backfiring,poping

[wingnut]

Has anyone had any excessive backfiring and popping between 3000 and 4000 rpm? even in nutral? any help would be appreciated! thanks.

 

[wingnut]

thanks i will check it out tomarrow.

 

[SSG Bean]

You're exhaust gaskets may be toast. It's a common problem that several people have already posted about. Search the past threads and I'm sure you'll find several good bits of info.:thumbup:

 

[wingnut]

i only have 3000 miles what do you think.

 

[NancysToy]

i only have 3000 miles what do you think.

It happens. Hasn't seemed to be much rhyme or reason to the mileage before the exhaust gaskets are cooked. First place to check, for sure...or have the dealer do it. That low mileage should qualify you for warranty replacement.
-Scotty

 

[Roaddog2]

It happens. Hasn't seemed to be much rhyme or reason to the mileage before the exhaust gaskets are cooked. First place to check, for sure...or have the dealer do it. That low mileage should qualify you for warranty replacement.
-Scotty

:agree:easy fix but they are covering them now if they could only get dealers to stock them :bowdown:

 

[ataDude]

It happens. Hasn't seemed to be much rhyme or reason to the mileage before the exhaust gaskets are cooked. First place to check, for sure...or have the dealer do it. That low mileage should qualify you for warranty replacement.
-Scotty

And, the vast majority seem to be on the right side. See pic on left... at top:

 

[tweeder]

And, the vast majority seem to be on the right side. See pic on left... at top:

Where'd ya get the duals and how much?

 

[SLO RYDER]

You're exhaust gaskets may be toast. It's a common problem that several people have already posted about. Search the past threads and I'm sure you'll find several good bits of info.:thumbup:

:agree:

I've been trying to get my dealer to order them and he says that he hasn't heard of this problem. I have 5K on my Spyder and it sounds like an old Chevy I had with an exhaust manifold gasket leak. I suggested that my dealer check the forums but he refuses to do so because he doesn't believe whats posted. I found that mine is leaking on the right side of the "Y" pipe. I have another dealer ordering all the gaskets or as BRP calls them seals for me.

I belive the problem exists with those that retain the stock muffler, such as myself. Most have one of the various aftermarket mufflers which I believe will not cause the "seals" to be damaged. I found that the stock muffler is mounted at a single point close to the front of it with no support on the rear. Because of its weight this creates significant leverage on the complete system to cause damage to the seals due to vibration. I hope BRP will come up with a solution to this design problem for those of us with stock mufflers.

 

[retread]

:agree:

I've been trying to get my dealer to order them and he says that he hasn't heard of this problem. I have 5K on my Spyder and it sounds like an old Chevy I had with an exhaust manifold gasket leak. I suggested that my dealer check the forums but he refuses to do so because he doesn't believe whats posted. I found that mine is leaking on the right side of the "Y" pipe. I have another dealer ordering all the gaskets or as BRP calls them seals for me.

I belive the problem exists with those that retain the stock muffler, such as myself. Most have one of the various aftermarket mufflers which I believe will not cause the "seals" to be damaged. I found that the stock muffler is mounted at a single point close to the front of it with no support on the rear. Because of its weight this creates significant leverage on the complete system to cause damage to the seals due to vibration. I hope BRP will come up with a solution to this design problem for those of us with stock mufflers.

Find another dealer, this one doesn't live in a real world.

john

 

[NancysToy]

:agree:

I've been trying to get my dealer to order them and he says that he hasn't heard of this problem. I have 5K on my Spyder and it sounds like an old Chevy I had with an exhaust manifold gasket leak. I suggested that my dealer check the forums but he refuses to do so because he doesn't believe whats posted. I found that mine is leaking on the right side of the "Y" pipe. I have another dealer ordering all the gaskets or as BRP calls them seals for me.

I believe the problem exists with those that retain the stock muffler, such as myself. Most have one of the various aftermarket mufflers which I believe will not cause the "seals" to be damaged. I found that the stock muffler is mounted at a single point close to the front of it with no support on the rear. Because of its weight this creates significant leverage on the complete system to cause damage to the seals due to vibration. I hope BRP will come up with a solution to this design problem for those of us with stock mufflers.

Any dealer who would not repair a Spyder with an obvious exhaust leak because either "he hadn't heard of the problem" or "he doesn't believe anything on the Internet", deserves to be reported to BRP and bypassed for eternity. What a jerk!

Both stock and modified exhaust Spyders have shown the problem...at varying mileages. It doesn't seem to matter much, but seems to be more noticeable with the stock muffler, probably because you can hear it sooner. I am not tuned in with modern motorcycles, but I never heard of exhaust gaskets being a regular maintenance item anywhere else. Why the Spyder lists replacement at 12K is beyond me, but obviously both necessary and overestimated as to the interval. Why a dealer doesn't stock a standard maintenance item is beyond me, too. BRP should have specific minimum stock quantities that they enforce to obtain and keep your dealership. I don't want to bankrupt anybody, but stocking oil filters, O-rings, crush washers, and exhaust gaskets seems to be a given. I'm tired of being told "Sorry!"
-Scotty

 

[ataDude]

Where'd ya get the duals and how much?

Clicky: http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=78971&postcount=116

 

[smokster]

Has anyone had any excessive backfiring and popping between 3000 and 4000 rpm? even in nutral? any help would be appreciated! thanks.

Mine did this alot.
Replace the Y gasket and all was solved

 

[wingnut]

thanks for the info but it seems that the back firing is comming from the muffler itself and the engin also sputters and farts i have had the hindle muffler for about 2000 miles now and its ran sweet. do u think that one of the gaskets may be sucking in air and making it pop,

 

[wingnut]

i'll diesect tomarrow thanks for the imfo.:thumbup:

 

[Greg H.]

After my blown exhaust gasket was replaced, no more backfiring. Just the sweet sound of the Hindle.