p1338 engine code safe to run?

[09nytro]

rolling a sled should have nothing to do with this. These sleds have to have the ability to roll. If you ride powder it is going to happen again and again.

So you are saying that if you ride powder than this code will pop up a lot ?
Why is that ?

Then why buy a sled if you can't ride in powder with out a code popping up !

 

[loudelectronics]

Saying rolling will happen over and over. If you ride of trail it is very likely that you will be on a side hill or tipped over.

Oil priming should not be an issue and crank spike should not be an issue as a result of flipping over.

These were not issues on the nytro. Only change is cat electronics. These problems should not be happening.

 

[TestMaster]

Saying rolling will happen over and over. If you ride of trail it is very likely that you will be on a side hill or tipped over.

Oil priming should not be an issue and crank spike should not be an issue as a result of flipping over.

These were not issues on the nytro. Only change is cat electronics. These problems should not be happening.

You are correct, one answer could be a software update to ECU or perhaps a firmware update, but with only one person having this particular issue best thing to do is let the dealer and Yamaha engineering figure it out as necessary.

But you must tell them about it first.

 

[yamahajoe]

Yamaha says insufficient Battery charge - system is very sensitive to voltage level

 

[09nytro]

Saying rolling will happen over and over. If you ride of trail it is very likely that you will be on a side hill or tipped over.

Oil priming should not be an issue and crank spike should not be an issue as a result of flipping over.

These were not issues on the nytro. Only change is cat electronics. These problems should not be happening.

Ok we are on the same page , that's my thinking to as well !
I'm sure yamaha will get it figure out , well let's hope they do!

 

[09nytro]

Yamaha says insufficient Battery charge - system is very sensitive to voltage level

Well if it's that , then the dealer didn't prep the battery right then as in not charging the battery properly !

 

[yamahas]

Yamaha says insufficient Battery charge - system is very sensitive to voltage level

Very plausible, I have chased error codes on my phazer that was fixed with hooking up a good battery.

Get you're battery load tested.

 

[canadianhunter]

Error code P1338. 1st ride to break in, at about 20 miles stopped for about 15min. Started back on ride and at approx. 1 mile error code P1338 started flashing intermittently with mileage reading. Stopped and started couple times and code kept flashing periodically. Rode about 2 miles and stopped for about 10 to 15 minutes and code was gone after that start and never reappeared.

 

[sxr70001]

I had this code as well. Seemed to me to have something to do with one of the times that sled didn't start right away and I touched the throttle. Maybe got an O2 sensor covered in fuel or something. Both times it happened I just shut sled down and restarted and it cleared.

Only time I have trouble starting sled is after one of those in between times where you go in somewhere to eat and the sled has been sitting for an hour or so. (Just like an old Polaris I used to have.) It starts great when cold and when warm, but seems to have trouble being lukewarm. My friend with a venture commented, why doesn't start like mine does every time, it's basically the same motor. His starts within a few cranks everytime.

P.S. cracking the throttle doesn't help either.

 

[rxwhopper]

That's the code i got also as sled was warm and didn't start. But my sled was also on its rhnside a good 5 minutes to check that trck noise I'm getting.. Now I find out my dealer has a blown up viper cause a guy tipped his and it lost prime. Better be a fix very soon for that problem. I don't plan on tipping mine any more but that's not good at all.

 

[Zrxpilot]

^ There is a fix. Was reading up on it over at snowest. Called a rollover valve. Aftermarket fix that does something that makes it so you don't lose prime in the event you get your sled on its side while its sill running. It will die on its own as a fail safe.

The trail fix without it is to remove the right sidepanel, find the vent that goes from the oil tank to the airbox. Should be good sized. Unhook it and put your thumb on the end as you crank it over. Something along those lines. Don't shoot the messenger...just reciting from memory.

I had my sled on its side for about 30 seconds. Finnally got the pig on its feet and it would not start. Oil pump light lit up. I figured it was an oil thing and waited for it to settle into wherever it goes. After a few minutes it started. Didn't need to do above procedure.

Holy crap these new sleds got complicated. Complicated and compact. I keep my manual inside the tool bag with a couple extra tools. Like a torx for body panels and good Phillips. Hopefully wont need them.

 

[Yamadog]

I also got the P1338 & P1339 Alarm flashing. Shut it off and started up no code. I think this is an ECU problem. I never rolled or laid it on its side. I was riding at 40 to the gas station. Rode the rest of the day no more codes.

 

[TurboJamie]

Its also triggered by excessive cranking to start. All these little issues makes one wonder how much R&D this machine actually got. Its no Yamaha in terms of things like this. The no start were getting is also BS on a new machine.

At any rate ours has triggered this code numerous times, and has been ridden all day without a problem afterwards.

 

[BTbt]

I have seen this on mine when it has been cranking over a lot while trying to start when hot.I noticed when shut off when hot, when you turn on the key the temperature often is over 100 c. I am wondering if the ecu is shutting of fuel sensing a overheating engine? When it does start and coolant starts to circulate, the temperature drops back to normal levels.I am surprised this was not noticed in all the prototype testing.

 

[Ckondel]

Error 1338

Rode my new Viper for the first time today. Rode 35 miles and stopped for Lunch. Came out an hour later and sled wouldn't start. Finally got it to start and the error message 1338 came up. Stayed on for 20 miles. Turned sled off then back on and the error code went away. I have a 2012 Nytro XTX and have never had starting issues or error codes come up. I sure hope Yamaha realizes quickly that they have a problem. Is the motor mounted differently than the Nytro that would cause the starting issues?