Code 85

[steiner]

Went out for a little 120 mile ride for the first time this year. Nearing the end of the day I started up the sled after a break and got code 85. Took my handy dandy phone out and checked TY to see what this code meant. It says " Oil pressure sensor not normal". Shut the sled down and restarted. Code was still there. Remove the cover and checked the oil level. All good. Turned the ign on and still showed the code. Started the sled up and the yellow light stopped flashing and the code was gone. Ran well and did not come back on for the rest of the day.
Anyone else ever experience this??
This had me worried as I was the ONLY Yamaha sled in the group. The other 14 sleds where Cats. I would have been the center the supper talk if I where to come back on the rope.

 

[MrSled]

Went out for a little 120 mile ride for the first time this year. Nearing the end of the day I started up the sled after a break and got code 85. Took my handy dandy phone out and checked TY to see what this code meant. It says " Oil pressure sensor not normal". Shut the sled down and restarted. Code was still there. Remove the cover and checked the oil level. All good. Turned the ign on and still showed the code. Started the sled up and the yellow light stopped flashing and the code was gone. Ran well and did not come back on for the rest of the day.
Anyone else ever experience this??
This had me worried as I was the ONLY Yamaha sled in the group. The other 14 sleds where Cats. I would have been the center the supper talk if I where to come back on the rope.

Sounds like the sled lost oil pressure.. you have lots of miles on her?

 

[steiner]

Sounds like the sled lost oil pressure.. you have lots of miles on her?

Only got 14k miles on it. Fresh oil and filter. Nothing leaking. Ran good the entire day and the code never came back.
First time I've ever seen a code up on the dash. Kind of freaked me out.

 

[MrSled]

Only got 14k miles on it. Fresh oil and filter. Nothing leaking. Ran good the entire day and the code never came back.
First time I've ever seen a code up on the dash. Kind of freaked me out.

Really strange for sure. I would just drive it and hope for the best.

 

[TBay Sledhead]

I've had codes come in before, turn the key off and back on gone. I suspect computer glitch.

 

[steiner]

I'm hoping it was just a glitch, We were driving in uncommon conditions. The warmest part of the day was in first light of the morning and proceeded to get colder from there. The humidity was very high as well. This I could tell by all the frost build up on the plastics around the tank cover. That may have been a factor as well. As much as electronics have made things better,lighter and faster for us I hate that I can't see what they actually do.

Points and carbs. Easy to see easy to fix.

 

[Sasquatch]

I'm hoping it was just a glitch, We were driving in uncommon conditions. The warmest part of the day was in first light of the morning and proceeded to get colder from there. The humidity was very high as well. This I could tell by all the frost build up on the plastics around the tank cover. That may have been a factor as well. As much as electronics have made things better,lighter and faster for us I hate that I can't see what they actually do.

Points and carbs. Easy to see easy to fix.

My Apex power steering quit working and flashed eps on dash. Then a couple hours later it started working again, the fuel relay stuck once and the starter relay would not engage once. I blamed it all on my trailer leaked and was full of humidity. I figured the humidity got into all the electronics and froze them up. When I got home I thawed out the sled in the garage and dried everything out with fans. Since then no problems. Was it humidity of not? Im thinking it was but don't want to recreate the conditions to prove it!

I liked the simplicity of points but it got old fast changing them every 3,000 miles or on the side of the road in a snow storm if you didn't Then came electronic ignition in 72 that I swapped in to replace the points and never had a problem but I carried a spare control modual in the glove box in case (replacement for the points I used to carry)! In the defense of the small engine though, my 650 Yamaha went forever on a set of points as did all the Hondas I had! Not to mention setting valve clearance was a lot easier as well

I agree though when I started driving/riding you could fix anything with a few tools on the side of the road. On board computers have taken over everything and made it harder to fix trail side!

 

[steiner]

Oh the good 'ole days. A simple screwdriver could start the car at the starter, change and set the points, clear a flooded engine, adjust the carb and open the trunk. Now it can tighten a loose hose clamp, if you have the correct one.

 

[TBay Sledhead]

I hear ya!