I see all these videos of guys going deep in the water with the exahaust under the water. Man that looks like fun!! I know about the snorkeling and the rerouting of the vent lines and other stuff. But what I was wondering is, if the engine stalls while the exhaust is under the water, will the water enter the engine and cause problems. If so is all you have to do is change the oil and keep riding or does something else have to be done. I realize that with the engine running the exhaust will keep water from entering the exhaust, but what if the engine stalls.
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its risky. if your rear end sinks and your engine was higher than the water you'd be fine. if you sunk it all and it died and your exhaust port was open........uh oh. and i dont know about you but i cant tell if the exhaust port is open when i turn the motor off. i have seen someone bury one like that and started it back up after it was pulled out. It cranked up and ran...who knows how much engine life was taken away though.
From the 2 times this has happened to me while riding in deep water, the engine stalled and I ended up having water in it. I drove the quad to the closest location where I could change my oil and did so. I also drained the belt case as there was water in there. I ended up having to replace the oil 3 times to get to nice clear oil with no white frothy oil clumps. I also checked my radiator fluid to make sure it did not suck in water (it was fine). I ride with a Authorized Polaris tech and he told me just to change those 2 things and take it easy on the belt until it dried completely. Last time that happened was last year any everything has been working fine since then.
i have done this a few times with a brute force i had. if it does happen to you i would take the spark plugs out and turn the motor over for a few seconds to get the water out, give each cylinder a scwirt or two of oil , change all oils, drain clutch housing, change air filter and give it a start.
Another thing to remember is that sometimes just the motor running isn't really enough to keep the water out if the exhaust is under. I always try to keep the rpm's up when going that deep to avoid any troubles. The good thing is that if you are properly snorkeled with no leaks, you shouldn't have to worry about it stalling.........hopefully!!!
has anyone snorkeled there exhaust? all the vids i have watched there were no exhaust snorkels. must be a reason for this.
I have seen several quads locally get water in the exhaust snorkel. They are too tall for the engine to blow the water out of and they drown out. HMF makes a Swamp Series exhaust snorkel.
Get to know your RZR before you drown it. I realized during my first spark plug change that I WOULD NOT want to pull the plugs out on the trail. There was so much dirt in the plug holes that there would be no way to get it all out on the trail. I used a dental pick and compressed air to clean them. I couldnt even get far enough in to loosen the plugs when I started.
Had I been on the trail, dirt would have fallen in the engine when I pulled the plugs. Lots of it......
Had I been on the trail, dirt would have fallen in the engine when I pulled the plugs. Lots of it......
No that video is impressive.
I've gone into some water that was maybe 3-4 feet deep and it was fine. The stock air intake is actually at about your shoulder level. The key is to make sure that the things on the engine are sealed up and that you keep your revs up. In deep water, like that in the video, the backpressure becomes a concern.
I've gone into some water that was maybe 3-4 feet deep and it was fine. The stock air intake is actually at about your shoulder level. The key is to make sure that the things on the engine are sealed up and that you keep your revs up. In deep water, like that in the video, the backpressure becomes a concern.
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