girlfreind rides my m7 and the engine light comes on. we'll swap sleds and i will hammer on throttle, blow it out, then light goes off. doesnt come back on rest day. happened several times so far. seems to be running fine when it happens. at first thought maybe it was getting warm from putting to much but the temp light should come on instead. maybe it just sensing it is loading up or something. anyone experience the same or heard of before? thanks dan
05 m7 check engine light
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scratchers on and are always down when she is on it
just stays on. do the 05s show a digital number code on screen like newer ones or flash sequence with light? no codes on screen.
yeh i got wetter in my 900 but cant remember if i put in m7. at first i thought heating up but i would think temp light come on instead of check light
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nikeholley
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No...
We ride a pair of '05 Ms... the both will show a 'check-engine' light when they're hot... not a temp light... scratchers down and some speed usually shuts it off pretty quickly...
Nike
We ride a pair of '05 Ms... the both will show a 'check-engine' light when they're hot... not a temp light... scratchers down and some speed usually shuts it off pretty quickly...
Nike
hit a tree with my o6 m7 at the snowies. On the way to the trailer the light came on. checked it out and it broke the wire to the sensor in the air box. hasnt come on since. check the connection. just a thought
kind of weird. thats what i do. hammer down for little, goes out, she gets back on and doesnt come back on rest day. i'll have to check that wire on airbox.
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mtn_rider08
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up on the airbox, there should be a diagnostics list. If the light is staying on, not flashing, i belive that it means it too hot.
Yeah, steady light is first warning on engine temp, at least for mine. Some snow and speed cools it off. Seems like it doesn't throw enough snow at slow speeds...even with scratcher down.
John
John
On the '05 M7, the check engine light is your temp light.
It will flash steadily if engine temp gets above 80 degree Celsius (176 degrees Fahrenheit) and stay on if temp is above 93 degrees Celsius (200 degree Fahrenheit).
It will flash steadily if engine temp gets above 80 degree Celsius (176 degrees Fahrenheit) and stay on if temp is above 93 degrees Celsius (200 degree Fahrenheit).
Also try to mount your scratchers as far forward as possible. I have a 153 and with the scratchers mounted behind the front boggie wheels, they would throw most of the snow at the sled behind me. Then I removed the boggies and mounted the scratchers in place of them and it is much better now.
boogie wheels are off and scratchers whole way forward. didnt notice the code sticker on airbox before and i'll have to check again but i thought i saw a temp symbol on the dash. went riding yesterday, powder conditions and no light. even with her putt puttin around. she wasnt feeling it yesterday. had to keep giving her boot in the rearend
thanks for info everyone
thanks for info everyone
Check to make sure your not bridging your cooler. My M7 new would do the flash, then solid. Had to find powder to run in to cool it down. Added scratchers and found that sometimes running trails with scratchers down the cooler would 'bridge'. Snow would compleetely cover the cooler, then melt on the cooler side meaning no snow was touching the cooler and no new snow could get to the cooler. Would have to get under the back tunnel and break it up and then it would cool right down. Just a thought.
check engine light flashing
Thanks vdo1948. You nailed it! I was breaking trail all week in 2' of fresh pow and on the way back hitting the meadows and side hills. Check engine light started flashing and I thought "how can that be?!" My M7 actually had curtains of ice on the sides and a plate of ice underneath causing the overheat due to ice bridging. Each of the next 2 mornings I saw a plate of ice laying on my track from the previous day's riding. Temps were at or below zero when we rode. Thanks again bro.
Thanks vdo1948. You nailed it! I was breaking trail all week in 2' of fresh pow and on the way back hitting the meadows and side hills. Check engine light started flashing and I thought "how can that be?!" My M7 actually had curtains of ice on the sides and a plate of ice underneath causing the overheat due to ice bridging. Each of the next 2 mornings I saw a plate of ice laying on my track from the previous day's riding. Temps were at or below zero when we rode. Thanks again bro.
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