Planet Minis

MiniRacer959 · 10-05-2008, 05:43 PM

i didnt know if it was working our not so i put clear hoses on just to see if it was pumping oil and its not. any ideas anyone, here are some pics

bat999 · 10-05-2008, 06:32 PM

To find out if it is working, run the engine and touch the oil cooler, if it is hot, it's working, if not start looking for the clog....

MiniRacer959 · 10-05-2008, 09:43 PM

i put clear lines on it so i could see if the oil was atleast going into the oil cooler and got nothin. any one else got any ideas?

loopedout · 10-05-2008, 10:13 PM

well you have a clog somewhere or your oil pump isnt working, do you have a hv pump on it?

MiniRacer959 · 10-05-2008, 11:11 PM

how would i check for a clog anywhere? no i dont

FastMC · 10-05-2008, 11:28 PM

Did you have oil pressure getting to the head before you installed the cooler ?

MiniRacer959 · 10-05-2008, 11:32 PM

loopedout · 10-05-2008, 11:37 PM

take the cooler off, put some rubbing alcohol in one side and see if it comes out the other or use can use compressed air, just turn down your regulator if its set high.

FastMC · 10-05-2008, 11:38 PM

You better take off that head plate then and make sure the gasket isnt blocking the passageway or something goofy. Try blowing through one fitting and see if it flows through the cooler.

MiniRacer959 · 10-06-2008, 07:50 AM

ill try all these today after school, thanks for the help. ill keep you updated

MiniRacer959 · 10-06-2008, 04:17 PM

okay here is the update, if i lean my bike over it will get oil in the line then eventually it will start pumping it by itself, does this mean i need a high volume oil pump or something?

loopedout · 10-06-2008, 06:43 PM

either that or your oil level is really low

MiniRacer959 · 10-06-2008, 06:48 PM

no its not low i filled it up to the recomended level, do you think my oil pump could be bad, the only thing stock on the whole bike is the transmission and its an 03 xr 50

MiniRacer959 · 10-06-2008, 10:46 PM

okay so i thought my oil pump was bad so i took off my entire right side apart and something is missing inside of the oil pump, so i need to just order a new one. life sucks but here is the tear down and ignore the red tires there for street use to destroy instead of my nice dunlops. im also thinking about selling the frame soon its a red baron factory G2 frame

JohnnyB · 10-07-2008, 07:10 PM

Those pics really suck !!

But I'm guess'n someone forgot to put on the cover plate for the oil pump ??

If that is what was the issue ? Idk how the impeller stay in place ?

MiniRacer959 · 10-07-2008, 07:19 PM

cell phone pics, we all know how they are. no i did that to see inside of it, how does the impeller stay in place anyways, it didnt have andthing to hold it on

JohnnyB · 10-07-2008, 08:00 PM

That plate holds in place .

I don't get it ..., what is missing then ?

MiniRacer959 · 10-08-2008, 09:25 PM

i dont know but it will not hold the impeller in place at all, even with cover on.

JohnnyB · 10-09-2008, 04:22 AM

What parts are you missing from this pic ?

MiniRacer959 · 10-09-2008, 04:06 PM

i dont know i havent taken that cover off on the top yet, i will when i get home.

10-05-2008, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	kitaco oil cooler help! i didnt know if it was working our not so i put clear hoses on just to see if it was pumping oil and its not. any ideas anyone, here are some pics

10-05-2008, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
bat999 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 372	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! To find out if it is working, run the engine and touch the oil cooler, if it is hot, it's working, if not start looking for the clog.... Last edited by bat999; 10-05-2008 at 06:32 PM. Reason: spelling

10-05-2008, 09:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! i put clear lines on it so i could see if the oil was atleast going into the oil cooler and got nothin. any one else got any ideas?

10-05-2008, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
loopedout 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 149	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! well you have a clog somewhere or your oil pump isnt working, do you have a hv pump on it?

10-05-2008, 11:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! how would i check for a clog anywhere? no i dont

10-05-2008, 11:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
FastMC Sporting the Merkin Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: boston area Posts: 4,467 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! Did you have oil pressure getting to the head before you installed the cooler ? __________________ The older I get...The faster I was !!!

10-05-2008, 11:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! yeah

10-05-2008, 11:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
loopedout 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 149	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! take the cooler off, put some rubbing alcohol in one side and see if it comes out the other or use can use compressed air, just turn down your regulator if its set high.

10-05-2008, 11:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
FastMC Sporting the Merkin Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: boston area Posts: 4,467 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! You better take off that head plate then and make sure the gasket isnt blocking the passageway or something goofy. Try blowing through one fitting and see if it flows through the cooler. __________________ The older I get...The faster I was !!!

10-06-2008, 07:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! ill try all these today after school, thanks for the help. ill keep you updated

10-06-2008, 04:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! okay here is the update, if i lean my bike over it will get oil in the line then eventually it will start pumping it by itself, does this mean i need a high volume oil pump or something?

10-06-2008, 06:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
loopedout 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 149	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! either that or your oil level is really low

10-06-2008, 06:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! no its not low i filled it up to the recomended level, do you think my oil pump could be bad, the only thing stock on the whole bike is the transmission and its an 03 xr 50

10-06-2008, 10:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! okay so i thought my oil pump was bad so i took off my entire right side apart and something is missing inside of the oil pump, so i need to just order a new one. life sucks but here is the tear down and ignore the red tires there for street use to destroy instead of my nice dunlops. im also thinking about selling the frame soon its a red baron factory G2 frame

10-07-2008, 07:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
JohnnyB 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Connecticut .. Where big bikes are for kids . :) Posts: 3,923	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! Those pics really suck !! But I'm guess'n someone forgot to put on the cover plate for the oil pump ?? If that is what was the issue ? Idk how the impeller stay in place ?

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10-07-2008, 07:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! cell phone pics, we all know how they are. no i did that to see inside of it, how does the impeller stay in place anyways, it didnt have andthing to hold it on

10-07-2008, 08:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
JohnnyB 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Connecticut .. Where big bikes are for kids . :) Posts: 3,923	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! That plate holds in place . I don't get it ..., what is missing then ?

10-08-2008, 09:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! i dont know but it will not hold the impeller in place at all, even with cover on.

10-09-2008, 04:22 AM	#19 (permalink)
JohnnyB 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Connecticut .. Where big bikes are for kids . :) Posts: 3,923	This is your oil pump . What parts are you missing from this pic ?

10-09-2008, 04:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
MiniRacer959 1st Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 165	Re: kitaco oil cooler help! i dont know i havent taken that cover off on the top yet, i will when i get home.