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[RGM]

So your telling me fuel was dumping out of that hole?

Um No. If you actually looked at the pic and know a thing or two you can tell that the fired occurred inside the suitcase near the bottom back. When the sensor is out the sled thinks it is cold and will run super rich. Fuel must of built up and then ignited. It not the first time a sensor has come out on me but the first time it lit the suitcase up.

 

[Vance Matheson]

Right on. So if you find a "HOT" deal on a 12etec you'll have t-motion lined up cheap....lol

i actually want one but i dont want to get a lemon, the pull cord snapped on me at 100 miles but to be fair it was a rental.....

 

[Vance Matheson]

Um No. If you actually looked at the pic and know a thing or two you can tell that the fired occurred inside the suitcase near the bottom back. When the sensor is out the sled thinks it is cold and will run super rich. Fuel must of built up and then ignited. It not the first time a sensor has come out on me but the first time it lit the suitcase up.

i referenced your situation on this thread, but never stated as maxwell said flaming gas coming out of the hole. Just a very possible chance of fire, as your picture clearly shows.

 

[maierch]

maybe a vibratin proof washer or red lock tight should fix it ! ....

I don't think red loctite or a nordlock will work in this application. All loctite dies with heat making it ineffective in exhaust applications.

The sensor is a tapered thread so a nordlock won't tighten up to engage.

 

[suzuki_ryder]

Um No. If you actually looked at the pic and know a thing or two you can tell that the fired occurred inside the suitcase near the bottom back. When the sensor is out the sled thinks it is cold and will run super rich. Fuel must of built up and then ignited. It not the first time a sensor has come out on me but the first time it lit the suitcase up.

That's not an o2 sensor, and that sensor doesn't directly tell the injectors how much fuel to add. Those values are Programed in the ecu from factory with minor compensation from the altimeter, intake temp sensor and exhaust temp sensor.

That fuel is coming from somewhere else. Lets say it was the sensor telling it to add fuel, it would have bogged and flooded (not 5L+ in the crankcase and now pouring out the muffler flooded) loooong before that much fuel came out the muffler. Then because it quit running the fuel pump would have also stopped pumping fuel.

I'd check to see if you fuel pump fitting broke or a fuel line came off.


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[Summiteer]

hopefully it didn't suffer the same fate as your gerbil....

Armageddon!!

 

[RGM]

Well another clueless Cat rider!

That's not an o2 sensor, and that sensor doesn't directly tell the injectors how much fuel to add. Those values are Programed in the ecu from factory with minor compensation from the altimeter, intake temp sensor and exhaust temp sensor.

That fuel is coming from somewhere else. Lets say it was the sensor telling it to add fuel, it would have bogged and flooded (not 5L+ in the crankcase and now pouring out the muffler flooded) loooong before that much fuel came out the muffler. Then because it quit running the fuel pump would have also stopped pumping fuel.

I'd check to see if you fuel pump fitting broke or a fuel line came off.


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[lilduke]

Well another clueless Cat rider!

One would think, if your sled was running rich eneogh to lite your muffler on fire
the sled would be running pretty sh#tty,,no?

 

[suzuki_ryder]

Well another clueless Cat rider!

Alright?...lol. Your clearly the clueless one bud.


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[Vance Matheson]

Alright?...lol. Your clearly the clueless one bud.


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hopefully they are correcting the issue, i've heard this is an old issue as well. in the mean time is there a fix for the sensor not vibrating out?.

 

[suzuki_ryder]

hopefully they are correcting the issue, i've heard this is an old issue as well. in the mean time is there a fix for the sensor not vibrating out?.

The best way is to just check of its tight in the mornings when your filling you oil tank up.


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[LBZ]

One would think, if your sled was running rich eneogh to lite your muffler on fire
the sled would be running pretty sh#tty,,no?

Mine sure was when it was overfuelling. Could only get 6500rpm and was running on one hole.

I don't think just an exhaust sensor falling out would make it overfuel. If the both did then maybe but still doubtful.

 

[lilduke]

Mine sure was when it was overfuelling. Could only get 6500rpm and was running on one hole.

I don't think just an exhaust sensor falling out would make it overfuel. If the both did then maybe but still doubtful.

Did you ride it like that until your muffler started on fire too?

 

[Caper11]

I had my pipe sensor fall out on my 2011 and never noticed a performance change, and never had one fall out again after that. I have not had a issue with them even falling out on my 13.


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[LBZ]

Did you ride it like that until your muffler started on fire too?

No. Straight to the dealer.

 

[Circled-Mistake]

Mine sure was when it was overfuelling. Could only get 6500rpm and was running on one hole.

I don't think just an exhaust sensor falling out would make it overfuel. If the both did then maybe but still doubtful.

Sounds more like an injector stuck open and dumping fuel..... fouling plug and just running on one cylinder

 

[lilduke]

No. Straight to the dealer.

Yeah that makes sense,, thats what I would do too.

 

[LBZ]

Sounds more like an injector stuck open and dumping fuel..... fouling plug and just running on one cylinder

Thats exactly what it was. Had 2 miles on it.

 

[Vance Matheson]

Thats exactly what it was. Had 2 miles on it.

The sensor may have just been out already... The injectors may have actually caused the fire by letting to much fuel in.

 

[LBZ]

Not in my case, sensors were fine.
In the other guys maybe but there was no mention of injector issues after the fire at all.
And to be clear I never had a fire, just a stuck open injector but if someone else had the same happen and a sensor was out, I could see a fire happening.