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I bought a 96 katana 600 last summer I went to replace the oil cover and it wont fit the engine in it. So the engine isn't a 96 I have the engine identification number how do I decode it so I know what engine is in it.
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whats the engine id number?Originally posted by atarn280 View Post -
N717-102743Comment
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Originally posted by atarn280 View Post
N = 600cc
7 = four stroke
17 = 17th revision
let me see if i can find the year...
here, "first revision is 88 for the kat"
so... 2005 I believe
(quoted from Krey)
Last edited by xredjokerx; 04-23-2013, 05:25 PM.Comment
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what the hell is an "oil cover"?
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I meant oil panComment
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Your Oil pan would need a different strainer or get a 98+ oil pan
I'd just suggest getting a 98+ oil pan and resell the pan you have now, since you need a new strainer to fit, and then you need to think about the exhaust routing. (you have a single exhaust no?)
Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2Last edited by xredjokerx; 04-23-2013, 05:49 PM.Comment
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yes I have a single exhaust that I was thinking about replacing already any suggestions what to buyLast edited by atarn280; 04-23-2013, 06:00 PM.Comment
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Hold on. You bought a '96 Kat 600. According to the engine ID, it's got a 2005 600 engine. That's a pretty common thing, to install a 98+ engine in a pre-98 bike. No big deal as long as you know. With the single-sided exhaust, you probably have a 98+ oil pan, strainer and header on there already.
With all that, you need a 98+ oil pan.
You can replace the exhaust with any exhaust designed to fit a 98+ Katana although I'm not sure why you'd want to replace what you've got. (Damaged?)Comment
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Aahahaah had me rollinOriginally posted by arsenic View Postwhat the hell is an "oil cover"?Comment
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I wish my 99 had an 05 motor in it you lucky dog! All I got was a 99' motor, an oil leak and a sore b-hole.Comment
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yea it got damaged in a accident trying to get it back to 100% once againComment
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