TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY NOTICE ................................................................................... XI
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. XII
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ........................................................................... XIV
ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER ....................................................................................... XIV
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL ......................................................... XIV
ARRANGEMENT OF THIS MANUAL ........................................................................... XVI
GENERAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................... XVIII
ILLUSTRATIONS AND PROCEDURES ....................................................................... XVIII
SELF-LOCKING FASTENERS PROCEDURE ................................................................. XVIII
LOCTITE APPLICATION PROCEDURE .......................................................................... XIX
THREADLOCKER .................................................................................................. XIX
STRIPPED THREAD REPAIR ..................................................................................... XX
GASKET COMPOUND ............................................................................................ XXI
MOUNTING ON SHAFT .......................................................................................... XXI
CASE-IN COMPONENTS ........................................................................................ XXII
TIGHTENING TORQUE ......................................................................................... XXIII
01 MAINTENANCE
01 – MAINTENANCE CHART ....................................................................................... 1
02 – STORAGE ....................................................................................................... 3
GENERAL .............................................................................................................. 3
ENGINE ................................................................................................................ 3
FUEL SYSTEM ......................................................................................................... 4
DRIVE SYSTEM ....................................................................................................... 4
STEERING/FRONT SUSPENSION ................................................................................... 5
SUSPENSION .......................................................................................................... 5
ELECTRICAL ........................................................................................................... 5
VEHICLE ............................................................................................................... 5
03 – PRESEASON PREPARATION ................................................................................. 7
ENGINE ................................................................................................................ 7
FUEL SYSTEM ......................................................................................................... 7
DRIVE SYSTEM ....................................................................................................... 8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ................................................................................................ 8
VEHICLE ............................................................................................................... 8
02 TROUBLESHOOTING
01 – ENGINE .......................................................................................................... 9
02 – FUEL AND OIL SYSTEMS .................................................................................. 21
03 – DRIVE AND BRAKE SYSTEMS ............................................................................. 25
DRIVE SYSTEM ...................................................................................................... 25
BRAKE SYSTEM ...................................................................................................... 32
04 – ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 33
05 – STEERING AND SUSPENSION ............................................................................ 43
03 ENGINES
01 – LEAK TEST .................................................................................................... 47
PREPARATION ....................................................................................................... 47
PROCEDURE ......................................................................................................... 48
FINALIZING REASSEMBLY .......................................................................................... 49
ENGINE LEAK VERIFICATION FLOW CHART ..................................................................... 50
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02 – EXHAUST SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 51
377 AND 552 ENGINES ..................................................................................... 52
593, 593 HO, 593 HO SDI AND 793 HO ENGINES ...................................................... 53
TUNED PIPE .......................................................................................................... 54
MANIFOLD ........................................................................................................... 55
MUFFLER ............................................................................................................. 55
03 – ENGINE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ................................................................ 57
REMOVAL FROM VEHICLE ......................................................................................... 59
INSPECTION .......................................................................................................... 63
INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................... 63
REMOVAL FROM VEHICLE ......................................................................................... 65
INSPECTION .......................................................................................................... 69
INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................... 69
04 – MAGNETO SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 71
GENERAL ............................................................................................................. 76
MAGNETO FLYWHEEL .............................................................................................. 76
STATOR ............................................................................................................... 78
CPS/TRIGGER COIL .................................................................................................. 78
05 – TOP END ....................................................................................................... 81
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................ 84
CLEANING ............................................................................................................ 84
DISASSEMBLY ....................................................................................................... 84
INSPECTION .......................................................................................................... 86
ASSEMBLY ........................................................................................................... 86
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................ 98
COMPONENT REMOVAL WITH THE ENGINE INSTALLED ...................................................... 98
CLEANING ............................................................................................................ 98
RAVE VALVE BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................... 98
DISASSEMBLY ....................................................................................................... 98
INSPECTION ........................................................................................................ 103
ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................... 104
06 – BOTTOM END ............................................................................................... 109
CLEANING .......................................................................................................... 112
DISASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................... 112
INSPECTION ........................................................................................................ 113
ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................... 113
BREAK-IN ........................................................................................................... 118
CLEANING .......................................................................................................... 122
DISASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................... 122
INSPECTION ........................................................................................................ 123
ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................... 123
BREAK-IN ........................................................................................................... 128
07 – ENGINE MEASUREMENT ................................................................................. 129
CYLINDER HEAD WARPAGE ..................................................................................... 129
CYLINDER TAPER .................................................................................................. 129
CYLINDER OUT OF ROUND ...................................................................................... 129
COMBUSTION CHAMBER VOLUME MEASUREMENT ........................................................ 130
USED PISTON MEASUREMENT .................................................................................. 131
CYLINDER/PISTON CLEARANCE ................................................................................. 131
RING/PISTON GROOVE CLEARANCE ............................................................................ 133
RING END GAP ..................................................................................................... 133
CRANKSHAFT DEFLECTION ...................................................................................... 133
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CONNECTING ROD BIG END AXIAL PLAY ...................................................................... 134
CHECKING CRANKSHAFT ALIGNMENT ......................................................................... 134
08 – COOLING SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 135
COOLING FAN REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ................................................................ 138
COOLING FAN BEARING REPLACEMENT ...................................................................... 138
FAN BELT REPLACEMENT AND DEFLECTION ADJUSTMENT ................................................ 139
LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 142
COOLING SYSTEM LEAK TEST ................................................................................... 145
INSPECTION ........................................................................................................ 145
DRAINING THE SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 145
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ................................................................................. 145
COOLING SYSTEM REFILLING PROCEDURE ................................................................... 146
09 – REWIND STARTER .......................................................................................... 147
INSPECTION ........................................................................................................ 150
REMOVAL .......................................................................................................... 150
ROPE REPLACEMENT ............................................................................................. 150
DISASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................... 151
ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................... 151
INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 154
10 – OIL INJECTION SYSTEM .................................................................................. 155
GENERAL ........................................................................................................... 158
OIL TYPE ............................................................................................................ 158
OIL SYSTEM LEAK TEST .......................................................................................... 158
OIL PUMP IDENTIFICATION ...................................................................................... 159
CLEANING .......................................................................................................... 159
CHECKING OPERATION ........................................................................................... 159
DISASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................... 160
ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................... 161
BLEEDING PROCEDURE .......................................................................................... 162
ADJUSTMENT ...................................................................................................... 162
04 FUEL SYSTEM
01 – FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP ............................................................................ 165
IN-TANK FUEL FILTER ............................................................................................. 168
IN-LINE FUEL FILTER .............................................................................................. 168
FUEL TANK ......................................................................................................... 169
FLOAT-TYPE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE ............................................................................... 170
ELECTRIC FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ................................................................................. 171
FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURIZATION ................................................................................ 171
DIAPHRAGM FUEL PUMP ................................................................................. 172
REMOVAL .......................................................................................................... 174
PUMP VERIFICATION .............................................................................................. 174
CLEANING AND INSPECTION .................................................................................... 174
INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 174
02 – CARBURETORS, THROTTLE AND CHOKE CABLES ................................................... 175
CARBURETOR — VM TYPE ............................................................................... 176
IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................... 177
REMOVAL .......................................................................................................... 177
CLEANING AND INSPECTION .................................................................................... 177
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ................................................................................. 177
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS .................................................................................. 178
INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 181
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CHOKE .............................................................................................................. 182
CARBURETOR TM TYPE ................................................................................... 184
IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................... 185
REMOVAL .......................................................................................................... 185
CLEANING AND INSPECTION .................................................................................... 187
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ................................................................................. 187
INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 189
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS .................................................................................. 189
CHOKE CABLE ..................................................................................................... 191
03 – DPM SYSTEM ............................................................................................... 193
OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 195
SYSTEM TESTING ................................................................................................. 195
PARTS REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 195
DPM MANIFOLD TESTING ........................................................................................ 196
05 ENGINE MANAGEMENT (POWER TEK)
01 – OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 199
OPERATING PRINCIPLE .................................................................................... 200
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 200
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) ........................................................................ 200
EMS — ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUNCTIONS ....................................................... 201
POWER DISTRIBUTION ........................................................................................... 202
IGNITION SYSTEM ................................................................................................. 202
ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED RAVE ........................................................................ 202
DIGITALLY ENCODED SECURITY SYSTEM (DESS) ............................................................. 202
ROTAX ELECTRONIC REVERSE (RER) ........................................................................... 203
MONITORING SYSTEM ........................................................................................... 203
DIAGNOSTIC MODE ............................................................................................... 203
02 – DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 205
GENERAL ........................................................................................................... 205
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................. 205
EMS FAULT CODES ............................................................................................... 206
VCK (VEHICLE COMMUNICATION KIT) .......................................................................... 209
03 – COMPONENT INSPECTION, REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT ................................ 213
GENERAL ..................................................................................................... 213
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ............................................................................................. 213
FUEL SYSTEM ...................................................................................................... 215
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ....................................................................... 216
ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) ............................................................................. 216
POWER RELAY ..................................................................................................... 216
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) ............................................................................ 217
AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR (ATS) .............................................................................. 221
COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR (CTS) ...................................................................... 222
AIR PRESSURE SENSOR (APS) ................................................................................... 223
KNOCK SENSOR (KS) .............................................................................................. 224
E-RAVE SOLENOID ................................................................................................ 225
DPM SOLENOID ................................................................................................... 226
IGNITION COIL ..................................................................................................... 226
ENGINE START/RER SWITCH ..................................................................................... 227
DIGITALLY ENCODED SECURITY SYSTEM (DESS) ............................................................. 228
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06 ENGINE MANAGEMENT (SDI)
01 – OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 231
OPERATING PRINCIPLE .................................................................................... 232
CHARGING SYSTEM ............................................................................................... 232
IGNITION SYSTEM ................................................................................................. 232
AIR INDUCTION .................................................................................................... 232
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 233
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) .............................................................. 234
ECM — GENERAL FUNCTIONS .................................................................................. 235
EMS — ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUNCTIONS ....................................................... 237
ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION .................................................................................. 237
IGNITION TIMING .................................................................................................. 238
ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED RAVE ........................................................................ 238
KNOCK SENSOR ................................................................................................... 238
ENGINE MODES OF OPERATION ................................................................................ 238
FLOODED ENGINE (DROWNED MODE) ........................................................................ 238
MONITORING SYSTEM ........................................................................................... 238
LIMP HOME MODES .............................................................................................. 238
DIAGNOSTIC MODE ............................................................................................... 239
ROTAX ELECTRONIC REVERSE (RER) ........................................................................... 239
02 – DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 241
GENERAL ........................................................................................................... 241
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................. 241
VCK (VEHICLE COMMUNICATION KIT) .......................................................................... 245
2-TEC SYSTEM FAULT CODES ................................................................................... 247
03 – COMPONENT INSPECTION, REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT ................................ 249
GENERAL ..................................................................................................... 249
FUEL SYSTEM ............................................................................................... 249
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ...................................................................................... 250
RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT ................................................................................... 251
ENGINE CONNECTOR PIN-OUTS ................................................................................ 252
RELAY ............................................................................................................... 253
AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM ................................................................................. 254
THROTTLE BODY .................................................................................................. 254
FUEL DELIVERY ............................................................................................. 257
ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ............................................................................................ 258
FUEL RAIL .......................................................................................................... 261
FUEL INJECTORS .................................................................................................. 262
ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT ............................................................................ 265
ECM REPLACEMENT .............................................................................................. 265
ENGINE WIRING HARNESS ....................................................................................... 265
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) ............................................................................ 266
CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) ........................................................................ 268
AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR (ATS) .............................................................................. 269
COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR (CTS) ...................................................................... 270
AIR PRESSURE SENSOR (APS) ................................................................................... 271
EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR (EGTS) ............................................................... 271
KNOCK SENSOR (KS) .............................................................................................. 272
E-RAVE SOLENOID ................................................................................................ 273
DOUBLE IGNITION COIL .......................................................................................... 273
IGNITION TIMING .................................................................................................. 275
BATTERY ............................................................................................................ 275
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