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Failed Pipe Sensor - Can I still ride it?

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rugbynitro

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Check engine light says I have a failed pipe sensor. Still running strong with about 2100 miles.

I can't fix the sensor right now. Is there any problem with riding it as is? :face-icon-small-sho
 
Had one go bad on a dragon, and it started running like $hit!! Bogging, cutting out, limp mode...

My guess is its sensing something is off, but its still functioning. With that said, it may continue like that, or just fail altogether. If/when that happens, it will run like crap.
 
Whats the price of these sensors? Ive heard of a few going bad, might be worth it to pack an extra in the truck just in case.
 
Mine was throwing a code 173 -3 if I remember correctly
All I did was put die electric grease on the connectors and it has been fine for 400 miles or so.
 
I had a bad sensor on my 2011 pro ( code 173-3 ) and it was in limp mode the whole time, it would only pull like 6800 rpm.
 
I had one go bad in my '11 Pro. Actually ran fine with the CEL on. Bought a new one for $140. Fixed. It may have been retarding timing slightly but not enough to really notice during the 2-3 rides with it on. That price is rediculous considering Polaris probably pays $5ea from their supplier for those things.

I had 2 of those go bad on my Cat and it turns out the Cat PTS swaps directly with a Duramax PTS. I bought one from the Chevy dealer for $30, swapped plug ends, and it cured the code. Maybe someone on this forum has researched the voltage on the Polaris probes enough to find an alternative source to buy them for 1/3 the price.
 
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The pipe temp sensor, if temp reading(voltage) is not withing a certain spec, it will add fuel which will cause you to be super boggy. When I had mine go bad I was able to tune it via my bd fuel box for my turbo and getting it running to get out of the back country. When the next one went bad I gave up and soldiered a resistor for the sensor. I left the sensor in the pipe and have run it this way for two seasons. I have heard multiply theories on why it adds fuel for no temp reading but never got an authoritive answer. What I think it does is if the voltage is not within spec, either to low or to high it adds fuel. This is because if its to high, your running to hot, lean, it richens it. If its to low, sensor has failed, its trying to protect your engine by richening it up. Thats just a guess, but I never found it useful. Running a fuel controller and egts I don't see much need. If i didn't have egts and a fuel controller I would probably still not run it, but I am fairly concesious rider. Sorry just realized this is the pro forum, mine is a dragon but I would guess the same logic?
 
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I rode mine with the CEL on for a couple weekends, it ran fine the whole time. Replacement was like $150.
 
Polaris used the same eg probe since 07 so just find a blown up dragon or some one on here parting out a dragon. It seems that the pros are having more problems than the dragons did with eg probe.
 
Check engine light says I have a failed pipe sensor. Still running strong with about 2100 miles.

I can't fix the sensor right now. Is there any problem with riding it as is? :face-icon-small-sho

Same milage when the one on my 2012 went out. I still rode it because I was on a trip. It would only limp or bog when I nailed it hard and then it would be alright. YOu have to play with the throttle a lot more.
 
Ya on my Cat's when they failed it was mostly cold pipe issues but I wouldn't do any lake racing lol.
 
It seems that the pros are having more problems than the dragons did with eg probe.

I totally disagree. I went through three of them on my '09 D8 and none on two Pro's. It ran terrible as someone else mentioned. Rich, boggy, burping and acted as though it was in limp mode. Get a new one as soon as you can. You don't want this behavior in deep snow. Polaris covered two of mine but the problem is they need to have the sled in to give you the warranty work. It would be much easier to just bring the probe to the dealer, but then they don't know if it was a warrantied sled.
 
I think it depends on how it fails. circuit closed or open?



I have seen some that ran fine...some performance loss for sure..but they ran fine and nothing would have been noticed with out the code showing. Then hear stories of others that end up with a hard stumble or bogging

the sensor on my XP failed last week without any noticeable performance difference. Waiting for the 300$ bugger to show up...but if it doesn't I'll ride it till it shows.
 
I had mine go bad on my 13. I rode it all day and it ran like a champ. If its running fine now im sure it'll be fine until you get a new one
 
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