Engine hours on Suzuki DF90?

[ajg74]

Guys am I right in thinking that the rev counter briefly shows the total engine hours when you switch the ignition on and that it shows in incriments of 10, ie 900 rpm means 90 hours? I'm sure I read it somewhere but cant locate it now, dont have a manual for the motor, please feel free to laugh at me and correct me if I'm (more than likely) wrong! lol :o)

[sarahscottiedog]

Hi,

just got my DF250 book out, thought I remembered reading something but thought it wasnt quite that straight forward, I was right. Best I can table from the book as below:-

Total operating hours Needle indication Rev limit lamp flashing
0-49h 500rpm NO
50- 600rpm NO
60- 600rpm NO

540- 5400rpm NO
550- 500rpm 1 time
560- 600rpm 1 time

1040- 5400rpm 1 time
1050- 500rpm 2 times

1540- 5400rpm 2 times
1550- 500rpm 3 times

2030- 5300rpm 3 times
2040 or over 5400rpm 3 times

hope this helps

[ajg74]

Thanks but I dont really understand that, all ours does when you switch on the ignition is beep and the needle goes to 900rpm for a couple of seconds then drops back to 0 when the beeping stops!

[9D280]

Originally Posted by ajg74

it shows in incriments of 10, ie 900 rpm means 90 hours?

I'm afraid I can't help weith a definitive answer, but at that scale, commercial operators would be stuffed within a matter of months - say you run 6 hrs a day, that;s only 150 days running!


I think Sarah's info has sffered the age old problem on ribnet of tabs not behaving themselves. The Hours are a combo of RPM & flashes of the limit lamp. I;ll reformat tghe firrst paragraph with spaces
Total operating hours Needle indication Rev limit lamp flashing
0-49h 500rpm NO
etc

[9D280]

Looks like it filters out spaces as well..........

[jyasaki]

Put dashes or periods in place of spaces?

jky

[sarahscottiedog]

Yep pain inth arse filters out spaces, I'll put the table on later tonight with ................................ to space it properly (as it was before I pressed submit!) as I am just of out

[ajg74]

Originally Posted by sarahscottiedog

Yep pain inth arse filters out spaces, I'll put the table on later tonight with ................................ to space it properly (as it was before I pressed submit!) as I am just of out

thankyou!!!

[Erin]

This is what you are looking for. It's not any clearer, but at least it is straight from the workshop manual!

[sarahscottiedog]

Well Done Erin I was just about to type that all in !

[ajg74]

Oh that makes more sense I think, so no flash of rev limit lamp and 900 rpm does mean 90 hours then?? So that would be very low for a 6 year old motor, the previous owner said he didnt use it at all last year and not much the year before and said the orig owner hardly used it all from new so could be right, I'm guessing its not easy to tamper with it like a tachometer in a car??

[ajg74]

Oh and I almost forgot, thankyou very much for that, is much apreciated!!

[Erin]

No problem

Originally Posted by ajg74

I'm guessing its not easy to tamper with it like a tachometer in a car??

I'd imagine the only way would be with a new ECU.

[ajg74]

Oh good so is defo a nice low hours motor, it does run sweet as, no funny noises, no smoke, starts instantly and pulls very smoothly and cleanly, now just need to hope the weather this weekend aint as bad as its looking to be!! lol

[chewy]

Originally Posted by Erin

No problem

I'd imagine the only way would be with a new ECU.

You can get software to adjust the mileage, ie changing the clocks.....

[willk]

Originally Posted by chewy

You can get software to adjust the mileage, ie changing the clocks.....

Correct.

[Erin]

Surely you wouldn't stoop so low. Unless you're about to put an ad on B+O

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Erin

Surely you wouldn't stoop so low. Unless you're about to put an ad on B+O

i know of a chap who made a fortune clocking photocopiers.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Mollers

i know of a chap who made a fortune clocking photocopiers.

Was he the bloke who passed the pollack off as smoked haddock?

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by willk

Was he the bloke who passed the pollack off as smoked haddock?

Err no. Do you have a history delete button?