I had same sled as yours but a 2013. Sold it at about 2000 miles mixed with trail and mountain, never skipped a beat. The 800r ptek does have a bad name due a some bad earlier years. It seemed after 2012 they were solid. Big thing on this motor like most Ski doos is check the carb boots for delamination and keep up on the isoflex. Run good oil and gas and let er rip

 

Thank you. Fingers crossed I have good luck with it.

 

One of my ptek 800r engine went close to 14,000kms (mountain kms) before it blew. Actually the piston ring came apart.
All I did was regular maintenance and inspections, kept my clutches clean and in specs, check the pto stub runout and kept the bearing greased, ran good oil, ran good gas and made sure it was jetted right, and also made sure the motor was warmed up before heading out.
Still have my 08 sled and over 30,000 kms on it.

 

Good to hear high numbers for mileage. Was this engine before the 2011 update? Or post 2011?

 

I think that engine got put in the sled 2010 or 2011.

 

Sounds good. I haven't read of much trouble with 2014 800Rs. Hoping thats a good sign