We got our 08 Outlander Max XT 500 last fall and love it!
Yesterday we went for some trail riding and splashed though a little creek with no more then 1' of water and wasn't in there for long at all (few seconds) but right after the little splash I think the belt started to slip?
I've never experienced this before but all I know is I lost all the power even though the engine RPM was high. I kind of felt like the chain came of the sproket, if there was one
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Anyways I was able to slowely drive (high RPM but barely moving) out of the little water and ran it for a bit and then the tracktion and power came back and has been good ever since.
I've gone through even deeper water but more slowly and had no problem, never even gone through more water then the hight of the tires.
If the CVT belt cover wasn't sealed properly could that be the problem? But how can it enter that compartment in such a short time even if there was a small leak?
I don't believe we got any water in the air intake since that was up a lot higher yet.
How do I know if the CVT belt was slipping and how can we troubleshoot this??
Thank you guys for your comments.
Regards,
Yesterday we went for some trail riding and splashed though a little creek with no more then 1' of water and wasn't in there for long at all (few seconds) but right after the little splash I think the belt started to slip?
I've never experienced this before but all I know is I lost all the power even though the engine RPM was high. I kind of felt like the chain came of the sproket, if there was one
Anyways I was able to slowely drive (high RPM but barely moving) out of the little water and ran it for a bit and then the tracktion and power came back and has been good ever since.
I've gone through even deeper water but more slowly and had no problem, never even gone through more water then the hight of the tires.
If the CVT belt cover wasn't sealed properly could that be the problem? But how can it enter that compartment in such a short time even if there was a small leak?
I don't believe we got any water in the air intake since that was up a lot higher yet.
How do I know if the CVT belt was slipping and how can we troubleshoot this??
Thank you guys for your comments.
Regards,
