Pro Issues

[aebsledder]

I love my pro, but it hasn't exactly been flawless. I just turned 500 miles on my sled today. To date I have had:
1. A motor mount break
2. A bad injector
3. Broken Primary spring
4. Oh I forgot, they replaced the primary and secondary after my motor mount broke and ping ponged around in there.
5. I did notice there are some wires rubbing around the steering post I taped them up and rerouted a few.
6. I think I am dealing with some clutching issues as well.

That being said it still is pretty darn fun to ride and will get me most places I want to go.

 

[F-Bomb]

aebsledder...did your motor mount bolt shear or did it just come out? Can you tell? I know of a couple of that situation but it's really unclear if its shearing or walking out.

You would know because the sheared version should/would be in the female catch. I read someone else's post about this and guys are thinking that it's a shearing force on that bolt but I wonder if the broken end of the threads is not locked into the mount plate then it's backing out and breaking when they ping pong around in your clutches. I can't remember if they found the threaded end or if they simply examined the bolt that they found and it was sheared.

Mine loosened and came out causing $721 damage that Polaris has to suck up. NOT GOOD and for the good of every Polaris owner if this is a problem then it needs to be addressed. When it happened I'd read about this on that other thread and assumed it was broken because of the conclusions drawn by people on this forum. BUT mine appears to have backed out or to have never been tightened in place. We'll never know but the results were bad!

To me this isn't an epidemic or needs to be any RED ALERT SnoWest internet BS. I think there is a possibility that this needs to be examined by engineering and a conclusion drawn for a solution. Maybe there was insufficient thread lock in the system / robot that day and it's just a minor anomaly for a few sleds. The friday/lunch hour build scenerio. Who knows and I don't have knowledge of the process enough to say.

Might be as simple as pulling and replacing the loctite and retorque to spec's. A basic service bulletin. I don't know what Polaris makes in profits per vehicle but I'm guessing that they are down to zero on yours, mine, and any others that are doing this (if there out there). Not good and in the long run costs me money with more expensive FUN MAKERS down the road!

Once again the PRO is just flat out awesome!

 

[sledneck1978]

That's a bummer about your sled. You stated it was an electronics glitch...what exactly is it doing?
Mine had the bog issue that everyone else seems to be having. Took it in Saturday, they figured out I had injector problems. It's supposed to be ready for me to pick up tomorrow morning. If that fixes it I'll be stoked and will post results.

Took the sled out last night after having new injectors put on. Put 60 miles on it and not a single bog. Thing is ripping like crazy again!
And whoever said these things chew belts? I have just over 700 miles on my pror and am still on the original belt

 

[aebsledder]

aebsledder...did your motor mount bolt shear or did it just come out? Can you tell? I know of a couple of that situation but it's really unclear if its shearing or walking out.

You would know because the sheared version should/would be in the female catch. I read someone else's post about this and guys are thinking that it's a shearing force on that bolt but I wonder if the broken end of the threads is not locked into the mount plate then it's backing out and breaking when they ping pong around in your clutches. I can't remember if they found the threaded end or if they simply examined the bolt that they found and it was sheared.

Mine loosened and came out causing $721 damage that Polaris has to suck up. NOT GOOD and for the good of every Polaris owner if this is a problem then it needs to be addressed. When it happened I'd read about this on that other thread and assumed it was broken because of the conclusions drawn by people on this forum. BUT mine appears to have backed out or to have never been tightened in place. We'll never know but the results were bad!

To me this isn't an epidemic or needs to be any RED ALERT SnoWest internet BS. I think there is a possibility that this needs to be examined by engineering and a conclusion drawn for a solution. Maybe there was insufficient thread lock in the system / robot that day and it's just a minor anomaly for a few sleds. The friday/lunch hour build scenerio. Who knows and I don't have knowledge of the process enough to say.

Might be as simple as pulling and replacing the loctite and retorque to spec's. A basic service bulletin. I don't know what Polaris makes in profits per vehicle but I'm guessing that they are down to zero on yours, mine, and any others that are doing this (if there out there). Not good and in the long run costs me money with more expensive FUN MAKERS down the road!

Once again the PRO is just flat out awesome!

My bolt sheared off. I measured it and it wasn't as long as the other ones per mountainhorse. I started the original thread on the subject. It was a great example of how snowest can work sometimes.

http://snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=240208

 

[idahosledder]

Mine has been very impressive so far.
A little down on power but I am used to mod sleds.
The way these things handle and the stability is amazing.
Only issues I have had are the oil lines and harness rubbing. Hasn't caused a problem as I caught it early.

I am thinking everyone with issues should post the manufacture date so we can see if there is a common theme.

Mine was 9-27.

I have had a lot of sleds over the years and I must say this thing beats them all hands down (just needs a few more ponies!).

 

[opel]

Nada,zip,nothing here. Has been flawless with over 300 miles and 15 hours. Has blue injectors and was a late build just for info.

 

[tinkerjohnson]

motor mount

mine broke off the motor mount bolt on the right side rear motor mount and the rubber went into my clutch, i thought i shagged a belt. got it fixed it looked to me like polaris had crossed threaded the bolt and it broke i dont see how it could break any other way its mounted in rubber all around so i dont think you could shear one off that way i pulled the rest out and they were fine

 

[attack cat]

First ride out got rear ended a mile from the parking lot. This was Nov 30 2010
Took out the tunnel,bumper,rails,rear shock and suspension. One good thing
the M7 that ran into me went under the tunnel and not over it. Was siting on
it at the time. Sled has 3 miles on it at the time. The good news is polaris has
no parts to fix it. Tunnel was back ordered to the 14 of Jan. Checked today
now it backed ordered to the 27 of Jan,ya.......
Do not know what is up with the parts from Polaris. But it looks like I will have a new sled to ride next year. That is if I get by then. Might have to look at changing brands.

Still riding with the old ones 2007 600 turbo and 2009 dragon turbo both with
Turbo Doc. set ups both a blast to ride..

 

[McustoM]

I was told that there was a recall today, just curious if anyone has heard the same?

 

[Kestrel2126]

I was told that there was a recall today, just curious if anyone has heard the same?

A recall on what? Motor? or just a part?

 

[Kestrel2126]

So far, my Pro has been flat amazing! Sled handles incredibly well with a significant decrease in rider effort! Clutching leaves room for improvement, but what sled doesn't when you pick it up from the dealer. The other thing that I really enjoy is how well this sled handles in the air. For a mountain sled, sending it off of bigger hits is not a big deal as it is s very comfortable flier. This is the first stock sled that I have ever ridden that I am truly impressed with, and not immediately wanting to change things for performance reasons.\

Now for the negative.
My coolant bottle broke where it rivets to the down tube. Dealer warrantied it and got me a new bottle within a week.

Running boards, while being significantly better than any other stock boards as far as cleanout goes, still leave room for improvement. Mine are also seriously bowed/bent from jumping. Seem like they could be reinforced along the rail for next year. Also, I personally prefer a slightly wider board, but I'm sure the engineers designed these so that the board doesn't interfere w/sidehilling

I would like to see a tool free hood design. Getting into the hood should be easier, for fixes when out in the snow.

The WE shocks on the Pro-RMK skid are too soft. I bottom the sled fairly easily. I'm 195 w/o gear

Yesterday, I had my first Engine Light show up. I was on my way back to the trailer after riding all day, and had what appears to be about an 1/8th tank of fuel left. I was on a slight incline/off camber on the route home, and the sled bogged like it was out of gas (almost sounded like it was running on one cylinder for a second). The top left indicator light (yellow exclamation) came on. The sled burbled so I shut it off. Let it sit for a second, pulled it and it came back on first pull. No more light, no more engine bobble, nothing. Rode it back to the trailer (maybe 5 miles), w/o any issues. I don't know where the fuel pickup(s) are in the tank, but I'm wondering if the fuel didn't slosh and feed some air into the line. Not sure if this explains the warning light though. Does that light come on if you run out of fuel? Please let me know if anyone has an idea on this.

 

[crf118r]

First ride out got rear ended a mile from the parking lot. This was Nov 30 2010
Took out the tunnel,bumper,rails,rear shock and suspension. One good thing
the M7 that ran into me went under the tunnel and not over it. Was siting on
it at the time. Sled has 3 miles on it at the time. The good news is polaris has
no parts to fix it. Tunnel was back ordered to the 14 of Jan. Checked today
now it backed ordered to the 27 of Jan,ya.......
Do not know what is up with the parts from Polaris. But it looks like I will have a new sled to ride next year. That is if I get by then. Might have to look at changing brands.

Still riding with the old ones 2007 600 turbo and 2009 dragon turbo both with
Turbo Doc. set ups both a blast to ride..

I hope you wouldn't blame the actions of some other dumbass running into you as a Polaris problem an switch brands! The other guy should supply you with a sled to ride and do all the legwork for you. Maybe rent you a Pro until yours is fixed. I would feel bad enough to do that if I almost killed a guy and demolished his sled!!

 

[Norway]

Ok, now have about 120k on my pro 155, roughly 75 miles. Not much, but the break in hours are over and it has seen its first refill so gas has less oil mixed in.

Like many others I like the sled and will keep it but there are some bugs:
1. low rpm hesitation, quite common. Around 5300-6000rpm, maybe a little more.
2. bar hugging ignition cut at full throttle!! Bad thing, stops you in a climb or when you need a power-push.
3. definately sidehills easier to the left!

On nr 1 i'll be patient and see how it does after first dealer service, and I'll make sure they check out the valves.
Nr 2 is the biggest bummer and it appears to be rpm cut-out?? Seen 8750 on the tach when going over moguls. Can clutching cure this??
Nr 3 warrants narrower on the right side, will do that before next trip.

Hope the bigger dealers in US will start seing patterns soon and be able to fix these "small" things that keep messing up a truly great sled!

Ride on

Rune

 

[live to ride]

I should clarify that I "think" it's an electronics glitch of some sort. At this point, it's still not resolved. So far, the TPS has been replaced and all of the wiring/connectors have been gone through, checked, reseated, and regreased. Last time around, they found that the cap that connects the plug wire to the plug on each plug was approx 1/2 way unscrewed from the wire that it contacts inside the plug wire boot. I suspect the throttle safety switch will be replaced next. If that fixes it, will be a double-edged sword. I'll be stoked to have my sled but I've been pointing out the TSS since day one on the advice of a few members of this board so I'll be pretty pissed if it was that simple fix drawn out for 2.5 weeks and counting...

don't be to quick to rule out a new replaced part such as your tps not being your problem... what i mean is the new one could be defective also therefore leading you in a wrong direction. for ie last year i had a relay go on my rev, replaced it with a brand new one still no fix, after going full circle troubleshooting i tried a used relay....problem solved.good luck.

 

[mt.sledder]

[Yesterday, I had my first Engine Light show up. I was on my way back to the trailer after riding all day, and had what appears to be about an 1/8th tank of fuel left. I was on a slight incline/off camber on the route home, and the sled bogged like it was out of gas (almost sounded like it was running on one cylinder for a second). The top left indicator light (yellow exclamation) came on. The sled burbled so I shut it off. Let it sit for a second, pulled it and it came back on first pull. No more light, no more engine bobble, nothing. Rode it back to the trailer (maybe 5 miles), w/o any issues. I don't know where the fuel pickup(s) are in the tank, but I'm wondering if the fuel didn't slosh and feed some air into the line. Not sure if this explains the warning light though. Does that light come on if you run out of fuel? Please let me know if anyone has an idea on this.[/QUOTE]

Will bet that the fault code is an injector circuit open either a 651 or 652. Look in your owners manual on pages 39-41. Next time your engine light comes on do not shut it off and follow the diagnostic check procedure and you will be able to pinpoint what your troubles are.

 

[Kestrel2126]

[/QUOTE]
Will bet that the fault code is an injector circuit open either a 651 or 652. Look in your owners manual on pages 39-41. Next time your engine light comes on do not shut it off and follow the diagnostic check procedure and you will be able to pinpoint what your troubles are.[/QUOTE]

In hindsight, I wish i would have done that, but I didn't think of it right away, and wanted to shut the sled down ASAP. I'm going to look into it tonight, but the light never came back so I'm not sure how much luck I'll have.

 

[sledsnowco]

My tps sensor had water in it and my sled would not idle at all.Dialectric grease in it and all over it should cure that problem.

 

[McustoM]

What I heard was factory recall, one of the oil lines can kink (or already be kinked) from the factory starving the engine of oil. I would contact your polaris dealer to see what the exact recall is.

 

[m8sandman]

is it a actuall recall??? i had mine in at the dealers a couple of weeks ago and he said poo wanted him to LOOK at the oil line but was no mention of a recall... new power valve base gaskets or injectors fixed my bog problem. fixed both at the same time so don't know which was the actuall cause or maybe both. know the blown gasket was most defiantley not letting my powervalves open

 

[McustoM]

My friend said factory recall (works at a shop) so i was just going off what he said. I just thought I would pass the info on, maybe it would save somebody some headache in the future.