high mileage m1000

[jdrmk900]

hey how high is high mileage on a M1000? is 3000 getting a little iffy?

 

[snowmobiler]

i got 3 and aint scared to ride it this winter.

 

[AaronBND]

hey how high is high mileage on a M1000? is 3000 getting a little iffy?

A compression test and looking at the cylinders through the power valve ports and the Y-pipe will tell you everything you need to know about your engine. If it looks and test ok. Ride it............

Aaron

 

[backcountryislife]

Pistons are under $100 each, get two new pistons & call it good for a few more seasons.

 

[73GOLIATH]

x2 pistons

alot cheaper to do it know before they let go
its not fun to have the sled down for a couple weeks or more while you wait for you cylinders to be replated

 

[colorado_matt]

x2 pistons

alot cheaper to do it know before they let go
its not fun to have the sled done for a couple weeks or more while you wait for you cylinders are replated

Downtime sucks! I broke a piston late last season. The keeper in the ring groove that prevents the ring from rotating broke and the ring did a job from the exhaust port up and chunked the piston. Luckily shut her down immeadiatly and found all pieces of the ring.

 

[backcountryislife]

If you've never done a top end, it's a pretty simple job, but kind of a pain. It'll take you about 2 hrs or so max.

I personally would not ride an m1000 with 3000 miles on the pistons, but the pistons are the only thing I would be worried about. Be sure to maintain the Diamond drive, that's probably the most likely thing to fail on an M sled.