hey guys, anyone know of problems with the polaris's burnin oil. I have a guy that i work with,that told me he has an 04 700 and an 05 800 no leaks and its not in the transmission,both machines are using oil he goes through 4 ounces in 70 miles.so he had the 800 rebuilt and it did the same thing.he is still not up to recomended break in so hes not worried about it yet.his wife has an 04 700 and hers is fine.my thought is its over heating and taking rings and valve guides with it.its efi and it runs fine so its not lean causing scoring. i am hoping someone has heard something or knows someone that had these problems. the other reason i think its hot is he does a lot of low gear pulling with poor circulation, also he said his fan runs alot.his wife has all trail time so hers gets enough air through it. any ideas welcome!

 

the fans run alot on these bikes. as long as the hot warning light or its blowing antifreeze out its not overheating. i have overheated mine a coulpe of times and w/ 600 miles no oil problems as of yet.

 

Heat will make the rings and valves seat. You say its still in break in period, run it good and hard and maybe it will get better. Alot of new cars burn oil on for the first 1000 miles or so till the engine seats in