Just bought an apex, think im blowing oil! whats normal?

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As stated i just got 08 apex 40th anniversary. After my first ride on the lake around 7-10k rpm for 20 min i starter to smell something funny like burning plastic. Opened up the airbox there was a lot of oil in the intake from the crank case tube, i turned the sled on, out of hose came alot of white smoke along with that same plastic burning smell. Is this normal for a apex with 3,000 miles?




Btw im new, really like the site!
 
Re: Just bought a apex, think im blowing oil! whats normal?

mikestyle said:
As stated i just got 08 apex 40th anniversary. After my first ride on the lake around 7-10k rpm for 20 min i starter to smell something funny like burning plastic. Opened up the airbox there was a lot of oil in the intake from the crank case tube, i turned the sled on, out of hose came alot of white smoke along with that same plastic burning smell. Is this normal for a apex with 3,000 miles?




Btw im new, really like the site!
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Welcome to the site.

Did you check your oil level in the tank? The usual culprit for this is an over full oil tank/engine.

Where did you purchase it from, private or dealer?
 
I did not check the oil level i was in a rush to get back to the city. Ya i got the ski from a dealer im sure they will take care of me however the downtime is what will kill me.
 
Oil does not smell like burning plastic. What plastic parts are in the motor?

I get a bit of oil in the airbox from time to time, but have never smelt burnt plastic coming from the motor. Oil type smell yes! Plastic No!
 
mikestyle said:
im thinking the plastic smell is from the hot oil sitting in the air box
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Could be, have you checked your oil level yet?
Who did the last oil change, dealer?
 
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