Yamaha YZF-R125 Service Manual: Incorrect engine idling speed
Engine
1. Cylinder and cylinder head
- Incorrect valve clearance
- Damaged valve train components
2. Air filter
- Clogged air filter element
Fuel system
1. Throttle body
- Damaged or loose throttle body joint
- Improperly adjusted engine idling speed (idle adjusting screw)
- Improper throttle cable free play
- Flooded throttle body
- Faulty air induction system
Electrical system
1. Battery
- Discharged battery
- Faulty battery
2. Spark plug
- Incorrect spark plug gap
- Incorrect spark plug heat range
- Fouled spark plug
- Worn or damaged electrode
- Worn or damaged insulator
- Faulty spark plug cap
3. Ignition coil
- Broken or shorted primary or secondary coils
- Faulty spark plug lead
- Cracked or broken ignition coil
4. Ignition system
- Faulty ECU
- Faulty crankshaft position sensor
- Broken generator rotor woodruff key
Starting failures
Engine
1. Cylinder and cylinder head
- Loose spark plug
- Loose cylinder head or cylinder
- Damaged cylinder head gasket
- Damaged cylinder gasket
- Worn or damaged cylinder
- Incorrect valve c ...
Poor medium-and-high-speed performance
Refer to "STARTING FAILURES" on page 9-1.
Engine
1. Air filter
Clogged air filter element
Fuel system
1. Fuel pump
Faulty fuel pump
Faulty gear shifting
Shifting is difficult
Refer ...
Other materials:
Checking the timing chain and timing chain guide
1. Check:
Timing chain
Damage/stiffness Replace the
timing
chain and camshaft sprocket as a set.
2. Check:
Timing chain guide (intake side)
Damage/wear Replace.
Checking the oil strainer
1. Check:
Oil strainer
Damage Replace.
Contaminants Clean with solvent.
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Checking the coolant temperature sensor
1. Remove:
Coolant temperature sensor
WARNING
Handle the coolant temperature sensor
with special care.
Never subject the coolant temperature sensor
to strong shocks. If the coolant temperature
sensor is dropped, replace it.
2. Check:
Coolant temper ...
Checking the spark plug
The spark plug is an important engine
component, which is easy to check.
Since heat and deposits will cause any
spark plug to slowly erode, the spark
plug should be removed and checked
in accordance with the periodic maintenance
and lubrication chart. In addition,
the condition of the ...