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#136 Re: Events, Rallies, & Races » Rally on the Rocks » 2011-05-04 09:57:01
My battle with Ford is almost over, thanks to the dealer itself. I have the main repair done but I am fighting for some other issues that have been mentioned by them now. I don't see a problem with getting down there currently, other than playing head games with Ford motor company.
Word of advice, stay completely away from any Ford with the 6.0, unless you want to buy mine first of course!
Our 03 had some real issues that the dealer dealt with under warranty in which caused another set of problems down the road caused by the dealer its self. The tech broke a HP oil seal on injector 6 which caused low oil pressure to that injector when he fixed the seals that were leaking fuel into the oil when it was new. As he was in there he damaged a wire to the air temp sensor and broke off the breather tube. All I had to fix myself after the warranty was up. Other then the early problem, all the other issues were made by the dealer and not the truck itself.
The 6.0 has had its issues early on but most of them were taken care of through updates on its production run. 2006 till 2009 6.0L had less recall problems then any other ford models those years. You must maintain the EPA mandated EGR system and always keep clean oil and coolant in them, No extended drain intervals. They can be made bullet prof with the addition of head studs, A 2007 or newer turbo with oil drain tube, and updated EGR system. Fortunately mine has the 03 EGR system which was fare less pron to problems then the 04 till 09 6.0. 
#137 Re: Rally on the Rocks » ROTR will be on Direct TV and Dish Network! » 2011-05-01 21:24:45
So you guys are going to be a bunch of TV stars 
#138 Re: The X Spot » More and More Spam? » 2011-04-29 09:41:54
Sorry guys, been busy and noticed we got hit hard today with it. I think I got it all :x ...
They're back, you mite need to hire some more moderators. They are just as bad as the phone solicitors. :evil:
Well they do not pay for moderators but I will send a message to the administrator on this issue and a few others. This time there must have been at least 60 or so spam post. some stand alone and others mixed in. I hope I did not remove anything important since this was a bit time consuming the last few times.....
#139 Re: The X Spot » More and More Spam? » 2011-04-27 18:22:49
Sorry guys, been busy and noticed we got hit hard today with it. I think I got it all :x ...
#140 Re: General Polaris Ranger and Polaris RZR Discussions » Belt replacement » 2011-04-25 10:51:29
Hey guys, quick question,
Replacing my belt on my 09 700 Ranger, have found there are a ton of choices at wide veriety of prices.
Do any of you have any suggestions to which belt is the best or are the all about the same?
EPI sells some heavy duty belts for your RZR and there are also belts from Dayco as well sold by Bikemanperformance and dirtydawg performance. I do not know the part numbers. This does not apply to your rig but I use a belt that is from the sportsman 700 that is a little wider. It gives me around 3 more MPH and is a lot cheaper then the XP belt. So fare other then wearing them out I have never had a failure with one......
#141 Re: The X Spot » Looking for a new UTV » 2011-04-22 09:51:49
Hi, we use our UTV on a farm, not for recreation, so we need lots of bed room to haul fence posts, tools, spray tanks, etc around. I've been using an old Mule 2500 that has served us well for years, but has hit the end of its usefulness. What I've loved about it is the large bed that will hold 2 larger sprayer tanks as well as my tool box. We are considering a Ranger, but don't really know what would be best, so I thought I'd throw out a question here to see what people think. What would you folks recommend for a work horse with a bigger bed, but would still go a little faster than that old Mule? We also use it to check on flood gates in the river bottom, and it can take awhile to get around those levees in a slower UTV. Looks like people love their Rangers; what others are out there that would fit our needs? We will be buying used, not new, so we'll be considering UTV's made from 2000 up.
The Ranger HD or 6x6 would be the way to go, twice the box size of a rhino as well as twice the towing and hauling capacity. they have more power then a rhino and a higher top speed when the restrictor is removed :idea: ....
#142 Re: General Polaris Ranger and Polaris RZR Discussions » tps » 2011-04-21 10:10:51
By the way Polaris TPS are made by GM.If you buy at a GM dealer or maybe NAPA,you will save a lot of money.
It is most likely made by Delphi but I have no idea on what car or truck it came from. Almost all the connectors on a Polaris are made from Delphi and they have a good catalog to look things up for them but the automotive component side of Delphi trying to identify parts is not that well done on there site. I have requested a catalog but we will see how that goes. I have not been able to find anywhere on there site to order certain parts catalogs and there online system requires make and model the part comes from which is useless in trying to match up parts through pictures or schematics :!: :x
i used to know the part no.I will see if I can find where I wrote it down.
Any luck on that part number and what it may have come off of :?:
#143 Re: General Polaris Ranger and Polaris RZR Discussions » tps » 2011-04-20 11:02:25
On another note, Polaris has some issues with the connectors that are not water tight like the splice savers and in some cases water tight connectors that were not sealed up properly. If the UTV is used in wet climates allot or gets washed all the time and gets wet the connectors get corroded and they become resistive which changes what the ECU sees. I have found this to cause many problems with the way the machine runs and operates. This problem can cause engine overheat problems because the ECM does not get the on command to turn the fan on. The ECU will see different voltages and Resistances that will make the engine run rich or lean and could be sporadic in nature just like a bad TPS sensor or Tmap/Tbap sensor.
You need to do a visual inspection of all the connectors for corrosion or burning.You also need to test the pins from the ECM or the ECU to each sensor and make sure the connections are good then go ahead and adjust the sensor itself. One other note is when changing out the TPS sensor you do not need to do the whole base setup first like the manual says. You also do not need all the special tools as well and this can be done by back probing the connector and turn the key on and then make the adjustment.
If you install the new sensor and set it to .660 volts and it idles correctly then you are good to go. If it idles way to low or way to high then you may need to do the base setting and that is because the throttle body was not set up properly from the manufacture or was tampered with. When you install a bored out throttle body you can not use the base adjustments anyways and have to do the trial and error approach. this is done by going back and forth from the plate adjustment then adjust the TPS many times till the idle is correct with the proper TPS voltage, that is where it is very time consuming and should be done by qualified people...
#144 Re: General Polaris Ranger and Polaris RZR Discussions » tps » 2011-04-20 10:27:03
By the way Polaris TPS are made by GM.If you buy at a GM dealer or maybe NAPA,you will save a lot of money.
It is most likely made by Delphi but I have no idea on what car or truck it came from. Almost all the connectors on a Polaris are made from Delphi and they have a good catalog to look things up for them but the automotive component side of Delphi trying to identify parts is not that well done on there site. I have requested a catalog but we will see how that goes. I have not been able to find anywhere on there site to order certain parts catalogs and there online system requires make and model the part comes from which is useless in trying to match up parts through pictures or schematics :!: :x
#145 Re: General Polaris Ranger and Polaris RZR Discussions » 09 700 no power » 2011-04-19 21:09:17
Thanks, for the info.
Yea I called my nearest sevice place and they said they had never heard of it. So I was trying to do a little investigation of my own. One other thing I notice is the RPMs on the tach are real speratic at this time to. Like it's not reading correctly. Which may support your statement.
Anyway I will have it checked, hate to be stranded.....
Thanks, again.Could be your TPS is no good.Sounds more like that than your ECM.Do your self a favor if you want to do your own wrenching and buy a Service manual.
X2 on this :idea: ....
#146 Re: General Polaris Ranger and Polaris RZR Discussions » Purchasing a Used Ranger UTV » 2011-04-08 22:37:14
I am looking at purchasing a used Ranger and have been looking at the ads online in Ebay, Tractorhouse.com, etc. and see a wide variation of hours/mileage on the advertised units. I am wondering what a average number of miles/hours per year is considered light/moderate/heavy usage for a UTV. Is there any such information readily available or is there a rule of thumb that experienced folks use?
There is no way to answer this question. Hours is based on engine run time which is more accurate then drive run time. If the Polaris is used for farm work or whatever and does stuff like winching and other stuff like that it could have thousands of hours and only have gone 600 miles on it. It also could have 600 miles but have 2000 hrs because it was not moving anywhere. Hours of run time is more important then miles when it comes down to the engine wear. but if the machine was used for patrolling in like boarder patrol then looking at miles on the drive line would become important. It is all on how it was used by the owner.....
#147 Re: General Polaris Ranger and Polaris RZR Discussions » faulty sending unit 2007 Ranger 700xp » 2011-04-03 21:07:01
Reading through many posts on this site tonight and see a few people have had this problem with their 2008 Rzr. We are having this problem with our 2007 Ranger. Fuel gauge flashes even though the gas tank is full. called the dealer and they stated seems to be a common problem and the only way to correct is to exchange out the whole gas tank, at a cost of about $650. Seems ridiculous when the Ranger has less than 100 hours of use. Apparently, Polaris doesn't see the need to recall the part and replace the faulty unit.
My question is, if you continue to drive the unit with the gauge flashing, will the engine eventually stall and die due to the signal from the faulty sending unit even though there is still gas in the tank?
Anyone else experiencing this problem and have another fix?
No it will not do much more then just burn the bulb out. And I would think if you are under warranty it should be taken care of. As for replacing the whole fuel tank that is polarises way of getting more money from you. All you need to do is get a new fuel pump assembly that will include the sending unit....
#148 Re: General Polaris Ranger and Polaris RZR Discussions » tps » 2011-04-01 21:57:31
i want to try and adjust my tps where would it be located?
It is located on the side of the throttle body. It is black with a wire coming of it. It should read .660 volts at idle on 2006 rangers. It should read smooth consistent even voltage when the throttle is raised from closed to full open and back again several times. If you do a search there is a full procedure on how to do this on this site that i have done some time ago.....
#149 Re: The X Spot » Newbie from Bama » 2011-04-01 11:18:22
I live in Tuscaloosa. This may sound crazy but I haven't figured out how to make a post so everyone else can view it.
Not sure what you mean by haven't figured out how to make a post since you did make a post :?: . If you give more information on what you want to do we can try to help :?: ...
#150 Re: The X Spot » Newbie from Bama » 2011-04-01 11:13:34
Hey I'm also from Bama. Question though, I have an 06 700 ranger that's having problems staying on when I start, but after I run it a while it'll do okay. Any ideas what may cause this frustrating problem.
Roll Tide Roll!!!!!!!!
The other problem that these have is connector corrosion. Polaris does not use water tight connectors on all the harness connectors and it starts to cause problems like this. I have recently gone through all of mine and found a lot of problems in them. I had also had to replace the connector at the ECM that had overheated on one pin and destroyed the connector :idea: ....