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    Battery Tender, winter months

    I live in Minnesota - it's going to be getting cold soon, and I have an unheated garage that I park my cars in, and I'll be keeping the Spyder in there all winter. How should I prepare the beast for the winter? I have yet to get a battery tender - Any recommendations? I found this one for $19...
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    Ok - so I got it back this weekend and got to put a couple hundred miles on it again. It was good to be back on it. Here's what they tell me happened: It had a MAP sensor fail, causing it to run in "Rich Mode" - causing a massive amount of buildup on the intake valve. They replaced the intake...
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    So they tell me one of the sensors failed and it was running too rich. Carbon buildup on the valves caused some damage needing them replaced. They hope to put it back together tomorrow and fire it up. Hopefully I will get to drive it yet this summer...
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    I guess I'd be the one to experience the anomaly. I just talked to them and they have it on the rack right now, so we'll see what they find out.
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    Yeah, I had debated Caswell, it's about the same distance from my place in Superior, WI - 70 miles. I have family in Grand Rapids, and Can-Am said the GR dealer was platinum level just like the Caswell guys. I think I'll go the other way next time.
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    So you're recommending I have the battery changed while it's taken apart? I wonder if it's standard policy for them to replace the oil filter, since they'll probably have to drain all the oil anyway for this service.
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    I didn't buy the Spyder from a dealer, I bought it from a private party here on SpyderLovers.com. I was told that all the maintenance had been done, and there were no issues. Thankfully it came with the transferrable BEST warranty, and hopefully it will cover this problem.
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    Update So I brought it in to Ray's Sport and Cycle in Grand Rapids, MN a week ago yesterday. They hooked it up to the computer, and the codes were inconclusive. They tore it apart and found there's no compression on the first cylinder. They told me they'd get to it in a couple days, and I just...
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    Wow, I wish the dealership would have told me that. They also wouldn't tell me how to get the code, and you guys were able to tell me how to in less than 5 minutes. I guess I should learn that SpyderLovers is a better source than the guys I'm working with (Rays Sport and Cycle - Grand Rapids...
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    So, being a non-technical person, it looks like this will have to be fixed by a dealer, right? Being 70 miles from a dealer without a trailer to haul it might have been a bad decision on my part, I just didn't foresee this as a possibility. Guess I just got lucky :( :firstplace:
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    Got it - P0107
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    Thank you for the good advice. I'm confused, though. The check engine light is no longer there, and no matter how long I leave it on (I only waited about 3 minutes) I don't get a code when I use that button combination. Should I wait longer, or am I doing something wrong?
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    I just tried this, it won't even stay running long enough to pop a code now. Interesting that I can get a code that way - I asked two dealerships, and they said there was no way to get a code without bringing it to them. That makes me feel good.
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    Uh-oh - check engine and more :(

    So, I was excited to take my (new to me) Sypder on it's first weekend road trip on Saturday morning, and as I was driving across town getting ready to go the check engine light came on. I pulled over, turned it off, fired it back up, and it was still there. For some background - I bought a 2011...
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    Spyders cornering

    By the way - I do have BajaRon swaybars, and it's a 2011 RT. I have also adjusted the air-suspension for proper weights.
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