going to pick up an 05 600 tomorrow, i heard from a buddy today that the newer 600's are known to blow around 4500 miles. this on has 4600. has anybody had this happen? how common is this?

thanks

I have an 05 600SDi with 15,000 miles on it and the engine is just as strong today as the day I bought it.

The nephew's '05 600HO had 12,000 kms on it when he finally hit a culvert and wrote it off. Yours could probably use a fresh top-end by around 5000miles. Just did the wife's '04 600HO at 4500 kms and the cylinders and pistons were beautiful. Could still see the hatch marks.

thanks for the inpute. ill factor that into the deal

its the 800's that are known for that. goodluck with the sled you'll love it

how common is what???

600s blowing up at 4500 miles or folks making crap up??

600cc blow up: unlikely
making crap up: very likely

it's all about how the motor was treated and maintained when you get to the 5K mark!

congrats on the sled and ride safe!

The '03 & '04's would break piston skirts. The newer ones are good to go.

600's breaking piston skirts? first i heard of that..... good to know..... my 05 has 14 000 kms and still 135 on each side.. just in the process of doing the top end and isoflex the bottom....before the season gets into full swing... will post the pics of my pistons when i am done so u can see what that mileage looks like on them....

since new only shell advance syn and last 2 years ipone...

It isn’t common for a 600 motor to blow but some do.
The timing in the 2007 500ss was advanced to meet emission regulations and in doing so they caused a lean mid throttle condition that was melting pistons, a slight adjustment to the carb and their fine.
Regular inspection goes a long way, have a look for delaminating carb boots, cracked Y pipes, do a leak test annually. http://www.dootalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=258932
I bought a used 2007 600 sdi with about 2500 klm on it, after a few rides the motor blew. It turned out that the PTO side, inside seal popped out of its bearing, broke and went into the crank case, then traveled up through the transfer port and got on top of the piston, messing up the piston and cylinder pretty bad.
If I had performed a leak test after I purchased the sled I would have likely found the bad seal before it broke and went through my motor. Lesson learned!

This is what is left of the seal
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i had and 05 600 ho and it blew up with 4500 miles on it. but it was a strong sled should be happy with it just have a dealer or some one check the boots and pistions and everything eles out bc around 2000 mile the boots were shot. then i put v forces on it ran even better.