Is the Polaris 550 Edge Trail touring engine bad?
Have read on these and other forums how bad these engines are, one guy claimed to have a fleet and said the engine burned down on multiple machines even after a few hours of use- that is one opinion, and may very well not be true.
How many miles does a Polaris Edge Trail touring get?
After putting 1000 miles on my 2004 Edge Trail touring , the engine has stood the test of punishment and durability. Total mileage is 6,750.
Why is my epidemic edge 550 losing engine?
They admit that there is an engineering flaw which allows the fan to draw hot air from the muffler/exhaust area unto the right side piston causing overheating and loss of the engine. They will even pay for the labour to repair your engine but you have to buy all the parts from them ($600 plus).
Why is my Polaris epidemic 550 losing engine?
Polaris recognizes this problem but refuses to do a recall. They admit that there is an engineering flaw which allows the fan to draw hot air from the muffler/exhaust area unto the right side piston causing overheating and loss of the engine.
Have read on these and other forums how bad these engines are, one guy claimed to have a fleet and said the engine burned down on multiple machines even after a few hours of use- that is one opinion, and may very well not be true.
After putting 1000 miles on my 2004 Edge Trail touring , the engine has stood the test of punishment and durability. Total mileage is 6,750.
What to do about blown motor on 550 fan cooled edge touring?
An oil line kit from the pump back to the oil reservoir helped this; then there was supposed to be a change in the cylinders to nikasil (sp) to help with engine cooling; and for some rental fleets there was a fix for helping in cooling inside/under the hood.
Why did they pull the plug on the Polaris 550?
Pull the plug and sell the fleet. Someone will show up with a few semis and buy the whole fleet. Then they could buy some 4-strokes or liquid 2-strokes. Why keep wasting money on something that supposedly doesn’t work?