my polaris 05 sportsman 800 is burning blue. I added some oil last week and maybe added to much would that make it burn blue or is it an engine problem.

 

Blue smoke is definitely from oil. If you added too much, the engine could have burped the excess into the airbox. If it didn't smoke prior to you adding oil, chances are the smoke is related to the oil you added. Check the air box to see if there's oil in there.

 

U could have a lot of diffrent problems not just oil. How does it run?Idle and such. u dont mix gas so oil in air boxx is unlikely. oil goes in bottom end of block, only way it would burn is if its getting past rings on piston,or a crack in block or heads. Blue is coming out of pipe ? cause it could blow out dipstick and onto something hot.

 

I had a piston and the rings done early this year and only rode it 5 times after the repair. It's brand new.

 

too much oil could cause ring damage but not likey. the rings need time to seat in and you shouldnt be pounding on it. if the engine work wasnt done correctly then it would have issues as well. actually i just thought, if these are nickle cyclinders they cant be bored if i remeber right. if you just honed it and added new parts that could be a problem as well. help me out guys on the cylinder idear??

 

There is a vent tube from the top of the valve cover which vents into the air box. To much oil could be pushed out into the air box and thus burned with the intake air.

 

Stupid question, but I need to ask........You didn't put oil in tha gas tank did you??? Maybe you were thinking it was a 2-stroke and needed mixed gas? One time I grabbed a gas can out of my buddie's garage and put about a half a tank's worth in my '00 Magnum 500. I didn't realize it at the time but it was mixed gas for his chainsaw. Smoked like a #$%^&*. I thought sure I had swallowed a piston ring. No damage was done other than a fouled spark plug.

 

Thanks for your help. No I didn't put mixed gas in, had way too much oil in it. How many hours does it take to seed rings?had the piston and rings changed and I have about 7 hrs on it.drained the oil add the right amount but still burning blue.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: t,roy

I had a piston and the rings done early this year and only rode it 5 times after the repair. It's brand new.</end quote></div>

Did you say it was a 2005??...........Why so early with a piston and ring work done?............Caper...........

 

A rock pushed up the piston ring and messed up one piston. Had it replaced with the rings. Had it fixed at the end of 2006 got it ready for 2007. rode it may long it only has 123 hrs on it.