Changing Engine Oil/Filter (Bearcat Z1 Xt/Tz1 Models) - Arctic Cat Bearcat 570 Operator's Manual

CHANGING ENGINE
OIL/FILTER (Bearcat Z1
XT/TZ1 Models)
! WARNING
Care must be taken if a hot drain
plug is removed by hand. Burning
could occur.
 NOTE: Recycle or properly dis-
pose of the used engine oil.
1. Using a putty knife, remove the
belly pan plug.
2. Park the snowmobile on a level
surface; then start the engine and
allow it to warm up for 5-10 min-
utes, or if the snowmobile was
operated, allow the engine to idle
for approximately 30 seconds.
3. Shut the engine off; then place
drain pans beneath both engine oil
drain plugs (crankcase and oil res-
ervoir).
4. Remove the drain plugs and allow
the oil to drain completely.
 NOTE: At this point, remove the
strainer from the oil reservoir to
allow the oil to drain completely.
5. After the oil has drained com-
pletely, install the oil strainer,
drain plugs, and washers and
tighten to 16 ft-lb.
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 NOTE: Always install a new Oil
Pan Drain Plug Gasket (p/n 3402-
011) and a new Reservoir Drain
Plug O-Ring (p/n 1670-926) when
changing the oil.
6. Install a new belly pan plug.
7. Using Oil Filter Wrench (p/n
0644-389), loosen (but do not
remove) the oil filter and allow the
oil to drain from the filter; then
remove the filter.
8. Apply a light coat of fresh engine
oil to the seal of the new oil filter.
9. Install the new oil filter by turning
the oil filter by hand until the seal
has contacted the oil filter mount-
ing surface; then tighten the oil fil-
ter to 15 ft-lb.
10. Pour 2.9 l (3 U.S. qt) of the recom-
mended engine oil into the oil res-
ervoir.
11. Open the air bleed bolt located on
the oil pump (beneath the coolant
tank) to purge air from the oil
hose.
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 NOTE: When air can no longer
be heard purging from oil pump
bleed, tighten the bleed bolt to 7.5
ft-lb.
Do not attempt to start the engine
with the bleed bolt open.
CAUTION
MAINTENANCE
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