What to do if your EFI machine is sputtering?

What to do if your EFI machine is sputtering?

You can also (with the machine off), grab the coil and see if you can rotate it….if you can rotate it, then the ground, mount bolt is loose and needs to be tightened. In order to tighten, you need to remove the two bolts on the mount plate. They screw directly in to the frame.

What is the problem with my EFI plug?

It can load up the plug and foul it. The problem is on the coil. The dual coil is mounted to a panel inside the front left fender well. There is one bolt going through the center of the coil mounting it to the panel, which mounts to the frame.

How to tell if your EFI machine is misfiring?

You can tell if you have this problem by a couple of ways…you will see the arc coming out of the plug wire at the coil and go to the frame (upper strut mount), easier to see at night.

You can also (with the machine off), grab the coil and see if you can rotate it….if you can rotate it, then the ground, mount bolt is loose and needs to be tightened. In order to tighten, you need to remove the two bolts on the mount plate. They screw directly in to the frame.

How did I Fix my Polaris Sportsman EFI spitting?

I removed and cleaned the T-BAP sensor, fuel tank, fuel lines, fuel rail, and the throttle body. l also replaced the fuel filter and burned a whole tank of fuel treated with Sea Foam. Finally, when I put it back together I double checked all of the connections/clamps from the air box to the intake manifold. None of that fixed the problems.

How did I Fix my 700 sportsman EFI?

In the interest of getting all the symptoms and attempted fixes into one thread I thought I’d share about how I spent the whole summer chasing down and fixing a spitting, sputtering, quitting-while-hot issue on my ’06 700 EFI. I know this is very long but I think it will be helpful to those of you that have the same symptoms.

You can tell if you have this problem by a couple of ways…you will see the arc coming out of the plug wire at the coil and go to the frame (upper strut mount), easier to see at night.

Why does my ATV keep sputtering and misfire?

Another reason why your ATV may be sputtering is because of the ignition coil. If the ignition coil doesn’t send enough of a spark into the spark plugs, then your ATV will misfire and sputter. If you suspect that your ignition coil isn’t working correctly, then you may need to take your ATV to a mechanic.

What does it mean when your motorcycle engine is sputtering?

Vacuum leaks can cause several problems with the functionality of a motorcycle, especially sputtering. If there’s a vacuum leak, that means the carburetor isn’t giving the proper amount of air to the air and fuel mixture which will ultimately result in sputtering and poor engine performance.

How long does it take for sportsman EFI to restart?

Waiting about 2 minutes (truly not very long at all) it will restart and run just fine. Then seems to run beautifully. I haven’t been greatly concerned because the wait to get it working again is soooo short.

Why does my Polaris Sportsman run on EFI?

Machine starts right up, but runs like the choke is left on (but its an EFI) and will continue running only if you are on the throttle. Grrr. AKStew, did you have any Check Engine lights throughout any of this?

Machine starts right up, but runs like the choke is left on (but its an EFI) and will continue running only if you are on the throttle. Grrr. AKStew, did you have any Check Engine lights throughout any of this?

What causes a lawn mower engine to sputter and die?

Mower starts right up, give it full throttle and engage blades mows less than a minute then starts to sputter and dies. It will start right back up and do the same thing again. Changed fuel filter, checked gas cap vent, spark plug cleaned and gaped.

What’s the problem with the Sportsman EFI spitting?

Fixed backfiring, rough idling, hard starting when cold, cutting out when throttling up, POOR gas mileage. Foil – prevented gas tank from warming up and overheating the fuel pump. Hasn’t died since.

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