All posts by dstech

Goods and Bads

Hi, My name Jimmy Griffin from southeast Ga and I just bought a 2006 650 outlander4x4 for my son and im looking for info on the goods and bads of this thing, Im a certified Outboard mechanic of 25 years, so i have diagnostic tools and eqipment to service and repair it, but finding a service manual seems to be more challenging than i first thought. i found the outlander 650 in 2007 but not in 06. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Goods and Bads

Hi, My name Jimmy Griffin from southeast Ga and I just bought a 2006 650 outlander4x4 for my son and im looking for info on the goods and bads of this thing, Im a certified Outboard mechanic of 25 years, so i have diagnostic tools and eqipment to service and repair it, but finding a service manual seems to be more challenging than i first thought. i found the outlander 650 in 2007 but not in 06. any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007 Sportsman 500 Starting Issue

I have a 2007 sportsman 500 that all of a sudden quit running. I was told that one of the kids put gas in it from a random can, supposedly smelled and looked like gas, and shortly after that it quit running all together. I drained the gas from the tank and put new gas in with some seafoam and still no fire. I checked the spark and its good. I could get it to fire if I sprayed starter fluid in the air box but it only runs for a second or two before dying again. I took the throttle body apart and cleaned it out with carb cleaner and still the same scenario. I took the fuel filter off and it pours out both ends so I don’t think there is a clog there. I took the fuel hose off the fuel rail to the injector and when I hit the start button gas comes out so I "assume" that the fuel pump is ok. More of a carb guy than fuel injection and throttle body so I am kind of at a loss. Can someone please give me an idea or at least a direction to go in. Thanks

2007 Sportsman 500 Starting Issue

I have a 2007 sportsman 500 that all of a sudden quit running. I was told that one of the kids put gas in it from a random can, supposedly smelled and looked like gas, and shortly after that it quit running all together. I drained the gas from the tank and put new gas in with some seafoam and still no fire. I checked the spark and its good. I could get it to fire if I sprayed starter fluid in the air box but it only runs for a second or two before dying again. I took the throttle body apart and cleaned it out with carb cleaner and still the same scenario. I took the fuel filter off and it pours out both ends so I don’t think there is a clog there. I took the fuel hose off the fuel rail to the injector and when I hit the start button gas comes out so I "assume" that the fuel pump is ok. More of a carb guy than fuel injection and throttle body so I am kind of at a loss. Can someone please give me an idea or at least a direction to go in. Thanks

No trans fluid on dipstick in 2000 sportsman 500

I just bought a non-running 2000 sportsman 500 as a fall project to get it going again. I gave it a good bath, cleaned it up and then checked the fluids and found no oil on the rear yellow dipstick in the Trans? My question is do these leak? There was a dirty oily film all over the back side of the belt cover when I washed it. Actually the entire machine was filthy but that side was the worse.

What can I check for before I invest in expensive AGL fluid.

FYI, It was non-running because the Bendix exploded and busted the pull start case. The previous owner ordered a new Bendix and used side cover and parked it for 2+ years then sold it to me.

No trans fluid on dipstick in 2000 sportsman 500

I just bought a non-running 2000 sportsman 500 as a fall project to get it going again. I gave it a good bath, cleaned it up and then checked the fluids and found no oil on the rear yellow dipstick in the Trans? My question is do these leak? There was a dirty oily film all over the back side of the belt cover when I washed it. Actually the entire machine was filthy but that side was the worse.

What can I check for before I invest in expensive AGL fluid.

FYI, It was non-running because the Bendix exploded and busted the pull start case. The previous owner ordered a new Bendix and used side cover and parked it for 2+ years then sold it to me.