AXIS 500 WILL NOT START. HELP!

[Frank Mac67]

My Axis 500 has been operating properly for almost a year with Zero problems. While I was away my granddaughter & friends were riding & playing in the snow. They went to the gas station to fill the tank & the vehicle would not start afterwards. I BEEN GIVING MULTIPLE STORIES: The ATV will not start. When I turn the key I can hear the fuel pump come on but nothing happens other than that. 

- NO CLICK - NO OTHER NOISE

*I CHECKED THE BATTERY 12.43volts

*I replaced the solenoid inside the battery compartment. 

Seems the next electrical component in line has battery connections IN & motor connections OUT with 2 other small wires connectedaswell(I do not know the name of this component).

Can anyone help?

I can not find an ordered list of electronic components starting at the battery.

Can anyone help with this?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[NC4wd]

I assume you checked the fuses?

[Savage3]

Can you post exact model year?

Can you post photo of component you are referring too?

 

[Roy1970]

Mine is doing the same thing. Can hear fuel pump when I turn the key. Checked spark plug and it's getting fire. I tried a new fuel injector and still nothing. Guess I will put a new fuel filter and try fuses, although fuses don't look blown.

[Savage3]

9 hours ago, Roy1970 said:

Mine is doing the same thing. Can hear fuel pump when I turn the key. Checked spark plug and it's getting fire. I tried a new fuel injector and still nothing. Guess I will put a new fuel filter and try fuses, although fuses don't look blown.

Can both of you provide battery voltage? 12.43 will not do in many cases.

Would like to see 12.6 V DC

Put leads on battery while cranking. Post voltage reading while cranking.

Pull spark plug and see if it is wet after you hear fuel pump activate.

If plug is not wet......

Squirt a little fuel directly into throttle body and let us know if it starts.

Charge batteries to 12.6 min.

 

Post results,  both of you please

 

[Alien10]

Just to confirm: 

• It ran OK when stopped for gas.   
• When turn key to start, no noises, no clicks, no nothing.  

Q1: Does the dash light up as normal with the key in the "on" position?

Q2: If you use a wire to jump 12v to the starter solenoid, will the starter turn then? (Careful, be sure it doesn't take off on you if it starts).

Sounds like there is a safety interlock issue if it is not a blown fuse which you can easily check first.  With the fuel pump running as expected and I'll assume the dash lights up, but you get no response of any kind when turning key to start, I'd suspect some sensor is not in the "go mode".   Most of these UTVs require the the gear shift and trans to be in neutral position to allow the starter to turn.   Is the gear position indicator on the dash showing "N" or neutral?  Is the gear shift position sensor switch loose or inoperative?  That would certainly account for the symptoms you described.  

 

 

[Roy1970]

Savage I just saw your post reply, I will try that tomorrow.

[Roy1970]

Savage, my battery reads 12.40 volts

[Roy1970]

I forgot to post, the problem with mine not starting was the spark plug. Even though the old plug showed it was firing through a tester, the side by side wouldn't start. Put a new plug in it and it fired right up.

[Alien10]

Ya, testers can flash even when the plug is shorted to ground internally such as fractured insulators etc. when there is no spark at the electrode.  That's why I prefer to see the spark, its color and intensity at the plug tip.

Glad you found and fixed it.  Happy trails!