Maintenance; Lubrication - BOMBARDIER 1999 Traxter Operator's Manual

MAINTENANCE

Indicates a potential hazard that could result in serious injury or death.
WARNING
Unless otherwise specified, en-
gine should not be running for all
maintenance procedures.
WARNING
Should removal of a locking device
(e.g. lock tabs, self-locking fasten-
ers, etc.) be required when under-
going disassembly/assembly,
always replace with a new one.
The following covers the maintenance
items that can be made by the cus-
tomer if desired. Other items found in
maintenance chart must be performed
by an authorized Bombardier ATV dealer.

Lubrication

Among other things, this section gives
the procedures to replace the liquids.
Refer to LIQUIDS for procedures to
check levels and refill.
Oil Change and Oil Filter
Replacement
Oil and filter are to be replaced at the
same time. Oil change should be done
with a warm engine.
WARNING
The engine oil can be very hot.
Wait until engine oil is warm.
Ensure vehicle is on a level surface.
Clean the drain plug area.
Remove dipstick.
Place a drain pan under the engine
drain plug area.
WARNING
Unscrew drain plug.
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1. Oil drain plug
Wait a while to allow oil to flow out of
oil filter.
Carefully unscrew oil filter and as soon
as it can be removed from the engine,
turn it upright. Discard filter.
NOTE: Be sure that the old filter O-
ring is removed.
Use Bombardier oil filter only. See an
authorized Bombardier ATV dealer.
CAUTION: Only use Bombardier
high pressure filter. The Bombardier
filter is specifically designed for this
engine. This filter does not operate at
the same pressure as other brands.
Using a non-recommended filter may
cause serious engine/transmission
damage.
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