After 2700 hard miles in Ocotillo an an incredible Moab trip my 2013 900XP 4 began to drink a quart of oil every 50 miles. It still started and idled perfect and I never noticed any smoke. After a few (OKAY..OKAY…A lot) of calls to Fernando, Nate and George at Alba Racing I new I had ticking bomb on my hands and I would end up cooking the whole motor. The guys squeezed my little oil burner into their schedule.

In a day I had my answers. The valve guide and exhaust valves we leaking and my rings and pistons were shot. The cylinder head is fine and can be reused. The mini-Valdez will be done sometime next week. I thought about going big on the motor, but then images of my wife flashed through my head.

An almost stock RZR and a happy wife is certainly better than a beast of a RZR, being broke and a pissed of wife…..right….someone tell me I am right…

PS. The guys at Alba Racing, Fernando, George and Nate are the best people I have had the opportunity to meet in the RZR industry.