Check the air vent running to the airbox....i've been told that could cause that if it freezes.
Ya , Yamaha says that is impossable to built that much preasure to blow dipstick out without blowing throttle body or other seals ,, and it was definatly cold enough , frost bite after a 4 mile walk to the truck to pull it out and get it on the trailerCheck the air vent running to the airbox....i've been told that could cause that if it freezes.
We had the same experience with our brand new Viking ice fishing this weekend in -15F weather.On the 28th of november while out moose hunting here in Alberta Canada , it was -29c my viking i had just bought 28 days before on the fist day of Nov , blew the dipstick out and all the oil as well. , did not smell the oil or hear when the dipstick come out . Needless to say my motor is toast !! Wondering if anyone else has had problems ,, not sure what caused the preasure beside something freezing up we was driving in just over a foot of snow and only doing about 15 to 20 mph ,, yamaha says there is no way the crank case preasure got that high to pop out dipstick !! But something caused it too !!
Call it in and make sure you mention that another Viking owner had the same issue on this forum. PLEASE call, Yamaha needs to know what issues were having.We had the same experience with our brand new Viking ice fishing this weekend in -15F weather.
Yes DOOOO call! There is power in numbers and, just like these sagging shocks, if you have an issue you need to call!Call it in and make sure you mention that another Viking owner had the same issue on this forum. PLEASE call, Yamaha needs to know what issues were having.
Wicked ,, we were out moose hunting in about a foot of fresh snow so ya pretty well the same thing !! My dipstick was laying in by the fuel tank ,, couldnt really smell anything think the snow was keeping soaked up like in the video ,, thanks that was a good videoA guy on the other forum had the same thing happen, and had it on video when it let go. You need to show your dealership this... [video=youtube;LLO07FnHBEk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLO07FnHBEk&feature=gp-n-y&google_comment_id=z13pe3sbqouefftos04ce3cagvvasv4x qn40k[/video]
This is obviously a problem in the severe cold! FYI: It's a great video but, if you want to just look at the dipstick issue...it's shown in the very beginning and the very end.