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polaris 500 oil change

Postby roon101 » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:29 pm

are there anything i should know about before i change the oil on my 2006 polaris sportsman 500

is there one or two drain plugs
stuff like that
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Postby oldtrucks » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:56 pm

Always remove any old "O Rings" before tightening the filter, I hear it makes the engine last longer
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Postby roon101 » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:58 pm

yea i am sure that would be wise is that from past experience!
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Postby oldtrucks » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:01 pm

Not mine, but someone else on this forum. I thought you had been around long enough to know who I was referencing. Does FishOil mean anything to you?
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Postby roon101 » Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:18 am

oh yea that i came around some time after that but yea i know what your talking about i just never new what happen
yea i will tighten the filter for sure

by the way polaris oil is freaken costly
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Postby wellzy » Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:27 pm

don't use polaris oil, when i did mine i stuck in oil i use all the time, castrol. engine runs a lot smother now.
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Postby roon101 » Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:53 pm

there is no specail aditves in that stuff i wasn't sure so i figure i better safe then sorry and just bougt the polaris oil change kit.
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