Using my ATV for a few hours this past weekend. Nothing out of the ordinary just taking materials up and down a 50 foot hill to a job site below my home. After a few hours of use I noticed the fuel was getting low so stopped at the top of the hill and turned off the ignition. I began to remove the gas cap and there was a hissing sound coming from the gas cap, thought "no big deal there is a bit of overpressure". Turn it a little further and the hiss went to a rather loud whoosh as more pressure was let off. Undid it a little further and Bamm! The cap was blown out of my hand, flew up in the air smashing the windshield with such force that it folded the windshield over, cracking the plastic all around the mounts. As this was happening I dove off the bike and turned to look at the bike only to see a geyser of the remaining fuel blow out of the tank about 15 feet above the bike and fall back to the ground covering me and the bike with gas. I thank God the cap didn’t hit me or that I or others were not smoking in the area. I took apart everything the best I could to have a look at the pressure release valves and everything appeared in order. The next day I put everything back together, changed the gas cap with one from my 2013 Polaris 500, added a little fuel in the tank and it started right up. I used it for a couple of hours, constantly checking the fuel cap to ensure there were no more overpressure issues and all was fine. The next day I went to start the machine and now the Power steering and Check engine light are now on. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Comments or suggestions before I take it to my Polaris dealer?
2014 570 EFI Sportsman
I am new to this forum and site but thought I would pass this along and see if anyone has heard of such a story.