[SKeays]

Just bought a new Zforce 500 trail about a month ago.  It is currently in the shop having a heat sensor replaced and trying to find out why my dim lights do not work.  I am a little disappointed to have these issues at 350km.  I am also worried that I did not noticed the fan was not coming on soon enough to prevent engine damage.  The heat gauge did not go up that much.  The only way I noticed was a pool of coolant  on my garage floor.

[NMKawierider]

Welcome. Little things are sometimes the norm at first. Then they usually iron out for a long time. The coolant may only be the .."infamous" water pump seal which 90% have at the start, then 98% of those stop by 100 miles. The rest have to replace that mechanical seal.  Just keep the recovery bottle and the radiator full for now.

[dragonmac]

Had to replace the sensor on my 600 Snyper as well ...later found the water pump leaking … keep an eye on the extra external spout on the rear side of the pump for droplets of coolant...( Yard Gear in your town has a great service dept. / 625 Snyper, St. Stephen , nb.)

[RedZ1K]

Welcome neighbour!  I am also from the Freddy area (I live about 30 mins out, but work in town, close to Yard Gear actually).  I assume you bought your sxs there?  They have treated me excellent ever since I bought my 1000 in April.  Always quick to fix any issues without question.  I also had a few small bugs with mine but like I said, they took care of them quickly.  Hope you have good luck as well, enjoy the machine!

[SKeays]

Thanks RedZ1K
I do like the machine  and have put it through some challenging trails already.  Curious about your lift, what did you use and does it interfere with your suspensions, ie harder ride?

[RedZ1K]

I used a 3" bracket lift for an 800 RZR, got it from Amazon. You wouldn't be able to go 3" with a Trail model I don't think, but maybe 2"?   Had to do some minor modifications to make it work but nothing serious.  I've only been out on one small trip since installing it but I didn't notice too much difference.  Never bottomed out on any rocks or anything so that's good.  Here are a few pics of it and what I had to do to install it.
 https://imgur.com/a/ZZRZPwx