Any problems with skidoo 600 etec?

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E-Tec problems

There are no E-Tec problems. The E-Tech 600 is perhaps the most sophisticated snowmobile ever built. Killer power to weight. Killer chassis. Killer mileage. Liquid cooled computer. Actally, fuel cooled. BRP is so far ahead of everyone else it isn't even funny. They should just throw about 10 more lbs of material into the chassis to make it hold up longer. They can certainly afford it. They are way lighter than everyone else. Those that pre-booked E-Tec 800 X packages are going to be very happy. It will go down as the best 0 - 100 sled ever built. So far.
 
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Marty P

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Grub, don't you drive a Yamaha, you sounded like a commercial there for a minute. I do agree with you though, on most of it, hoping your right on the 800 E-tec part.
 
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Marty P said:
Grub, don't you drive a Yamaha, you sounded like a commercial there for a minute. I do agree with you though, on most of it, hoping your right on the 800 E-tec part.
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I ride an Apex. I am 52 years old. At this point I am exclusively a long distance groomed trail rider. If I were 25 I would have jumped all over the 800 E-Tec. I really believe after all I have read that this thing is going to be a monster. As a life-long snowmobiler I try to keep up with all brands. Polaris and Arctic Cat manufacture their sleds basically in my back yard. I get to ride with the test crews sometimes. I got to ride the first pre-production XCSP 700 VES. Last year Pol built 4 Rush 800 protos. A buddy of mine from Roseau got to try one towards the end of last season. By that time they really had that thing dialed in. If the production Rush 800 turns out to be just like that proto Pol is finally going to have an 800. I hope they do. Everything that has happened since 2003 is good for all of us in the sport.
 
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fatdaddy

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I would agree with grub, great motor but the weight has caused problems with things bending. I know from fact that it doesn't take much to total these things out, once the chasis's bent your done, my brother in law is on his second one.
 
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MZEMS2

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The 600 ETEC is pretty awesome in my opinion. Picked one up last year, a 2-up, and we just love it. Awesome power, mpg's, and the ride is second to none. ( I spent some time dialing it in) Just an overall great handling, fun riding machine. Oh, did I mention I like my sled.:D
 
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mjkaliszak

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fatdaddy said:
I would agree with grub, great motor but the weight has caused problems with things bending. I know from fact that it doesn't take much to total these things out, once the chasis's bent your done, my brother in law is on his second one.
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AlumaDoo said:
The 600 ETEC is pretty awesome in my opinion. Picked one up last year, a 2-up, and we just love it. Awesome power, mpg's, and the ride is second to none. ( I spent some time dialing it in) Just an overall great handling, fun riding machine. Oh, did I mention I like my sled.:D
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Agreed as above, The XP chassis is like an indy car, I'm in the middle of a E-S module replacement on my 800R . Doesn't take much , after all my " dialing it in mods " & eye candy I can't just throw it away. Mine is not bad but bad enough to generate all kinds of work & cost . I'm surprised at the complexity of the assembly . Lots to keep track of if your forgetful like me. The pic just shows the easy stuff to get off. I read alot of guy's like theirs. Did have a friend that bought a 2010 RS that blew in 243 miles. Just a fluke. Like any sled there will be some exceptions, and some seasons of BRP tech developement. BRP is betting alot of their chips on the e-tec's. If they had problems it would be all over the internet by now. General consensus is 2 thumbs up.
 
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whitedust

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600 ETEC doing pretty well 800 ETEC should do well also. Doo way ahead of other brands with clean injected 2s engines. You want 2s buy a doo handles well too but doo could beef up the sled a bit since soooooo light. Bought 150 ETEC outboard this year & so far so good & i'm a 4s sled guy.
 
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longtrack

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We have 2 09 ETEC's both have over 5000 Miles. No problems except some Codes because of the loose Capacitor issue. Friend of mine blew his at 7500 miles and they fixed it under warantee.
 
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local897

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My bud is on his second mag side rebuild one at 500 miles and another 189 miles later enough said! Summit 600 x 154!!
 
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ezra

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michaeladams said:
when skidont drivers grow up they ride polaris.lol
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why do they figure it is less work to reprogram a computer than change out crank bearings? one of the guys we ride with has 3800 on is etec600 summit no motor issues but a few bending and busting issues.but trees and rocks will bust any ones sled just allot more ez on that summit.he loved the way it boondocked but just bought a new pro ride we will see how that one works out
 
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expeditionowner

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problems with 600 etec

I recently purchased a 2012 expedition se , it was a spring order ,it has a 600 etec this weekend past i was crossing a lake and made it half way across and the engine seized , i only have 413 kms on it , but like most i have heard that the 600 etec is a good trouble free engine , i guess i got a bad one
 
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toddspolaris

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They are only going to last as long as the grease stays in the bottom end bearings, I'm laughing all the way to the grease factory
 
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azandy

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My 600 E-Tec is perfect. GSX is one of the nicest machines I ever rode.
Of coarse, not many miles this year. Can't break if not using it...???
 
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lenny

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I can tell you that the 600 e and 800 e are crazy fast. Now, I am old school and like the idea of oil lubricating bearings. These engines have crank bearings like your idler wheels. They are a sealed bearing design because the motor does not use the 2 stroke like a traditional motor . With this being the case, less oil is burned and lower emissions is the result. Cat had emission credits for low emission motor some years ago so very soon they will have to produce a 2 smoke with a great challenge like doo did. If a seal fails you can either loose your grease or allow contaminates into the bearing. Regardless, this design is not for me. I do not buy into the environmentalists pressures of forcing me to buy something that will fail sooner than it should. How many miles or years can a etec run before the grease or seal fails, I don't know and do not care to find out. 800 ptec and some other motors are the same using a sealed crank bearing. If your looking at high miles out of this sort of sealed bearing design, you better put them all on while the seals are good and the grease is new. I would think that after 5 years and 7-8k miles you will have to address this issue to prevent a major crank bearing failure. There are guys that will mod this motor and install custom oil bearings. They create a means for oil to lub the bearings and long live the motor.

If you just run a 1000 miles a year and never get hot you'd get your moneys worth. You are starting to hear of etec loosing crank bearings but should not be like the 800r. Do google search and they'll show up
 
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