V4s mods, where to start?

yoshiboldor said:

I leave mine drain overnight,

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Same. It’s not a job I need to rush.

baggerman said:

Was it water or could you tell if it was coolant? If the guy did constant short trips and never changed the oil you might get that much water. The head gasket design on these looks pretty robust so I'd be surprised if this was head gasket related. Since you've been into the other motors you'll have no issues working on them. Like the late twins with smaller parts. Valve train is very testaretta esque with smaller parts. These are fun. Just rip when they're spooled up. Very seductive.

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The radiator is full of water wetter, which I am a fan of, and use in my other bikes. Seems to do what it claims and keeps the temp down in my 1199s which runs hot with the tuning and exhaust. Before wetter, it was hard to ride when it gets hot outside. It looks like water to me, which would make me think it’s condensation but it’s a good bit if that’s the case. I’ll upload a photo and you can tell me what you think.

BP PanigaleV4S said:

Same. It’s not a job I need to rush.

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Mine has been draining overnight as well. I am also never in a rush when it comes to something like that. I’ve only ever seen water in the oil on this bike out of the three that I have and with the potential for there to be an issue with the water pumps, I’m looking closely.

NWA1199s said:

Mine has been draining overnight as well. I am also never in a rush when it comes to something like that. I’ve only ever seen water in the oil on this bike out of the three that I have and with the potential for there to be an issue with the water pumps, I’m looking closely.

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The oil was changed in October, 500 miles ago at eurotek in okc. It had been sitting for a couple months and then brought to me. Maybe I’m overthinking it. The bike has never been tracked or ridden hard. I ordered a new water pump yesterday from Ducati Omaha. Three weeks until delivery. SMH! You’d think they would offer more support on things like that being as that their design has caused engine failure on so many bikes that they charge so much money for. It’s ......... Some of these things just seem par for the course with a Ducati