2003 Polaris Frontier Owners Manual - Page 129

2003 Polaris Frontier Manual

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Engine Troubleshooting Problem Engine turns but fails to start Probable Cause Faulty ignition No fuel to engine Air in fuel line Poor engine compression Engine lacks power Fuel filter (loss of high RPM power) Incorrect clutching Fuel pump Engine continually backfires Engine crank time has increased Faulty plug(s) Improperly set TPS Poor gasoline or not enough fuel getting to engine TROUBLESHOOTING Solution -Check for spark; if no spark SEE DEALER. -Check tank level and fill with correct fuel. -Ice in fuel line, filter, or pump. -SEE DEALER for fuel line bleeding. -SEE DEALER. This indicates a major engine problem that must be repaired before engine is run. -SEE DEALER. -SEE DEALER. -There's no adjustment to change power output. SEE DEALER. -Change plug(s) -SEE DEALER. -Replace with fresh winter fuel. 127

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127
TROUBLESHOOTING
EngineTroubleshooting
Problem
ProbableCause
Solution
Engineturns
butfailstostart
Faultyignition
Nofueltoengine
Airinfuelline
Poorengine
compression
-Checkforspark;ifnosparkSEEDEALER.
-Checktanklevelandfillwithcorrectfuel.
-Iceinfuelline,filter,orpump.
-SEEDEALERforfuellinebleeding.
-SEEDEALER. Thisindicatesamajoren-
gineproblemthatmustberepairedbefore
engineisrun.
Enginelacks
power
Fuelfilter(lossof
highRPMpower)
Incorrectclutching
Fuelpump
-SEE DEALER.
-SEE DEALER.
-There’snoadjustmenttochangepowerout-
put. SEEDEALER.
Engine
continually
backfires
Faultyplug(s)
ImproperlysetTPS
-Changeplug(s)
-SEE DEALER.
Enginecrank
timehas
increased
Poorgasolineor
notenoughfuel
gettingtoengine
-Replacewithfreshwinterfuel.