New to the forum and my 2016 850 SP,

but a long time atv’er back out of the ashes after a 9 year hiatus from the machines. Pretty much started out in 1981 with my first Honda ATC 185, and finished riding in 2007 with my 2004 Polaris Predator 500. I owned about 10 other makes and models in between those two and all those years. Several severe injuries, (only one was an old atv related) surgeries, and rehabs (among other things) have kept me grounded from riding until this week when I picked up my new 2016 Sportsman 850 SP in Titanium Metallic.

We recently moved more rural, so I needed something to plow this winter, haul wood, gravel, dirt, other related stuff, so I was able to get an atv to take care of those chores. It was originally going to be a 570, but after test driving both, I craved the power ( remembering all the Predator outings) of the 850.

Anyway, looking forward to learning some things on this style of atv and sharing anything I can as get more experience and use on my new 850 SP.

2013 sportsman 850 stealth issues

I have a 2013 850 stealth black it cranks and runs fine for a while then it will start spitting sputtering back firing and dies. Let it set a few minutes then it will crank and run a little then all over again. I checked the timing gear on crank shaft for spun gear and it is in place. It has 115 hours and 650 miles. Installed new plugs but still same issue. Any ideas or help???

Outlander owners, gasket oil seepage on bottom of engine at case split….?

I have a ’14 Outlander 1000 with ~3,700 miles on it. I was looking things over recently and saw some narrow gasket oil seepage areas where the two engine halves are bolted together along the gasket line at the very bottom of the engine. The worst one is at the very rear of the engine at the split right at where the rear driveshaft bearing cover is at where three mating surfaces meet and have to be sealed. None have ever left a drop of oil on the floor or have they even left any signs of oil dripping on the frame or skid plate below them. They are just leaving some damp spots which then attracts dirt on/off along the bottom of the engine following the gasket line and at the rear drive shaft bearing cover. I’m just curious how common this is. Obviously this is not worth pulling the motor and tearing the thing down for.

Outlander owners, gasket oil seepage on bottom of engine at case split….?

I have a ’14 Outlander 1000 with ~3,700 miles on it. I was looking things over recently and saw some narrow gasket oil seepage areas where the two engine halves are bolted together along the gasket line at the very bottom of the engine. The worst one is at the very rear of the engine at the split right at where the rear driveshaft bearing cover is at where three mating surfaces meet and have to be sealed. None have ever left a drop of oil on the floor or have they even left any signs of oil dripping on the frame or skid plate below them. They are just leaving some damp spots which then attracts dirt on/off along the bottom of the engine following the gasket line and at the rear drive shaft bearing cover. I’m just curious how common this is. Obviously this is not worth pulling the motor and tearing the thing down for.

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