went out this morning to get bike started to go on trailer for the park, it was 52 degrees this morning if that matters. 2013 rzr 800 S LE 4 seater. Try to start bike and it fires up and dies right away. Did that 2 more times and wouldn't idle. So now I try it again and I get a sound like a starter just spinning and not engaging, but I can faintly hear the motor puff from the exhaust, almost like a loss of compression all of a sudden. So I stop for minute or 2 and try again and it fires off and then dies. I literally did this for 30 mins before it finally would idle on its own and run. After that, it has started up first time all day and ran good. But for some reason, starting it after it's been sitting overnight is almost impossible
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So how critical is that the dowel pin comes out?
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Sure seems like these rzrs are more of a pain in the ass then enjoyable. When I had my artic cat atv, never had any issues. I buy this and only get 1 ride out of it and find everything wrong with it.
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I'll say they do require alot of maintenance, but really no more than most offroad toys. I'm assuming you purchased this used, if that is the case sounds like the previous owner may not have did enough maintenance. Thats where most problems come from in my opinion. When I bought mine used it looked new, so I thought great its should be ready to ride. Well I was wrong, all the bushings were bad, tie-rods shot, wheel bearings were getting loose, brake pads close to needing replaced. This was at 1000 miles/100 hours. The person I got it from was a honest guy and I still believe him now, he said he washed it every ride and greased it after washing. He obviously didnt mistreat it, it hardly had a scratch on it anywhere, but stuff still wears. And if you dont do dilagent maintenance then you are living on borrowed time. Most people dont know to clean the oil prv, its not in the owners manual to do it. Also the air filter is very important to keep clean and alot of people overlook it.
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Ok here's issue. Dowl pin stuck. Tried magnet and nothing. Had someone else start bike and give it some gas and nothing. I can leave the whole open with no towel or anything and no oil comes out the hole. I can watch oil move around over the top of pin, but nothing is coming out of the hole with it open. What's my next plan of action to get the pin out? Removing the motor is not a option.
That header pipe gets extremely hot and quick. I could just feel the hear pouring off of it
That header pipe gets extremely hot and quick. I could just feel the hear pouring off of it
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After re-reading some old threads on stuck prv's, maybe try putting the spring and bolt back in. Start the engine and let in warm up to operating temp, but I wouldnt rev in more than necessary because who knows how high the oil pressure is with it stuck. Anyhow, with the engine warm the prv bore may expand enough to let the dowel move. If so then get in ther while its hot and try to work it up and down with the magnet until you can get it out.
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I have it running Right now to get hot and try that. I have some loud tapping up top like valves clattering away right now
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Ok I got it to move up and down just a little. Not much though and still not out
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I would get the engine as warm as i could get it then keeping working the prv up and down. Maybe spray some kind of solvent in there to help clean some of the gunk off of it. And after hou get it out and cleaned up, change the engine oil. Good luck! Keep us informed of your progress.
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Finally got it out!! But it looks fine to me. Looks like new. So what can be done to prevent this issue next time? I don't see anything I need to sand off the pin as far as build up?
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Ugh. I just did this oil change and with amsoil on top of that. Really hate to throw away that expensive oil
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Yep I agree. But this has just left sour taste in my mouth. Think I'm done with rzrs and time to go back to atv. I sure not going and buying more amsoil. It'll just be some oreilly crap going back in now
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