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New Ignition Sensor for 200 squids.
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After much malarky involving a new battery which I may relate sometime,
the ignition sensor on the Trophy was found to be at fault.
The shop, currently unnamed, charged 200 squids to fit a new one, this
seems a bit steep to me. Anyone else think so? I've no experience, but
it looks like a simplish job from the manual.
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I have just done the same job on a 96 Speed Triple - the pick up coil
cost about £34, the gasket about £3 and took me about 10 minutes to fit.
On the Trophy you would need to remove/refit the RHS fairing lower, so
about 30-40 mins would seem reasonable. On that basis I would expect
tghe job to come in at or below about £100.
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As someone said to me with broken air con in their car. "Do you think
£70 to fix my air con is expensive". Depends how much you like being
cool in your car, doesn't it[1].
Saying that, £200 for a replacement sensor does seem a little high. I'd
phone around a few Triumph dealers to ask.
[1] This was on the hottest day of the year.
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Was that 200 quid *just* for the fitting i.e. the price of the sensor
was in addition? If this was the case, I would agree that it was
expensive. While I'm not familiar with the Trophy, the ignition
sensor on most jap bikes just bolts on under a single engine cover -
the most you'd have to remove would be a fairing panel and the engine
cover. An hours work at most.
However, if the 200 quid included the part, then that could quite
easily be correct. The part alone could cost that.
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Dunno how different Trophies are, but the new sensor for my Tig cost
about £35 & took half an hour to fit. So on that basis, £200 seems a
total rip-off.
If it's the same i.e. remove right engine cover, unplug harness, undo a
couple of screws, remove sensor, fit new one, check gap, replace cover
& plug in harness, I'd be having words I think. You should be able to
get a price for the sensor from any Triumph dealer with a quick phone
call.
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Probably got charged 1 hour's labour for fairing removal/refit plus another
hour for fitting the part. At franchised dealer rates that's £200 easily.
Still a con as neither job should take an hour.
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Diagnosing the fault would have taken longer especially if they were
swapping parts around on a trial and error basis.
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Bloke that picked it up said "I bet it's the sensor unit". Basically it
ran until it warmed up, then cut out[1]. He said he seen the fault before.
[1] Looking at the circuit diagram I was impressed at how simple the
ignition system is. Basically the sensor, a black box of gubbins, and
the output to the coils. Since all the cyclinders went simultaneously,
and it wasn't fuel related (fuel in the carbs) and all the other other
electrics seemed ok, the sensor was top of the list of suspects.
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This is what I thought, I figured an hours labour plus the cost of the
part. Say 120 squids. Mind ewe, they did pick up the bike, on account
it obviously wouldnt run, but still seems steep.
Nelsons in Portsmouth if anyone knows it. The only shop I could find
that could fit it in in less than 2 weeks. Might have been an indicator
that.
Thanks for the comments though, next time an itemised bill I think.
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did that include the price of the part(s)?
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That was all in fitted ready to ride. I tried to find the cost of the
part but google was not forthcoming.
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