Troubleshooting - Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI 4x4 2012 Service Manual

Troubleshooting

Starter Motor Does Not Run
• Battery discharged - Low specific gravity
• Loose or faulty battery cables or corroded
connections (see Voltage Drop Tests)
• Related wiring loose, disconnected, or corroded
• Poor ground connections at battery cable, starter
motor or starter solenoid (see Voltage Drop Tests)
• Faulty key switch
• Faulty kill switch
• Faulty starter lockout function
• Faulty starter solenoid or starter motor
• Engine problem - seized or binding (Can engine
be rotated easily?)
Starter Motor Turns Over Slowly
• Battery discharged - low specific gravity
• Excessive circuit resistance - poor connections
(see Voltage Drop Test)
• Engine problem - seized or binding (Can engine
be rotated easily?)
• Faulty or worn brushes in starter motor
Starter Motor Turns - Engine Does Not Rotate
• Faulty starter drive
• Faulty starter drive gears or starter motor gear
• Faulty flywheel gear or loose flywheel
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