850 ETEC, anyone break 5,000km yet?

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Before the 850 got into consumer hands Doo was claiming lower than 800 oil consumption. We all know that didn't come to be. They drink that $90/jug elixir. By all reports the turbki is even thirstier. It's become a significant part of a rides expenses. Maybe all that oil isn't being directed to the right locations.

read the fine print lol. its all marketing. The 850 etec does have lower oil consumption thatn the 800 if your cruising at 30kmh on a groomed trail
 

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read the fine print lol. its all marketing. The 850 etec does have lower oil consumption thatn the 800 if your cruising at 30kmh on a groomed trail
Always a catch.
 

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read the fine print lol. its all marketing. The 850 etec does have lower oil consumption thatn the 800 if your cruising at 30kmh on a groomed trail

You drinking that f—cking XPS like water bro!!!

850 is way worse than my old 800 etec!

jMCX only has to listen to me complain about 67.5 times a ride
 
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read the fine print lol. its all marketing. The 850 etec does have lower oil consumption thatn the 800 if your cruising at 30kmh on a groomed trail
You drinking that f—cking XPS like water bro!!!

850 is way worse than my old 800 etec!

jMCX only has to listen to me complain about 67.5 times a ride
Lol That's when they meter it so they have numbers for the brochure.

If your using lots of oil and fuel then you should be smiling cause your in deep snow ;)
 

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I think proper warm ups all day. Not just leaving the truck plays a giant roll in skirt life. How many times have you seen a group dig someone out of a tree for a half hour. Then there’s sleds already wide open before they’re hardly idling.
I generally always try to put my helmet on and what not while sled idles
 

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Yep. Warm up is a big part. My sleds don’t move at all until the cooler is warm to the touch. Never had an issue. See tons ( maybe most) people pull into the lot, whip open the trailer door, fire up the sleds and immediately move them out. Thats still like 4500-6000 Rpm even just “taking it easy”. 🤷🏽
 

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Yep. Warm up is a big part. My sleds don’t move at all until the cooler is warm to the touch. Never had an issue. See tons ( maybe most) people pull into the lot, whip open the trailer door, fire up the sleds and immediately move them out. Thats still like 4500-6000 Rpm even just “taking it easy”. 🤷🏽
Seen lots of cool kids kids in -20C temps unload their sleds jump on and pin it up the trail. I pass them about 5km up with a squeaked piston
 

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read the fine print lol. its all marketing. The 850 etec does have lower oil consumption thatn the 800 if your cruising at 30kmh on a groomed trail

Wait a second…you trynna tell me there’s more to mountain sledding than going up to the cabin and getting trashed ?! Ahaha
 

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break out the special BRP tool kit! “That Ski-Doo Feeling”
 

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Yep. Warm up is a big part. My sleds don’t move at all until the cooler is warm to the touch. Never had an issue. See tons ( maybe most) people pull into the lot, whip open the trailer door, fire up the sleds and immediately move them out. Thats still like 4500-6000 Rpm even just “taking it easy”. 🤷🏽
yup, gotta let errybody in the parking lot know that they have a kewl can.
 
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