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Ok my 08 brute went back to the dealer again, for backfireing and stalling and oil in the airbox and front a arm bushings..


since i owned my 08 brute force 750 its been to the dealer every 2 months it seems like for back fireing and stalling and oil in the airbox, its been looked at alot of times and they replaced the throttle body and reprogrammed the tps how long do i have to put up with this intill kawie will take this junk back. has anyone else had this problem with there brute force.
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It is not big deal, they all do it.

We made a kit for the Teryx to stop the oil problem, we call it the STOP kit which stands for stop the oil problem
is the oil in the air box still caused by wheelies in the FI machines? or just carbed?
My '05 and '08 had the problem of oil in the airbox but only if you stand it up on the tail end,purposely or not!!!:D
A-ARM bushings are common to wear out with large tires/muddy conditions.I've replaced my '08 bushings recently,but warranty covered it.
Backfiring occurs on all brutes when engine is reved to high RPM's and let off causing back pressure from the large V-TWIN engine.
oh ok so its normal to have to add oil to my brute after a week of riding, and i didnt do any wheelies in that time.
my p 700 started doin the same thing. i do do wheelies but not all that often. i put oil every month or so depending on how much i use it.
oh ok so its normal to have to add oil to my brute after a week of riding, and i didnt do any wheelies in that time.
don't overfill them either, you can run them a little lower and it will help prevent this
Yup ! I've always ran mine at 1/2 way up the hatching on the stick, never had oil in the airbox and I wheely like a mofo.:D
Ok my 08 brute went back to the dealer again, for backfireing and stalling and oil in the airbox and front a arm bushings..


since i owned my 08 brute force 750 its been to the dealer every 2 months it seems like for back fireing and stalling and oil in the airbox, its been looked at alot of times and they replaced the throttle body and reprogrammed the tps how long do i have to put up with this intill kawie will take this junk back. has anyone else had this problem with there brute force.
Just run your oil half way up on the dipstick that will solve most of it and for it useing oil yes it sips on it.It is the big v twin they all do its very comen.:cool:
If you short it by 1/2 a quart, you'll be fine. If not, see the many threads about catch cans.
Also make sure your rear seal isnt leaking. Brutes are very bad about this and you will lose oil without knowing.
oh ok so its normal to have to add oil to my brute after a week of riding, and i didnt do any wheelies in that time.
You did not mention loosing enough oil to have to add every week.You said oil in the airbox.You're talking about "excessive" oil in the airbox.That is totally different.
You said it "backfires."Did you hear a big "burp" like noise come from the airbox and then have alot of oil in your airbox? If so,you might have a blown top end.This happened to me on my '05 when I took in a little water/sand in the airbox and didn't know.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT i called the dealer and he said that its the airbox cover seal making it back fire...it back fires in the airbox moves about a quarter of a inch up... they checked the airbox and they said there wasnt any in there now when i just checked it befor i brought it down there going put the airbox seal on and then try it but i does backfire in the airbox
you want to go tell my dealer... Its been doing this since i bought it new would the top end be gone since then. what you mean by top being gone valves you mean
Ghost?

I think a Kawi Ghost is riding and doing wheelies on this Brute when no one knows.......................:eek:
yea i wish it was just that
you want to go tell my dealer... Its been doing this since i bought it new would the top end be gone since then. what you mean by top being gone valves you mean
By top end I meant piston and rings.
overfilled the oil

I have a 06 brute force 650i. I made the mistake of overfilling the oil and I ran it. Now theres oill all over the engine, the air filter box, and the bike has absolutely no power its sputtering. Anyone have suggestions?
clean up the excess oil, you've saturated the airfilter and it's choking
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