I noticed that the GSX 1400 has a cooling fan behind the oil cooler. Obviously it's there to cool down the oil and/or engine more but just wondering out of interest if anyone knows when it'll turn on? I assume it's temperate controlled but does it only come on when stationary or just when the engine gets above a certain temperature? Also why does it need a cooling fan, is the standard air/oil cooling not sufficient enough to cool such a big engine and if so why didn't Suzuki just use water cooling?
Quote from: northern on Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 03:28 AM
According to GSX1400 service manual:
Cooling fan thermo-switch operating temperature
Standard:
(OFF→ON): Approx. 120°C (248°F)
(ON→OFF): Approx. 108°C (226°F)
(see reply #31 here: http://gsx1400owners.org/forum_test/index.php?topic=1232.30 )
The air/oil cooling works very well. For the fan to come on, it has to be quite hot outside and the going slow/standing. Lots of 14 owners have thought their fan was defect because it hardly ever comes on.
Only ever noticed my fan kick in when stuck in traffic on the south coast of spain for a good half hour.
If you live in the UK I'd be surprised if you saw temp's high enough to worry a GSX1400.
Mine runs just fine and I've never noticed the fan come in.
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Mine only ever kicked in once on an absolute red hot day waiting in queues to park for Brightona.
Red hot day in UK, hmmmm that'd be mid 20's wouldn't it? :whistling:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Monday, 19 June 2017, 02:47 PM
Red hot day in UK, hmmmm that'd be mid 20's wouldn't it? :whistling:
I think the UK hit 37 degrees C once!
Everyone thought they were going to die... :happy1:
If your concerned about the fan on the oil cooled GSX1400, think about the original oil cooled Bandit 1200.
A favourite for hooligans, stunt riders and tuners.
Many get a hard life and stand a lot of abuse.
The oil cooled Bandit 12 doesn't even get a fan.
When I first got my GSX14, I asked this question on the old forum as I was concerned mine was broken.
Although I've only owned my 14 for just over a year, I still don't know what the fan sounds like. I hasn't ever come on, even with sitting in traffic on a hot day...I think it's a case of what
@Hooli said - You'd need Spanish heat and a lot of standing traffic to even get the fan to turn on.
Just amazing that they can withstand such temperatures and keep going like it's nothing.
Took my Fan off Both 14,s no problems!! ;)
Oh tell a lie, I have seen the fan come on another time. When it was parked in a garage idling for about 45mins as I had my first go at balancing throttles.
Living in Lisbon, Portugal, where temps can get to 40ªC in Summer I´ve never heard or seen the fan come on. I do some city traffic in rush hour and never heard it ! I still prefer my water cooled modern Vespa for rush hour but that´s because of the heat I avoid on my legs and it´s better for runarounds.