Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire My Polaris 700 EFI is in the shop again

This year it boggs down over about 1/2 throttle
Last year it needed another barometric pressure sensor
Two years ago I had fuel pressure problems
Prior to this the wiring harness was replaced and then the first barometric pressure sensor failed. Oh, and the plug wires come loose too.
I have been able to fix most of this stuff myself, but took it to the shop today. I'm thinking I need something with a carburetor and a pull start.

my 2004 carbed 660 Grizzly is doing fine..............

That couple of thousand saved by not buying Jap stuff always seems to be recouped in the end.

Polaris are high maintenance. Won't have one.

Seems like a common theme. They are beasts while running, but that isn't often enough

ivr got a 08 ranger 700efi... ill never have another polaris piece of chit EVER. Ill stick to Kawis, yammys, and maybe a honda.

If it's got tires or tits, you're gonna have problems with it.

I bought a Ranger 800 Crew in 2011, and sold it this spring. During that time the only trouble I had with it was having to replace a thermostat.

That being said, I think I'll go another route the next time I buy an ATV.

my 08 King Quad 750 has been flawless, and im hard on it

I had good luck with a 99 Polaris that I just sold back in July. Tore a couple CV boots and had a fitting near the radiator overflow tank crack. Other than that it was just preventative maintenance and boy did that thing have the grease fittings. Sorry to hear yours is costing you money and causing you grief.

Honda Rubicon still has a carb, the new Foreman is EFI though. I have 07 Foreman, 2000+ miles, 2 battery's (I plow a lot ) and I just ordered a brake cable because it's stretched and I'm out of adjustment ($16). I'm going to put a new plug in it this year just because it's 3-4 years old. Other than that it's been trouble free and it gets used hard. The poor thing is starting to look like it lost the war but runs great.

Our local fire hall has a couple of Polaris, they seem to require a lot of maintenance but they do sit around a lot.

I've owned five Polaris machines now and have not had anything unusual or extraordinary go wrong.

My 2006 Arctic Cat TRV 650 never fails me. It's a great machine. It even came with Arctic Cat's theft protection system......a Polaris cover.

Mart

My 800 runs like a top!

Exactly. Go Jap and don't look back. King Quad or Griz.

TFF. Probably wouldn't slow down the Harley guys though.

I'm looking to buy a side by side UTV. Oklahoma ranch hunting and running around not worked too hard, just want to use something other than my FJ Cruiser.

I'm open to suggestions, currently considering the Arctic Cat, Kawasaki, Honda and possibly the Yamaha.

Based on this thread, and others, I don't think Polaris is on my radar.

Arctic Cat has a Suzuki engine I believe.

My 800 Polaris Ranger is one of the best purchases I have made for my small farm/acerage as of yet!

We've got 6 Polaris 850s at work and they are like Cadillacs to ride....power steering, lots of power, automatic transmissions, huge cushy seats and giant floorboards. But I've averaged at least 40 hours a month on them this summer (just me, other guys were using them too). As soon as we started riding them more often than rarely they were dropping like flies. We just can't keep them running.