Engine issue?

[Ayzen]

Hi,
So i had to do oil change and in the same time I want to do recoating on engine covers, but when i took them apart I did notice something is very wrong:




I'm not he specialist but it looks like water in the oil for me, and burned cams from friction.
How to proced from there? Check if the headgasket is bad and replace cams?
What you guys reckon?
Cheers.

 

[BISavage]

Yes, water in the engine.
No, cam not burned (it comes rainbow colored like that due to heat treatment on this part)

Did you check water pump shaft seal?

Edit: luckily you decide to customize, you maybe have catch this before any major damages.

 

[Actionabe]

Has your coolant level dropped? If not do you do a lot of city or short trips? These bikes seem very susceptible to getting that goop in there, mine runs perfectly fine and doesn’t use coolant and when I adjusted the valves the breather was almost plugged with the goop and it was on the inside of the valve cover. I just cleaned it and have ridden another 3k miles no problems. Just have to ride it hard to fight the condensation.

 

[Ayzen]

Coolant level did not dropped at all, i do mostly short trips up to 40 minutes, it's my daily commuter, also i ride it hard, did valves check 6 months ago and everything was fine, got bike for 3 years now, never had issue with it before. I did not check pump seal yet.

 

[BISavage]

When my bike was new before it ever started there was goop inside the breather... not sure but that maybe is something else.

@Ayzen if you check you valves more often, does the cam look different now than before?

Mine always looked like this:

 

[Ayzen]

I did valve check twice in last 3 years and it was always clean, zero goop anywhere. Any idea how to clean engine without taking it apart? :>

 

[BISavage]

Need to flush it... not sure what the standard procedure is for Husqvarna.

 

[papaxris]

I know that if an engine is over-filled with oil, it can start generating froth when it starts whipping around the crankshaft (not ideal). Perhaps the last oil change the engine was overfilled?

If your coolant level is not low as other have mentioned, I would lean towards oil over-fill. If thats the case, clean up as much as you can and short change the oil a few times once you get the motor running again. That should clear it up.

 

[Ayzen]

Engine was never over filled.
I'm still waiting for powdercoating on covers so when i get everything back I'll get some extra oil, mix it with flush liquid, drain, check and refill with clear one again.
Thanks for info/tips guys. I dont have alot experience with engines.

 

[BISavage]

I dont know... that looks like water is getting in the oil though.

Waterpump rebuild is only like 50 bucks...

Head gasket would make oil in the water or over heading or losing measurable water I would think.