Hi,

I've had my Ozark for about a month and I just had the oil changed at the dealership (after its one-month break in period). Here's the problem: A few seconds after I start it up, there's a weird sound that seems to be coming from behind the black plate on the right-hand side of the quad (below the seat and above the foot panel). The way I'd describe the sound is like a small marble being rolled around in a tin can. It's not really loud or constant, but you can hear it every 3 seconds or so. I called the dealership and let them listen to it on the phone; they told me to bring it in ASAP but wouldn't say what they thought it was. Any ideas? It's still under warranty, so I'm not too worried...it's just a pain since I just had it at the dealership.

Thanks for your replies,

Joadman

 

Hey. Mine makes the same noise after it is warmed up. Please inform me if you find out what the problem was. Other people I spoke to have the same problem so hopefully its just a normal sound. Anyway, small price to pay for a great quad ey?

 

make sure It's not the plastic viberating,we had that problem on my wifes ozark.when it starts making
the noise start grabing the plastic in that area to see if it stops.That worked for us.

 

I just discovered one other thing to add to my problem: if I let the quad idle for about 30 seconds, it stalls. So not only is it "knocking," but it also stalls...I'm bringing it to the dealer tomorrow and hopefully they'll figure it out. I have a hunch it might have something to do with air intake.

Joadman

 

I figured out that the idle speed needed to be adjusted. It runs fine now.

 

i had the same problem with mine and it ended up being the heat shield ratteling*