All right ya smarty pantses I need some help. I’ve turned to these threads for a long time looking for help but this is my first problem I’ve had that’s made me create an account.
The bike: 2013 CanAm Outlander 650EFI XMR.
The problem: I just got the bike out of the shop not 2 weeks ago, it had the brake line and front disc brakes/calipers replaced. It’s sat since then except for being used about 15 minutes to pull a deer about 100 yards.
Yesterday I was using some fix a flat to buy me some time on a tire and once I got that finish I rode up the dirt driveway to test out the tire. The driveway is long (nearly a quarter mile) and I regularly floor it all the way up. This time I get about 2/3 of the way up and the power cuts off for about a second. My finger hadn’t moved off the throttle but it was like I totally let off. After it came back I slowed down and turned around to head. I headed back at about half power and not 50feet down the road it does it again, for longer this time, about 2 seconds. I then slow way down to about 10ph and the check engine light flickers on and off and the display reads “Limp Home Mode”. As soon as I stop it back at the garage it dies. It wouldn’t start again until it had cooled off. When I start it now it will run around a minute and a half to two minutes idling before it starts going in and out and then dies. The engine light is no longer on. What I have been suggested and what seems most likely is that the fuel pump just went out. I wanted to know if any of y’all have had any similar issues? Is it normal for a fuel pump to just quit on you like that? Should I be checking for other problems? Appreciate any help.
Edit: Adding that I just learned of it possibly being as simple as a low battery. We’ve had unusually cold weather here in Florida for over a week now and I haven’t kept it on charge, I’ll see if that fixes it tomorrow. Please let me know if you can think of anything else to check.
The bike: 2013 CanAm Outlander 650EFI XMR.
The problem: I just got the bike out of the shop not 2 weeks ago, it had the brake line and front disc brakes/calipers replaced. It’s sat since then except for being used about 15 minutes to pull a deer about 100 yards.
Yesterday I was using some fix a flat to buy me some time on a tire and once I got that finish I rode up the dirt driveway to test out the tire. The driveway is long (nearly a quarter mile) and I regularly floor it all the way up. This time I get about 2/3 of the way up and the power cuts off for about a second. My finger hadn’t moved off the throttle but it was like I totally let off. After it came back I slowed down and turned around to head. I headed back at about half power and not 50feet down the road it does it again, for longer this time, about 2 seconds. I then slow way down to about 10ph and the check engine light flickers on and off and the display reads “Limp Home Mode”. As soon as I stop it back at the garage it dies. It wouldn’t start again until it had cooled off. When I start it now it will run around a minute and a half to two minutes idling before it starts going in and out and then dies. The engine light is no longer on. What I have been suggested and what seems most likely is that the fuel pump just went out. I wanted to know if any of y’all have had any similar issues? Is it normal for a fuel pump to just quit on you like that? Should I be checking for other problems? Appreciate any help.
Edit: Adding that I just learned of it possibly being as simple as a low battery. We’ve had unusually cold weather here in Florida for over a week now and I haven’t kept it on charge, I’ll see if that fixes it tomorrow. Please let me know if you can think of anything else to check.
