1/4 mile from my house belt started slipping bad and before you know it then engine quit. Took cover off the side and nothing but oil everywhere and a hole in the front of the block....nice!!! Anyone else have this problem yet? Only have about 1000mi on this thing. Little disappointed because I've pretty much had all this stuff that you guys talk about happen to mine... 
HRD2PLZ
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Answer to your question is no, but what sled is it, and do you still have warranty?
09 XTX and yeah still have warranty but im not ready to be done for the year and I'm sure I am now
Goddo
Expert
Get on the phone with Yamaha and I suspect you will be fixed up quickly. If there is one thing that Yamaha likes to market is the reliability of the bullet proof 4 stroke engine. I suspect they will want to limit the exposure of a story such as this.
When that happens it,s usually oil related. did you tip the sled on it,s side running for a while or did you check the oil level to see if it was adequate.
GT03235
Expert
sorry to hear about that. Did it not knock before the rod let go?
Nope no knock before just let looseand no didn't have it tipped over either. Just blew all the oil out and bang there she was. Did find out they (Yamaha) is sending a brand new complete motor and I'll have it back by next weekend!.
Did you change the oil filter & leave the old rubber o-ring from the old filter still attached to the block?
I didn't change the oil. Dealer did. Could that have caused it?
. Where did u get yours? Extreme?HRD2PLZ said:
MadMax
TY 4 Stroke Master
That "WILL" do it for sure.................. I can't see a dealer being that careless............... Oh wait, they may have had some young snot nose rookie doing the grunt work.......... So if you do your own oil changes in the future............. Always take off the old gasket.poleclimber said:
MM.Y would it take 700mi to do it tho?
dragon 800
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did the heat light or anything else give notice. Is the machine studded. Did Yamaha come and inspect before authorizing the warranty? And last but not least how long? Sorry for the 50 questions but very inquisitive to how Yamaha treats engine failures.
Nope no heat light and no studs. Dealer called them and they said the would get a new motor out asap no questions asked! I'm a little impressed
ryetarded
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there motor is the best part of this sled hands down with over 9000kms on my nytro i havent ever had a problem with the motor . and there warrnety is really really good as long as you deal with a decent shop like yamaha in Elie manitoba . I havent had to argue one warrenty issue with them . and they always get me ready for riding time . endless times they went out of there way to get me on the trail .
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