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3. If oil is not visible halfway up in the
sight glass, add recommended
engine oil until oil is visible half-
way up the sight glass.
Changing Engine Oil/
Filter (1100 cc Models)
NOTE: Recycle or properly dis-
pose of the used engine oil.
NOTE: The access panels and
hood must be removed for this pro-
cedure (see Access Panel/Hood -
Removing/Installing in the General
Information section).
1. Park the snowmobile on a level sur-
face; then start the engine and allow
it to warm up for 5-10 minutes, or if
the snowmobile was operated, allow
the engine to idle for approximately
30 seconds. Shut the engine off.
2. Remove the torx-head screws and
the access plate from beneath the
snowmobile.
3. Place a drain pan beneath the engine
oil pan drain plug; then remove the
plug and allow the oil to drain com-
pletely.
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4. Install the engine oil drain plug with
a new gasket; then tighten the plug
to 16 ft-lb.
5. Remove the four torx-head screws
securing the right-side footrest to the
tunnel and the support; then with a
drain pan in position, remove the
drain plug from the oil reservoir.
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NOTE: To aid in draining the oil
from the reservoir, position a funnel
between the reservoir and the open-
ing of the tunnel running board.
6. After the oil has drained completely,
install the drain plug with a new O-
ring and tighten to 16 ft-lb.
NOTE: Always install a new Oil
Pan Drain Plug Gasket (p/n 3402-011)
and a new Reservoir Drain Plug O-
Ring (p/n 1602-213) when changing
the oil.
7. Using Oil Filter Wrench (p/n 0644-
551), loosen (but do not remove) the
oil filter and allow the oil to drain
from the filter into the drain pan;
then remove the filter.
NOTE: On the turbo models, the oil
filter is accessible between the front
opening of the chassis and the lower
intercooler hose.
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 mounting
surface; then tighten the oil filter to
15 ft-lb. Remove the drain pan.
10. Pour 2.9 l (3 U.S. qt) of the recom-
mended engine oil into the oil reser-
voir.
11. Open the air bleed bolt located on
the oil pump (beneath the coolant
tank) to purge air from the oil hose.
CAUTION
Care must be taken not to over-fill the
reservoir with oil.
! WARNING
Care must be taken if a hot drain plug
is removed by hand. Burning could
occur.
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