Can be found HERE!! :supsmiley:

Realy nice write up!!

And easy to follow.


Could it be uploaded (admin?) in to the FAQ?
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Stupid me! already there :bigclap:

 

Brilliant... Well done that man...:bigclap:

 

I agree, easy to follow and well written.

Only thing I think is missing is a blurb saying what the symptoms of having the green connector issue are. i.e. why would I need to fix my green connector. I know it's probably written up in other threads, just be nice to see it on your brilliant write up too

 

That issue is rectified. There is now a "symptoms" page complete with a link to the "Green Connector" thread here.

 

Does this affect all models or is it Only restricted to the earlier silver framed variety

 

It is my understanding that any year can be vulnerable.

 

I've just finished doing this. I was very slow and methodical.

I just reconnected the battery and I'm getting an F1 on the dash. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

I always get anxious when I do anything involving electrical stuff. I was afraid someting might happen. Everything else seems to be working okay. So, why am I getting this code?

 

Would it help if I disconnected the 4 wires and reconnected them. Should I hook everything back up (PAIR, air box ) and would that solve it. I really need some help here.

p.s. how do i enter this "dealer mode" that I keep hearing about?

 

I think everything's okay now.....

As you could tell from the last posts I was pretty frazzled. I'm always afraid of screwing something up and then not being able to get the bike to someone more experienced that can help. I was very fortunate in this case that the bike still ran. But I also felt a bit P.O's because the green connector was in perfect shape.

Anyway, I figured I cut my losses and bring it to a dealer to sort out. I was planning to drop it off soon for a valve adjustment so I figured I just do it a little sooner and spend a bit more cash.

Long story short, when I reconnected everything the error code disappeared. I've tried turning it off and on several times and it still seems fine.

Thanks for posting the tutorial on how to do this. I wouldn't have been able to do it without your help.

 

Yeah, not having everything reconnected could definitely force the FI light. Getting all the parts hooked up probably solved your problem. Glad it worked out! Happy motoring!

 

Did you re-connect the sensor on the left rear of the air box? I sometimes forget that one and get an error code. A quick shut off and hookup fix it though.

 

I would like to say that my bike was stricken with the green connector failure on Friday night. I was adding some lithium lube to the ignition cylinder when all of a sudden my bike does not turn on anymore; no lights, fuel pump, nada! I checked all the fuses and battery voltage, everything was fine.

Took the bike apart the next day and inspected the green connector; the terminal for the red/black wire was completely melted! So glad this was the problem! I replaced this connector with a military-grade waterproof 4-pin connector I got from work and soldered and heat-shrunk all connections. PROBLEM SOLVED! The bike has been running fine for days!

Don't be like me and think that because the connector has lasted 10 years, it'll be fine. I got lucky in the fact that the connector finally gave up when my bike was parked in front of my apartment. This could have happened anywhere at anytime and would leave you completely stranded.

 

My 03 lasted till 2010 and it finally got me, looks like it will just be a matter of time. Mine started cutting out in the middle of a ride, I would really have hated to lose power in the middle of a deep lean, thats the kinda thing that could ruin your day. I changed it out and all is well again. People really need to at least check this plug out during maintenance to avoid a serious safety risk.

 

People really need to at least check this plug out during maintenance to avoid a serious safety risk.

That's the thing. It's not something that would be easily checked during routine maintenance. You have to go out of the way to get to the connector, and chances are it WILL go bad when it's least convenient (murphy's law and all that).

SV1000 owners that haven't dealt with it yet should find it and bypass or replace it now.

 

Just finished soldering mine, and it worked great. My bike was doing the same, wouldn't start sometimes and when I took the connector apart, that same terminal that the black and red wire go into was all melted. Problem solved!

 

"P.S. Don't wait until it breaks to fix it!!"




Thank you for posting this...... made my life a lot easier after being bit by the Green Connector many miles from home

 

Should have read this sooner

Got bit by the green connector today. I was lucky that I was at a friends house, he took me to get my trailer. Took her home and fixed her up. If it would have happened yesterday, I was about 3 hours from home. :sweatdrop:

 

The pictures in the tutorial show two orange wires being spliced together, but in most of the posts people are saying it is the black/red wire that causes the problem in the green connector. Can someone please clarify which wires in the green connector are the ones that need to be spliced? I'm going to be working on the bike this weekend and want to take care of this before I have any problems.

 

The problem with the wiring in the connector is the gauge of the wire. Find the larger wires that lead into the connector (regardless of the color...mine was orange), and that is the part of the connector that is more prone for failure due to the larger electrical current that overheats the connection.

 

Thanks for the info. It sounds like if either the black/red set of wires or the orange set of wires can melt the connector, then they should both be spliced to make sure power doesn't cut out while I'm riding.

 

2003 SV1000s Green Connector fixed

The green connector tried to get me last month. Started out on a Monday morning when trying to leave for work. I turned the key and nothing came on. I chalked it up to either 5-month old battery dying or the shame-on-me issue of turning key too far counter clockwise to the emergency light setting (who among us hasn't done this? if you haven't you will.) and bumped started it down my hill. I charged the battery when I got home that evening. The next day, same issue. I checked/tested my battery and it was good. Checked for loose wires... Thought I had an electrical gremlin and was just counting $$$ in my head to take her to the shop. She ran okay for a few more days and then, It started going dead on the highway for a split second at a time, and that was it for me. I checked out this forum and was able to take a look at the green connector, sort off. The darn thing would not separate for an inspection. So I rolled the dice and cut what looked perfectly normal from the outside. (oh no, I thought to my self, there is no going back). I cut out the green connector and butt spliced and heat shrinked the four lines. Bike is 100%!!!

I wound up pulling out the drimmel to open up the connector. It welded shut. Sure enough, two of the larger wires burned inside the connector.

Thanks Forum members for your documenting the issue. Here is a bump to keep the topic current and get the word out to other owners.

 

Can anyone advise what the awg is of the wires? I'm looking to get a heavy duty 4 pin weather proof connector and my options seem to be 22-18 awg or 16-14 awg.

Picking up my '031KN Friday and this is my first thing to change out.

Oh and the tutorial link is dead

 

...Oh and the tutorial link is dead

Oramac, if you're no longer hosting the how to, please drop me a PM with the original content and I'll stick it on my site. I'm in the process of compiling a SV1000 wiki.

 

Wow, I finally got rid of Frontier internet, and they wasted NO time taking my hosting site. The entire tutorial is gone in a heartbeat. I have the pictures, but the website with the descriptions is completely gone. They could have given me a little warning. Yet another reason I am glad to be done with Frontier.

 

I've edited the photos so that they can stand alone. Would a moderator contact me and let me know what to do with them? I could start a new thread as a how-to.

 

Dont suppose you remember the AWG of the wires lol? Trying to buy a connector to replace it for preventive measures. Unless you have a specific connector you recommend ?

Picked up my SV1000 today and want to start cleaning it up

 

Oramac,

Through a little internet wizardry I think I have all the text, just not the photos.

PM me your email address and I'll send it over to you.

 

Link broken. I get this:

The webpage cannot be found
HTTP 404
Most likely causes:
•There might be a typing error in the address.
•If you clicked on a link, it may be out of date.

What you can try:

Retype the address.
Go back to the previous page.
Go to and look for the information you want.

More information

 

The pictures and descriptions can be found here in my profile albums.

 

Just cut the connector out and solder the wires together, one at a time. Use heatshrink then tape the 4 wires into a loom. Bonus is for those of us with bar kits on you can reclaim 4" of loom to each switch block by disconnecting the plugs next to the green one and unwrapping the loom from around the steel cross bar and then rejoining the connectors together.