If your bike is still under warranty, and you verify this charging issue to be true on your V7, be sure to have your dealer replace the voltage regulator and battery, then ask them to show/prove to you that there are no cam sensor errors (P0336 - SEE THIS THREAD) on the ECU (or any others for that matter) - 0611 is an ECU error. Do this when you first take it in and wait/watch as it is easy to clear the codes once connected. It is good to check this yourself with a Diagnostic tool such as Alaris or similar.
If there are error codes, demand they replace all items shown as an error, or you will be out of pocket for all of them sooner or later.
Has anyone seen an increase (or any) replacement for bulbs? I would think if these systems are putting out 15+ volts consistently a lot of headlights, taillights, etc. would also be failing prematurely. I know back in the old days on cars that was an early indicator that your regulator was shot. Just surprised it hasn't been mentioned.
And if so, trying to figure out why the three owned the longest from '13 until now that I know, all required cam sensor replacements early on (they quit running), and one of the three required a new TB/ECU to run correctly. All now have new VR's and batteries, some on their third AGM. Just food for thought.I still say much of this is much ado...
3 years, ~10k+, regulator was charging just north of 15V, not a single bulb, fuse, or other electrical component replaced.
I still say much of this is much ado...
And if so, trying to figure out why the three owned the longest from '13 until now that I know, all required cam sensor replacements early on (they quit running), and one of the three required a new TB/ECU to run correctly. All now have new VR's and batteries, some on their third AGM. Just food for thought.
Acceptable range is 13.4~13.8v at idle, and up to 14.4v MAX at RPM. Most I've seen hover ~15.X volts at idle and soar up into the 16-17's @3k RPM - Do not rely on your dealer to correct it if so under warranty.
I have documented this on nearly every V7 I've gotten near since 2013 here in Los Angeles, including my own from my RentAGuzzi Fleet.
Is that right? Has Guzzi got it sorted on the newer bikes?Hi, thanks for this info. You said somewhere to replace, or get the dealer to replace, with a later V7ii VR. Does this mean that my V7ii (in theory) shouldn't have this problem?