Buddy has an 08 m8 that will sparatically die like someone turned the key off. Doesnt do it all the time but yesterday it was bad. Would start it run anywhere from 10seconds to 10min. After it dies wait a minute or 2 starts right back up like nothing. Any ideas on what to look for?
08 M8 Dies
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F
Start with wiring harness. Had CF that really was tough to narrow down. How many miles on the sled? If it has some miles, one area to check is under the fuel tank.
Think 1200 miles on it.
S
check for water in your fuel tank, ecu and ccu conections
J
Philsummers
Does it run ok first thing till it warms up, then start dying?
Joe
Does it run ok first thing till it warms up, then start dying?
Joe
M
A guy in my riding group bought a new 08 M8. Same problem. The dealer changed the whole wiring harness, and It hasn't done it since.
D
My guess is that this sled still has the heat shield below the Y-pipe. Take the shield off and look at the wires on the injectors. I bet you have one wore through and as you are riding it will ground out and die. When it cools down the wire will move a little and it fires up. Happened to 2 of my sleds.
J
I would test the stator, they tend to go slowly.
Any new word on his sled? Mine does the same thing so far I can't track it down. Stator test's good unplugged just about everything and tested it. Checked wiring under the tank and everywhere else I could see.
R
Mine did the same thing. It turned out to be a plug in the wiring harness that would rub the pipe heat shield and short out. Once the plug wasn't touching the heat shield, (rocking, moving or wiggling the sled or harness) it would start and run fine. It is a two receptacle plug that is part of the main wiring harness that runs to the headlight/gauge pod. Don't know what it's for. There is nothing plugged into it. It is in the wiring harness directly behind the pipe shield (the heat shield that is horizontal that is fastened to the shelf to the left side of the pipe as you are sitting on the sled). Dealer taped the plug and it quit sending injector codes and didn't have any additional problems dying or starting.
Since that was fixed, I lost compression and it's at the dealer.
Since that was fixed, I lost compression and it's at the dealer.
F
Are you guys having the sleds cut out under full power? If they are doing that, check your pistons. They will shut off fuel with a full electrical shutdown.
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