so i've read my manual cover to cover and i can't find anything about this wiring. it appears to me that my sled has the ethanol plug. anyone confirm this? i mean i see the wires but the only thing throwing me off is there is three wires. i've only ever read about two wires.
2008 ethanol plug
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Do all 2008's have this? And what about 2007's?
Thanks,
Austin
Thanks,
Austin
2008 800s and 700s do I'm not sure about 600s, and I think 2007s do also. The wires to plug in/unplug is a pink one, and a black and blue one.
ok so plug those two together but whats the third wire for?
and why is it not mentioned at all in the manual?
My 2012 600 shift didnt have any mention about it either in the owners manual. The only way I knew was by finding this big sticker under the hood just above the clutch cover. Stupid sticker did not detail wire location, how many wires or what color. This sent me on a couple hour quest on the internet resulting in nearly as many opinions as the oil debate.
Service manuals do detail this information. I would guess all CFI mills have this.
From what I understand, you leave them unplugged when running ethynol/oxegenated fuel. Plug them in only when you are 100% sure you are running 91 non-oxygenated.
When in doubt...leave them unplugged and is apparently the safest mode.
I talked to a Polaris mechanic and he says to leave them unplugged and forget about it. His opinion was that the difference was neglidgible.
Service manuals do detail this information. I would guess all CFI mills have this.
From what I understand, you leave them unplugged when running ethynol/oxegenated fuel. Plug them in only when you are 100% sure you are running 91 non-oxygenated.
When in doubt...leave them unplugged and is apparently the safest mode.
I talked to a Polaris mechanic and he says to leave them unplugged and forget about it. His opinion was that the difference was neglidgible.
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ya unplugged is safer but my understanding is that this is a 5% richer mixture to make up for the ethanol in the fuel. so to me 5% leaner mixture or plugged in should be a noticeable factor. ive never seen brown spark plugs on my sled, always black. but i never knew about this plug. so hopefully now that i'm running plugged in i should see a leaner more efficient motor and nice brown spark plugs. i'm heading out riding next week with some new clutching and a few other tweaks. i'll report back cause hey, thats what this is all about right?
^ I agree and makes total sense. I am anxious to experiment myself. I just recently bought a new CFI so whatever I know is hersay. Only have 5 miles on it. I have read to expect a 3-5 hp increase while running the wires plugged in.
If there is in fact a difference, I am going to keep them plugged in run a switch up front somewhere. Was told a Cat switch off an F-7 is suitible.
If there is in fact a difference, I am going to keep them plugged in run a switch up front somewhere. Was told a Cat switch off an F-7 is suitible.
To the OP, how the sled is switched from ethanol to non-ethanol depends on which sled you have.
Some of the sleds use the two wire method, one being pink with the round type connectors on the ends - obviously one male the other female. This is a pic of the two wires on my 09 700:
Some of the others use a resistor type plug, I know the 09 600 155" (CFI-2) uses this. Sorry, no pics of that, but the plugs are spendy - I think I heard around $75.
Some of the sleds use the two wire method, one being pink with the round type connectors on the ends - obviously one male the other female. This is a pic of the two wires on my 09 700:
Some of the others use a resistor type plug, I know the 09 600 155" (CFI-2) uses this. Sorry, no pics of that, but the plugs are spendy - I think I heard around $75.
thanks for the photo, my sled is a 08 and has those wires but theres also a third wire with a female end the same as the pink one. i forget the color right now and i'm not at home to look. i'll check it out next week and post the color of the wire.
The 2007's do NOT have this feature.
Connecting the wires together (or lengthening the wires to a simple toggle switch on the dash) LEANS it out 5%
That's like going from a 500 MAIN JET to a 475 MAIN for reference.
My understanding (and please correct me if I'm mistaken here) is that the 2008 "ETHANOL WIRES" were "dead' from the factory and they became "livened up" ONLY with the re-flash
