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TROUBLESHOOTING
9-3
Fuel system
1. Throttle body
• Damaged or loose throttle body joint
2. Air filter
• Clogged air filter element
Chassis
1. Brake(s)
• Dragging brake
Electrical system
1. Spark plug
• Incorrect spark plug gap
• Incorrect spark plug heat range
2. Ignition system
• Faulty ECU
• Faulty coolant temperature sensor
EAS1SM9359OVERCOOLING
Cooling system
1. Coolant temperature sensor
• Faulty coolant temperature sensor
EAS1SM9360POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE
Chassis
1. Brake(s)
• Worn brake pad
• Worn brake disc
• Air in hydraulic brake system
• Leaking brake fluid
• Defective master cylinder kit
• Faulty brake caliper kit
• Faulty brake caliper seal
• Loose union bolt
• Damaged brake hose
• Oil or grease on the brake disc
• Oil or grease on the brake pad
• Incorrect brake fluid level
EAS1SM9361FRONT FORK OIL LEAKING
Chassis
1. Front fork
• Bent, damaged, or rusty inner tube
• Cracked or damaged outer tube
• Improperly installed oil seal
• Damaged oil seal lip
• Incorrect oil level (high)
• Loose damper rod assembly bolt
• Damaged damper rod assembly bolt copper
washer
• Cracked or damaged cap bolt O-ring
EAS1SM9362FAULTY FRONT FORK LEGS
Chassis
1. Front fork
• Bent or damaged inner tube
• Bent or damaged outer tube
• Broken fork spring
• Bent or damaged damper rod
• Incorrect oil viscosity
• Incorrect oil level
EAS1SM9363UNSTABLE HANDLING
Chassis
1. Handlebar
• Bent or improperly installed handlebar
2. Steering head components
• Improperly installed upper bracket
• Improperly installed lower bracket
(improperly tightened ring nut)
• Bent steering stem
• Damaged ball bearing or bearing race
3. Front fork leg (s)
• Uneven oil levels (both front fork legs)
• Unevenly tensioned fork spring (both front
fork legs)
• Broken fork spring
• Bent or damaged inner tube
• Bent or damaged outer tube
4. Swingarm
• Worn bearing or bushing
• Bent or damaged swingarm
5. Rear shock absorber assembly (-ies)
• Faulty rear shock absorber spring
• Leaking oil or gas
6. Tire (s)
• Uneven tire pressures (front and rear)
• Incorrect tire pressure
• Uneven tire wear
7. Wheel (s)
• Incorrect wheel balance
• Broken or loose spoke
• Damaged wheel bearing
• Bent or loose wheel axle
• Excessive wheel runout
8. Frame
• Bent frame
• Damaged steering head pipe
• Improperly installed bearing race
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LIST OF SELF-DIAGNOSTIC AND FAIL-SAFE ACTIONS
9-4
EAS1SM9364
LIST OF SELF-DIAGNOSTIC AND FAIL-SAFE ACTIONS
LIST OF DIAGNOSTIC CODES
COMMUNICATION ERROR WITH YAMAHA DIAGNOSTIC TOOLFault
codeITEM Page
12 Crankshaft position sensor: no normal signals are received from the
crankshaft position sensor.8-14
13 Intake air pressure sensor: open or short circuit detected. 8-15
14 Intake air pressure sensor: hose system malfunction (clogged or de-
tached hose)8-16
15 Throttle position sensor: open or short circuit detected. 8-17
16 Throttle position sensor: stuck throttle position sensor is detected. 8-19
21 Coolant temperature sensor: open or short circuit detected. 8-20
22 Intake air temperature sensor: open or short circuit detected. 8-21
30 The vehicle has overturned. 8-22
33 Ignition coil: open or short circuit detected in the primary lead of the
ignition coil.8-23
39 Injector: open or short circuit detected. 8-24
41 ECU: built-in lean angle sensor malfunction 8-25
44 EEPROM fault code No.: an error is detected while reading or writing
on EEPROM.8-26
46 Vehicle system power supply: normal voltage is not supplied to the
ECU.8-27
50 ECU: faulty ECU memory 8-28
Fault
codeITEM Page
Waiting
for con-
nectionNo communication signal is received from the ECU.
8-28
Er-2 Signals from the ECU cannot be received within the specified period
of time.8-29
Er-3 Data from the ECU cannot be received correctly. 8-30
Er-4 Registered data cannot be received from the Yamaha diagnostic tool. 8-31
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LIST OF SELF-DIAGNOSTIC AND FAIL-SAFE ACTIONS
9-5
SENSOR OPERATION TABLE
Diag-
nostic
code
No.ITEM Display Procedure
01 Throttle angle
• Fully closed position
• Fully opened positionDisplays the throttle angle.
• 11–14
• 109–116• Check with throttle fully
closed.
• Check with throttle fully
opened.
03 Pressure of suction pipe Displays the intake air pres-
sure.The atmospheric pressure
is displayed on the Yamaha
diagnostic tool.
05 Intake air temperature Displays the intake air tem-
perature.Compare the actually mea-
sured intake air tempera-
ture with the Yamaha
diagnostic tool display val-
ue.
06 Coolant temperature Displays the coolant temper-
ature.Compare the actually mea-
sured coolant temperature
with the Yamaha diagnostic
tool display value.
08 Lean angle sensor
• Upright
•OverturnDisplays the output voltage.
• 1.0 (V)
• 4.0 (V)Remove the ECU, and in-
cline it 45 ° or more.
09 Monitor voltage Displays the voltage of the
external battery connected to
the Yamaha diagnostic tool.
• Approximately 12.0 (V)—
21 Neutral switch
• Gear in neutral
• Gear not in neutral•ON
•OFFOperate the shift pedal.
25 Gear position switch
• Gear in 1st or 2nd
• Gear not in 1st or 2nd•ON
•OFFOperate the shift pedal.
60 EEPROM fault code No.
display
• No fault
• CO adjustment valve
• Power Tuner injection cor-
rection setting 0–8, or
Power Tuner ignition tim-
ing correction setting 0–8•00
•01
•07—
61 Malfunction history ( )
code No. display *1
• There is no history.
• There is some history.•00
• Other: Displays the fault
code of ( ).—
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EAS1SM9381
WIRING DIAGRAM
YZ250F/YZ250FG 2016
1. Crankshaft position sensor
2. AC magneto
3. Rectifier/regulator
4. Joint connector
5. Condenser
6. Coupler for connecting option-
al part
7. Engine stop switch
8. Neutral switch
9. ECU (electronic control unit)
10. Ignition coil
11. Spark plug
12. Fuel injector
13. Fuel pump
14. Intake air temperature sensor
15. Coolant temperature sensor
16. Throttle position sensor
17. Intake air pressure sensor
18. Ignition coil sub-lead
EAS1SM9382COLOR CODE
BBlack
Gy Gray
LBlue
Lg Light green
O Orange
PPink
RRed
Sb Sky blue
Y Yellow
B/L Black/Blue
B/R Black/Red
B/W Black/White
B/Y Black/Yellow
Br/W Brown/White
G/W Green/White
L/W Blue/White
P/B Pink/Black
R/B Red/Black
Y/B Yellow/Black
Y/W Yellow/White