This is the first real world failure I have heard of out of the 16's with a turbo. If the dealer threw it in for free I assume it is a trail kit.
http://www.hardcoresledder.com/forums/650-sr-viper/1515234-engine-failure-2016-viper-turbo.html
http://www.hardcoresledder.com/forums/650-sr-viper/1515234-engine-failure-2016-viper-turbo.html
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Might be a kit with the bad electronic boost controller ? May never know.
Could be but the dealer should be aware of that by now and I thought the 16's were excluded from the turbo in the parts manual.
Here is the listing on Yamaha and in blue it says incompatible with all 16 models
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I am sure that Ad was changed after they know about the rod failure. I am pretty confident that Yamaha and the dealer will stand behind it. I wouldn't be worried about it
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would be nice to have more info. i bet it didn't have gauges. wonder if any denotation, that would tell a lean condition which would be from the wrong boost controller. and over boosting. if everything else looked good but the rod i would assume it was run at the 4.5 lbs it was meant to. really want to know what yamaha/mpi will do for this guy.
tator
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this was from yamaha canada. i couldn't find it on the US site last i looked, or on mpi's
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I'm new to this forum.. I have a Viper LTX LE 2016 MPI turbo and yesterday after 93 km 4.5 turbo boost, the push rod blew a hole in the engine. I did my purchase at the spring booking
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Do you know if you have the new motor in your viper
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yes it is built 08/15
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hi bob. first off sorry about the sled. do you have any pictures of the motor? What did the dealer say about warranty? have you contacted yamaha or MPI?
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Yamaha rep is supose to go this week
Its very important to go through the dealer first with Yamaha. If that is not enough then next step is to call customer service. I too believe that Yamaha will take care of this especially since when you bought the sled and turbo nobody even knew the engine was any different from previous years. Just let us know if you need any help in process.
tator
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really hope yamaha will cover this for you. this has been a huge topic on here about the yamaha warranty and turbo applications. too bad it is you who will be the one who finds out for us all.
