motocrossmad 0 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 I've had my VR6 highline for 7 years now, in which time i've had the head off for a coolant leak and also replaced upper and lower chains, tensioners and guides.All the time i've owned it, from cold, only for a couple of minutes the engine is ''whiney'' is this normal on VR engines?? Link to post Share on other sites
ringosnose 0 Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 yup its normal Link to post Share on other sites
motocrossmad 0 Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Thanks dude Link to post Share on other sites
shail 0 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 yep, as above, it normal. Iv,e had my vr6 for 5yrs and had this is my second engine. Link to post Share on other sites
mck684 0 Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 mine does it too. anyone know what it is? Link to post Share on other sites
spindat45 0 Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 mine does it too. anyone know what it is? It's the oil pump at the offside rear of the engine. When the engine first fires up from cold and the oil is thick, the pump whines a little as it starts to do its job. I'd say it's complaining at being woken up. As long as it goes after a few minutes, you have nothing to worry about. That's why I always let mine idle for at least 5 minutes before revving or moving off and then I never take it much above 2000rpm until the oil temp has reached 70- 80 degrees on the MFA. Sticking to this helps prolong the life of these wonderful engines in my opinion.Kevin Link to post Share on other sites
Rikki 2 Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 What Kev said! Both my old and new engine do this so your ok! Link to post Share on other sites
motocrossmad 0 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 i asumed it was something to do with the oil pump, but wanted to check they all did it. thanks guys!! Link to post Share on other sites
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