SadoutlawXP
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Hey all, sorry if this is buried in the forum somewhere but I’m desperate for knowledge.
I have a 2018 Outlaw XP with 186 hours of residential use on it. Maintenance has been done by me, but has been done correctly. It’s always run roughly at idle or lower RPM, but when the throttle is pushed up to half to full it’s always been great. I love the mower.
Yesterday I went to start it to pull it out of the garage, no problem at all. I then went to start it to mow and the starter and crank just “clunked” like it was trying to start but was being held back. After several tries it fired and made maybe 10 revolutions that sounded god awful then was “locked” again.
I pulled the plugs and the tip of the left side cylinder plug was completely destroyed by mechanical forces. I mean the electrode, the body, and the ceramic was smashed. I stuck a camera down there and in the plug hole there is clearly some broken metal. There is also a hole in the block near the plug hole.
Has anyone heard of issues with the Yamaha 825 MX EFI grenade’ing?
It happened over the weekend so I’ve not been able to reach any dealers or corporate reps. I emailed BB warranty department. The engine is clearly trashed.
Thoughts?
I have a 2018 Outlaw XP with 186 hours of residential use on it. Maintenance has been done by me, but has been done correctly. It’s always run roughly at idle or lower RPM, but when the throttle is pushed up to half to full it’s always been great. I love the mower.
Yesterday I went to start it to pull it out of the garage, no problem at all. I then went to start it to mow and the starter and crank just “clunked” like it was trying to start but was being held back. After several tries it fired and made maybe 10 revolutions that sounded god awful then was “locked” again.
I pulled the plugs and the tip of the left side cylinder plug was completely destroyed by mechanical forces. I mean the electrode, the body, and the ceramic was smashed. I stuck a camera down there and in the plug hole there is clearly some broken metal. There is also a hole in the block near the plug hole.
Has anyone heard of issues with the Yamaha 825 MX EFI grenade’ing?
It happened over the weekend so I’ve not been able to reach any dealers or corporate reps. I emailed BB warranty department. The engine is clearly trashed.
Thoughts?