Hard chrome plating on face of rocker arms, that contact camshaft, flakes off and becomes suspended in the oil system. Rocker arms without plating wear cam shafts and rocker arms. I have this issue on my 1997 ducati, and know of numerous other cases. Ducati will only repair rocker arms that have currently failed and require that I pay for labor. They will not pay to repair all rocker arms, yet still insist that I pay for all labor - even on future probable failures. This is known to be a problem on 1997 and 1998 ducati model 748 motorcycles. The chrome flakes off in large segments and could possibly clog oil passages - causing the engine siezure.
Engine & cooling
1997 Ducati 748 Engine problems
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 1997 Ducati 748's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 33% of all its complaints, most recently on August 1, 2000. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Ducati 748 engine complaints by year
748 engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data