Member Contributer HighSideNZ Posted September 29, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 29, 2018 Well went to start my 2010 Gen 6 VFR today and there was no fuel pump noise! Started out and checked the kill switch, engine stop relay, fuel cut relay and everything in between. All checked out OK so the big blue connector on the left hand side was next. Sure enough, the bottom 4 connectors were corroded. The Red/White wire at the bottom is the one that feed the fuel pump. Cleaned them all up and coated them in OxGard. Everything working as expected now but this is something all Gen 6 owners need to keep an eye on. Even after the Honda recall on this fault in the early years of the Gen 6, the problem still exists even in the latest Gen 6 released. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Yep. Big blue and grey connectors near LHS radiator on 6th gens are a known hot spot for faults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer HighSideNZ Posted September 30, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 30, 2018 The saga continued. Went to start the bike the next day and it fired up, sat idling, then stopped. Back to original issue with no fuel pump and this time no head lights (low beam) Ripped everything apart again and traced the voltages, or the lack of them, back to the Blue Connector again. Decided to replace the bottom six connectors with a waterproof automotive connector, so cut and lengthened each wire from both sides of the blue connector and crimped on the new bits. Put it all back together and voltages back to what they should be, battery voltage. This connector is probably going to bite every 6th Gen owner at some stage. I've got 100,000 km on mine and it's only 8 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted October 1, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks for the post - a good reminder to look after the electrics. In 2012 I did a preemptive strike and separated every connector I could get to and coated the pins with Oxgard. So far so good - but this post has me thinking that some ongoing maintenance is still a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer HighSideNZ Posted October 1, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 1, 2018 Yes in hindsight, I should have done a similar thing but too late now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Egg on Leggs Posted October 1, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted October 1, 2018 When this problem first raised its head I gave my connector a good drink of ACF50. Never had a problem with it in 15 years, 74,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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