I appreciate you taking the time to use my JM3 Oil Filter Wrench. A local power Sports center said they didn’t work. Thank you for putting that myth to rest. RainMan Ray saves the day. 🎉
2 Decades.....LOL, thats cute......I used to get some tools every christmas since age 10, they were Craftsman and I still have them so some of my originals are 53 years old,. When my Dad passed on, I took all his tools too. Not sure how old the oldest stuff is but I have a 12 drawer box from 1961 and I have the hand crank Post Drill press that was given to my grandfather by his Dad and it is a 1919 Model 90. Keep the tolls and pass them to the kids after you teach them to use them, I have tons of memories working on cars and such with my Dan and Grandpa. Good on ya Ray!!
We know Ray is a real person who, like all of us occasionally makes mistakes. It makes me feel better since I am not a professional mechanic to see that no one is perfect. I really enjoy watching these kinds of videos.
@9:24 Soak a towel in oil and shove it down to the bottom of the funnel. After insertion, remove that towel...any dirt/dust knocked in will be stuck to it. Replace with another oil-soaked towel, then pour oil into the motor. Leave that second towel in until you remove the funnel.
Arctic Cat quads are the same way. Changing the air filter, replacing the air intake boot.... Racks and many plastic pieces have to be removed. At least on an '07 500. I see the plastic puzzle theme continues with the UTVs.
I've added a chunk of clear tubing to one of my funnels just for situations like putting oil into places like that - works wonderful and allows me the ability to move the funnel top to easier positions.
I have a simple 2 wd quad. Almost any job big or small involves removing plastic panels, sometimes all of the panels have to come off. Evern adjusting the carburetor tick over stop screw requires a panel removed.
I use to work on Small Engines--Lawnmower, etc.--I always would Run Transmission Fluid in Older Engines for 15 mins. or so to Remove Built up Carbon Deposits--it is super High Detergent...
I love your videos and your style man. However, I'm one of those 'pressure clean before service ' kinda guys. It's quick and easy and it's just a lot easier to see everything in some circumstances. I've been accused of working too clean and safe but that's just my thing. Saves a lot of headaches for me personally. Congratulations on your new business! I've learned a lot from you!
I'll agree 100% . If it had been pressure washed and cleaned then there would not have been the dirt to fall into the crankcase . It also makes it so much easier to identify any types of leaks .
as an avid dirtbiker whom does all my own work as well as a side hustle i came to say the same thing... also all that nice dry grass is a great fire starter, seen a few machines burn on the side of the trails because of just that, more so on the big quads tho
I still have tools gifted to me by my electrician uncle when I was about 6 years old. Also a 1971 vintage Husky 3/8" drive socket set that I got for Christmas at the age of 13. I can go through my tool boxes and tell lots of stories, where I bought them and why I bought them.
So many tools I bought, with nagging doubts about whether they were really necessary or if it was a wise use of money... that have just been solid performers that I'm so glad I had on hand!
Thanks for convincing me to never get an Arctic brand product. This reminds me of AutoTechMike's video about having to majorly disassemble a little Ford just to access the air filter, only to find that there was no replaceable element and that the entire airbox had to be replaced for some $300+ plus labor.
@@tomblobasjamesc.mccollum1740 Those usually only work in dry climates. Florida is surrounded by water and the humidity there is too high to allow a lot of water evaporation which is the principle a swamp cooler works on. They work great in desert climates though.
Another fun video. I don't how you're able to leave all that grassy junk under there. My OCD would have me pulling all of those out and then pressure washing everything before I could start the oil change process. You are a better man than I, Mr. Rainman Ray.
Note to self: Wash Arctic Cat before servicing. That’s like engine component disassembly and contortion for an oil change! I think with an oil extractor you can do that with the vehicle on the ground. Very good, useful and entertaining video - as always. Thank you, sir.
@@frankvucolo6249 Why the heck didnt the manufactures put in a simple hatch? I certainly hope that wasnt designed in the US. The design engineers need to be taken out back and reminded (with the use of a club) that they are supposed to make a superior product.. not a piece of crap that is not a proper representative of their companys products.
@@frankvucolo6249 So then why bother with a extraction pump if you have to tear out the back seat anyway? I'd give this thing the hole saw treatment so I can get to the filter and filler cap without having to dismantle half the vehicle.
A friend of mine had almost the exact same UTV. He made an access panel for the filter. He's also a body work / fiberglass guy. Had a machine shop machine an oval aluminum frame for the access panel. Cut out the oval from the panel one half of the frame got attached to that the other half attached to the cut out piece. It looked like it belonged there, I was quite impressed.
While Ray was busy changing the oil, I noticed some sort of rope/twine/fishing-line about to wrap itself around the drive shaft. The tensile strength of that is really high and will ruin your day if it gets caught in the drive line and jammed into a bearing surface (don’t ask how, you don’t want to know the particulars), or if the other end is attached to the frame. Bad day all around! 😢
LOL I worked at a NTB....in Georgia.....about the same time as you, slinging tires every day. Good times. I remember the yellow, red, and green torque sticks well.
We used to sell hundreds of blemish tires back in the day. Uniroyal would send the stores in the network truckloads out to each tire shop and the discount would bring people out of the wood work for tires. Nothing wrong with 'em, just a visual defect that doesn't harm or effect the safety.
It's a good idea to do every once in a while. Cornstalks/grass got in between the shield and the brakes on ours (brakes are in the centerline for ours)... "Do you smell something burning?".
@@johngordon6526 That is probably the number one reason for forest fires in my neck of the woods, I live in norther Alberta and all the quad trails run thru muskeg and once that dries up (on an exhaust) it burns like charcoal and falls off still smoldering.
My work is starting me an hour early starting next week. Hope you post at 5am central so I can still have coffee and watch. Totally screwing up my mornings. ❤ from Minnesota.
I think we all have special tools that we have that we rarely use because they have sentimental value. I have a ratchet that was my dad's that I used to work on my bicycles as a kid in the early 1970's and then in the 1980s working on my cars. It is a Craftsman and the chrome has come off the direction knob and looks like it is copper.
Thank you for another great episode of entertainment, and thank you for remaining real and not bowing to the advertisement dollar. That's another reason I love your channel. -SALUTE!!-
Thanks for the videos, Ray!!! Fun to watch and your explanations are good enough that even my non-mechanical wife unit can understand most of what you talk about. Keep up the great work making these videos. Thanks again!!!!
I have the artic cat prowler pro 800 at work. It's a 2020. Bought it new. It has 600 hrs and 4100 miles on it. Very minor issues. We installed springs between the brake pads to get them to stop squeaking. Pulled the factory cooling fan off because it sounded like a jet plane landing and bought a 30 dollar one off amazon that was really quiet.
For shielding from oil change drips, there are times I used aluminum foil due to it's ability to hold its shape while making channels in it as I mold and form it over the parts I want to protect.
On my 2005 Jeep Liberty diesel, I've always done a flush on it whenever I've changed the engine oil, to get all the soot out of the engine - drain out all the old oil and remove the old filter - then put on the cheapest oil filter I can find, 5 quarts of whatever cheap 30W oil is on sale, and a can of Lubro Moly Engine Flush, and run it for 10 to 15 minutes - drain out the cheap oil and remove the cheap filter - then install an Amsoil filter and Amsoil 10W40.
Thanks for the UTV vid! As you aren't in the Arctic and in the FLA... Maybe 10W-50 would be better especially considering the fuel dilush. Maybe plugs and air filter?
I remember in 2001, I seen an Interstate BLEM battery for the 1st time. It was a rebuilt no warranty used battery with BLEM melted into the top plastic. LOL GREAT VLOG!👍🏻🇺🇲
Ray you can see all the grass and dirt pressure washing the machine is a good idea the extra time taken saves problems in the long run and will prolong the life of your machine if it is clean you can spot issues before they become a major repair
Yesterday we couldn't find a tape measure my wife had used recently. She tore the place apart trying to find it, before sitting back down at her desk and realizing the damn thing was right in front of her the whole time. Sometimes, you just don't see what you're looking for.
ray i have found that putting a piece of half inch rubber pipe on the end of one of my funnels that way i can get to the awkward fill plugs and spillage is minimal
Thank you Ray, you are an Inspiration!. I have those exact tires, they are awesome. Much better than what came on my Ranger. You will find they ride smooth and true. Please keep puting out the Videos, I and the Wife wacth everyday. Be safe!
For doing oil changes like this I have a funnel that I shoved a piece of fuel hose about 2 and a half feet long on the end. I make sure it's clean before and after I use it, and I keep it sealed in a clean plastic bag. It makes oil changes much easier and faster.
As a home DIY'er using jack stands and a floor jack, I use coffee can/peanut cans to dump lug nuts into as I go with the impact gun. Keeps them from getting lost and and keeps sand and grit out of the threads, too
My brother has a Massimo UTV and all the filters, battery, serviceable items are not easily accessible either. Apparently the UTV's are not meant for just anybody to service. Glad to see the new filter wrenches were handy
Although you were on the right track with using oil to get the dirt out, reusing the oil you drained out would have been a better thing. Plus, using a little diesel fuel with the old oil could help.
Hay Ray should you used a screen set up to catch the dirt! to verify that you flushed it out. get a shop manual they are very helpful giving good hints of how to do stuff.
After watching this I will never complain again about changing the oil on my Polaris Ace. Much, much easier than this. The filter is a cartridge that goes right on the side and the engine is much easier to get access to, just pull the seat and twist 2 latches to remove the panel.
ray, with your ingenuity & a couple of small hinges, you could cut an access panel into that seat panel to access that filter or as one viewer suggested use an oil filter relocation unit. Love your videos ,comments & attitude. keep up the great work.
The tech at Ariens snow blower said to NOT screw in the dipstick to check the oil. My Makita string trimer requires that I do NOT screw the dipstick in to check the oil.
Being an avid (non mechanic) quad rider, doing 4 or 5 100 hour services per riding season, I find that it is NEVER easy to service. I don't think being nearly 70 years old, post back surgery, helps😳. I have to add, Ray, because of your instructional videos (the principles are basically the same as "das auto", I now tackle these services rather than pay SEVERAL HUNDRED dollars per service. About the yellow torque stick being acquired while in high school... I was looking at retiring at that time🤣🤣. Thanks Ray for allowing me to see that I am ont the only one that struggles with the ATV service😉. Bob, Nevada👍👍
I laugh when you say you don't know something. You are smart,you have google,and you tube.....lol I so wish I had those tools when I was working on cars. I had about 250 Mitchell books.... Anotha great Video. 👍
Thank for showing the caliber tool, that tool is invaluable, wish I had known about it many many many years ago. I can retire the C clamp. Again thank you.
~50 years ago when I was doing oil and filter changes (and lubrication-lots of Zerk fittings on ball joints, U-joints, steering linkages, etc.) spin-on filters were coming into common use. We still did a fair amount of canister filter changes, but more spin-on filters. I watch you tighten those filters as hand tight as you can get them, but we always threaded them on until the rubber gasket seated, then tightened ¼ turn. We did a thousand plus per year, and never had a failure. When our regulars came in for service, we always had to use a filter wrench to loosen the filter. Snug plus ¼ turn over the course of the oil change interval, it became quite difficult to remove the filter by hand. They tighten up over time. When you get one in that requires extreme methods to remove, that one was over-tightened when installed. Not sayin' you're doin' it wrong, just sayin' we never had one come off with ¼ turn past gasket seating.
The fourth lug nut was there when you roll the wheel to the Arctic Cat. However you rolled it on top of the lug nut and it got stuck in the threads. When you moved the arctic cat it came out of the thread.
In past I used a transmission funnel with two foot of garden hose fitted on the funnel for remote locations. Most any type hose will work as long as its not full of crud. Is this a canadate for a extended filler neck? Id seen those used on aircraft engines.
The cup-type oil filter wrenches are great in tight places, but they always don't seem to fit tightly. I stick a strip of innertube rubber in one side of the filter wrench to tighten it up.
Funnel with loooong spout way to go for situations like this. Don't use it often but when you need it makes life way easier. Have used the same one going on 30 years.
Might check with the owners manual. On my Honda engines says to pull dip stick out clean it then dip it back without screwing it in too check oil level.
Ha! Me thinks a remote oil filter mount should be a consideration here. I did that on a Polaris a few years back and cut my oil and filter change time to 15 minutes.
Some small engines like Kawaski you are supposed to not screw the dipstick down to check the oil level, just sit it on the top thread and check, makes a huge difference?
I do not understand why manufacturers make it so difficult to replace filters or have unreachable fill holes. I think an easily accessible fill and filter would be an awesome selling point.
on the dipstick. some machines have you thread them in and check some have you just put it in without threading it in and check. so make sure thats how they want you to check it.
ive got that same tire brand on my minibike, mine are closer to mud terrain tires and they work great in soft sand and last a hell of a lot longer than the stock tires did
I appreciate the warts and all concept you apply here. How easy would it have been to skip all that dirt and flush situation and pretend it never happened? "Hello Good Morning Ray here and I'm just about to power wash this quad before I service it"
That car looks like a 1960's portable TV set. As-in, no way could you access the components while still being able to make the TV run. So silly in this day and age methinks. Dismantle car to get an oil-change done? Insane.
Yeah in the The top of the back end seats. There is a circle. That? Is where you open that up and you change the oil filter. By the way yeah I don't know if you notice that that's what that circle is for in the middle between the two back seats
Great video as usual. I have a 2007 Arctic Cat 650H1 TRV 998 miles, purchased ending of 2006 from Tracker Marine when they merge with Bass Pro and did not want to move inventory. Ride a lot of swamps in Louisiana and off road areas in Mississippi. Learn even changing the differential seals water will get in the diff's. I change my diff fluid after every ride, also replace the o-rings on the drain and fill plugs. Buy the o-rings by the 100's from McMaster Carr, few bucks for 100 rings.
Ohh Dude ! Time for some panel mods to make that job easier., wow. It ain’t gotta float right? Lol you have more patience than most , Id have been after that with the sawzall early on.. 😂😂
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I appreciate you taking the time to use my JM3 Oil Filter Wrench. A local power Sports center said they didn’t work. Thank you for putting that myth to rest. RainMan Ray saves the day. 🎉
Maybe they where using them the wrong way ? Tiding the filter instead of loosing it ? Won’t be the first time I think …
Still I found the idea superb.
So glad you just commented... I've been looking for that wrench ever since the first time Ray used it!! I just never knew what UT was called!!.
I have been thinking about getting a set
Call out where you bought the tires from.
Send him a check!!!
2 Decades.....LOL, thats cute......I used to get some tools every christmas since age 10, they were Craftsman and I still have them so some of my originals are 53 years old,. When my Dad passed on, I took all his tools too. Not sure how old the oldest stuff is but I have a 12 drawer box from 1961 and I have the hand crank Post Drill press that was given to my grandfather by his Dad and it is a 1919 Model 90. Keep the tolls and pass them to the kids after you teach them to use them, I have tons of memories working on cars and such with my Dan and Grandpa. Good on ya Ray!!
We know Ray is a real person who, like all of us occasionally makes mistakes. It makes me feel better since I am not a professional mechanic to see that no one is perfect. I really enjoy watching these kinds of videos.
@9:24 Soak a towel in oil and shove it down to the bottom of the funnel. After insertion, remove that towel...any dirt/dust knocked in will be stuck to it.
Replace with another oil-soaked towel, then pour oil into the motor. Leave that second towel in until you remove the funnel.
Arctic Cat quads are the same way. Changing the air filter, replacing the air intake boot.... Racks and many plastic pieces have to be removed. At least on an '07 500. I see the plastic puzzle theme continues with the UTVs.
I've added a chunk of clear tubing to one of my funnels just for situations like putting oil into places like that - works wonderful and allows me the ability to move the funnel top to easier positions.
I have a simple 2 wd quad. Almost any job big or small involves removing plastic panels, sometimes all of the panels have to come off. Evern adjusting the carburetor tick over stop screw requires a panel removed.
I use to work on Small Engines--Lawnmower, etc.--I always would Run Transmission Fluid in Older Engines for 15 mins. or so to Remove Built up Carbon Deposits--it is super High Detergent...
I love your videos and your style man.
However, I'm one of those 'pressure clean before service ' kinda guys.
It's quick and easy and it's just a lot easier to see everything in some circumstances.
I've been accused of working too clean and safe but that's just my thing. Saves a lot of headaches for me personally.
Congratulations on your new business!
I've learned a lot from you!
I'll agree 100% . If it had been pressure washed and cleaned then there would not have been the dirt to fall into the crankcase . It also makes it so much easier to identify any types of leaks .
as an avid dirtbiker whom does all my own work as well as a side hustle i came to say the same thing... also all that nice dry grass is a great fire starter, seen a few machines burn on the side of the trails because of just that, more so on the big quads tho
Yep.
As I saw Ray beginning to squeeze the funnel in I was saying "you don't wanna do that!"
@@stunessa1 This also.
Set the underside of my truck on fire one time with that - good thing I carry foam & dry powder for business insurance reasons.
The manual says to pressure clean before servicing! 😁😁😁😁
And I like that Oil Filter Wrench
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. Keep up the good work.
Me too have a great day
I still have tools gifted to me by my electrician uncle when I was about 6 years old. Also a 1971 vintage Husky 3/8" drive socket set that I got for Christmas at the age of 13. I can go through my tool boxes and tell lots of stories, where I bought them and why I bought them.
So many tools I bought, with nagging doubts about whether they were really necessary or if it was a wise use of money... that have just been solid performers that I'm so glad I had on hand!
Hang on to those old tools! With the exception of the most expensive tools it seems that everything is made in CHINA!
Thanks for convincing me to never get an Arctic brand product. This reminds me of AutoTechMike's video about having to majorly disassemble a little Ford just to access the air filter, only to find that there was no replaceable element and that the entire airbox had to be replaced for some $300+ plus labor.
In Reality--Artic Cat is just a Suzuki...
you guys are close to that 500K subscribers. I can't wait till we get to see the unboxing of your plaque
If your Arctic cat is the same as my Arctic Cat Quad then the motor oil is the transmission oil which is one of the reasons it takes so much oil
I watch you each day. Your honesty and opinions are unbelievable keep up the great work Ray
Ty 😊
@@RainmanRaysRepairs the shop needs a swamp cooler
@Tom Blob as: James Cary McCollum if u remember in his summer time vids he has 1
@@tomblobasjamesc.mccollum1740 Those usually only work in dry climates. Florida is surrounded by water and the humidity there is too high to allow a lot of water evaporation which is the principle a swamp cooler works on. They work great in desert climates though.
@@jamesstewart4211 he should use it, probably more economical than a 220volt (or maybe 440volt commercial) refrigerated system.
Another fun video. I don't how you're able to leave all that grassy junk under there. My OCD would have me pulling all of those out and then pressure washing everything before I could start the oil change process. You are a better man than I, Mr. Rainman Ray.
Looks like an ideal application for an oil filter relocation kit
Note to self: Wash Arctic Cat before servicing. That’s like engine component disassembly and contortion for an oil change! I think with an oil extractor you can do that with the vehicle on the ground. Very good, useful and entertaining video - as always. Thank you, sir.
But then how do you change the filter?
Didn't see this until after I commented the exact same thing. Brother from another mother- definitely
@@eelcogg filter gets changed from up top, through the bottom of the back seat.
@@frankvucolo6249 Why the heck didnt the manufactures put in a simple hatch? I certainly hope that wasnt designed in the US. The design engineers need to be taken out back and reminded (with the use of a club) that they are supposed to make a superior product.. not a piece of crap that is not a proper representative of their companys products.
@@frankvucolo6249 So then why bother with a extraction pump if you have to tear out the back seat anyway? I'd give this thing the hole saw treatment so I can get to the filter and filler cap without having to dismantle half the vehicle.
A friend of mine had almost the exact same UTV. He made an access panel for the filter. He's also a body work / fiberglass guy. Had a machine shop machine an oval aluminum frame for the access panel. Cut out the oval from the panel one half of the frame got attached to that the other half attached to the cut out piece. It looked like it belonged there, I was quite impressed.
It's like a Yard Pickup Lmfao 😂😂 @Rainman Ray's Repairs
While Ray was busy changing the oil, I noticed some sort of rope/twine/fishing-line about to wrap itself around the drive shaft. The tensile strength of that is really high and will ruin your day if it gets caught in the drive line and jammed into a bearing surface (don’t ask how, you don’t want to know the particulars), or if the other end is attached to the frame. Bad day all around! 😢
LOL I worked at a NTB....in Georgia.....about the same time as you, slinging tires every day. Good times. I remember the yellow, red, and green torque sticks well.
We used to sell hundreds of blemish tires back in the day. Uniroyal would send the stores in the network truckloads out to each tire shop and the discount would bring people out of the wood work for tires. Nothing wrong with 'em, just a visual defect that doesn't harm or effect the safety.
Ran blemish tires for years without a problem.
Note to self: power wash everything when you're going to do maintenance on it.
It's a good idea to do every once in a while. Cornstalks/grass got in between the shield and the brakes on ours (brakes are in the centerline for ours)... "Do you smell something burning?".
@@johngordon6526 That is probably the number one reason for forest fires in my neck of the woods, I live in norther Alberta and all the quad trails run thru muskeg and once that dries up (on an exhaust) it burns like charcoal and falls off still smoldering.
Happy Sunday. I am glad I caught this live. Awesome video as always.
haven't seen the fancy oil filter tool for a while. Excellent use for it where the access is not easy and space limited
G'day to Ray, the Wife Unit and the kid units from Australia 🇦🇺
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My work is starting me an hour early starting next week. Hope you post at 5am central so I can still have coffee and watch. Totally screwing up my mornings. ❤ from Minnesota.
Looks good with the new Shoes even though they are flawed lol @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Just like the cat said when he was taken to the Vet. "where's my nuts gone"? 😄
I absolutely loved when your daughter asked could she help you😂😂😂😂
One of the reasons that I like your videos Ray, is you are honest..
I think we all have special tools that we have that we rarely use because they have sentimental value. I have a ratchet that was my dad's that I used to work on my bicycles as a kid in the early 1970's and then in the 1980s working on my cars. It is a Craftsman and the chrome has come off the direction knob and looks like it is copper.
Hey Ray I used to work at a NTB as well. Then Sears auto took then over and a ran various sears auto centers for about 10 years.
A note on threaded dipsticks, when checking the oil, you're not supposed to thread it down to check the level.
I think so on this model. There is a YT video that shows this on this model.
Had the same issue on a friend's machine. We ended up cutting out the panel, and installing a plastic service door to get to the filter.
Thank you for another great episode of entertainment, and thank you for remaining real and not bowing to the advertisement dollar.
That's another reason I love your channel.
-SALUTE!!-
Thanks for the videos, Ray!!!
Fun to watch and your explanations are good enough that even my non-mechanical wife unit can understand most of what you talk about.
Keep up the great work making these videos.
Thanks again!!!!
I have the artic cat prowler pro 800 at work. It's a 2020. Bought it new. It has 600 hrs and 4100 miles on it. Very minor issues. We installed springs between the brake pads to get them to stop squeaking. Pulled the factory cooling fan off because it sounded like a jet plane landing and bought a 30 dollar one off amazon that was really quiet.
For shielding from oil change drips, there are times I used aluminum foil due to it's ability to hold its shape while making channels in it as I mold and form it over the parts I want to protect.
Amazing how time flies I feel the same way
Lost Lug Nut: To the right of the jack at 24:32, or at least it sure looks like it. LOL
Most things I service with screw in plugs say to measure your oil level with the plug sitting on top of the threads.
I've had good luck with Tusk as a budget ATV tire.
On my 2005 Jeep Liberty diesel, I've always done a flush on it whenever I've changed the engine oil, to get all the soot out of the engine - drain out all the old oil and remove the old filter - then put on the cheapest oil filter I can find, 5 quarts of whatever cheap 30W oil is on sale, and a can of Lubro Moly Engine Flush, and run it for 10 to 15 minutes - drain out the cheap oil and remove the cheap filter - then install an Amsoil filter and Amsoil 10W40.
Don't forget to service the front and rear axel units
Also, the air filter
This!!!......I would change those twice as much as the oil due to the fact they are underwater very often
@@boskosdoghouse --if No Oil is Leaking Out, No Water can get In unless vent line is sheared off...
relieved that you found that wheel nut cause my ocd was kicking in big time!!!
Thanks for the UTV vid! As you aren't in the Arctic and in the FLA... Maybe 10W-50 would be better especially considering the fuel dilush. Maybe plugs and air filter?
I remember in 2001, I seen an Interstate BLEM battery for the 1st time. It was a rebuilt no warranty used battery with BLEM melted into the top plastic. LOL GREAT VLOG!👍🏻🇺🇲
Ray you can see all the grass and dirt pressure washing the machine is a good idea the extra time taken saves problems in the long run and will prolong the life of your machine if it is clean you can spot issues before they become a major repair
And this is why you should pressure wash your ATV before working on it. Not to mention it becomes much more pleasant to work on...
Yesterday we couldn't find a tape measure my wife had used recently. She tore the place apart trying to find it, before sitting back down at her desk and realizing the damn thing was right in front of her the whole time. Sometimes, you just don't see what you're looking for.
So many fields that applies to: it's like trying to proof-read your own typesetting!
we lost the remote control of out tv one time. later we found it - in the freezer.
One time I was looking for my glasses. Yeah, that's right. I had them on. 🤣
ray i have found that putting a piece of half inch rubber pipe on the end of one of my funnels that way i can get to the awkward fill plugs and spillage is minimal
Thank you Ray, you are an Inspiration!. I have those exact tires, they are awesome. Much better than what came on my Ranger. You will find they ride smooth and true. Please keep puting out the Videos, I and the Wife wacth everyday. Be safe!
For doing oil changes like this I have a funnel that I shoved a piece of fuel hose about 2 and a half feet long on the end. I make sure it's clean before and after I use it, and I keep it sealed in a clean plastic bag. It makes oil changes much easier and faster.
As a home DIY'er using jack stands and a floor jack, I use coffee can/peanut cans to dump lug nuts into as I go with the impact gun. Keeps them from getting lost and and keeps sand and grit out of the threads, too
They sell magnetic pans just for that purpose
My brother has a Massimo UTV and all the filters, battery, serviceable items are not easily accessible either. Apparently the UTV's are not meant for just anybody to service. Glad to see the new filter wrenches were handy
What a crappy place to put the filter. Thanks for being diligent and getting it out.That calls for a new access hatch to be made.
I love Ray's videos so much I watch them twice!
Arctic Cat "Just TRY to change my oil filter!"
Ray "BRING IT OOOOOOOON!!!"
Like your show from St. Louis Mo, Thanks so much , i wish you were my Mechanic so hard to find a trusting ome.
Just love a 3 wheel mechanic
Looks like an opportunity to do an oil filter access panel mod.
Although you were on the right track with using oil to get the dirt out, reusing the oil you drained out would have been a better thing. Plus, using a little diesel fuel with the old oil could help.
MANK YOU GOT MY THOUGHT. THUMB UP TO YOU BROTHER.
Yeah, diesel or kerosene would have been a good call for a flush, or dextron.
Brake clean!
Good idea with the old oil, however, we don't know what all fell in the pan during the process, so he might be dumping in even more dirt.
Or marvel mystery oil, we don't even know what's in it... It's a mystery
Somewhere in another dimension, a guy is saying: "Where the heck did this nut come from?" The same thing happens to socks in a dryer.
Hay Ray should you used a screen set up to catch the dirt! to verify that you flushed it out.
get a shop manual they are very helpful giving good hints of how to do stuff.
After watching this I will never complain again about changing the oil on my Polaris Ace. Much, much easier than this. The filter is a cartridge that goes right on the side and the engine is much easier to get access to, just pull the seat and twist 2 latches to remove the panel.
ray, with your ingenuity & a couple of small hinges, you could cut an access panel into that seat panel to access that filter or as one viewer suggested use an oil filter relocation unit. Love your videos ,comments & attitude. keep up the great work.
The tech at Ariens snow blower said to NOT screw in the dipstick to check the oil. My Makita string trimer requires that I do NOT screw the dipstick in to check the oil.
Being an avid (non mechanic) quad rider, doing 4 or 5 100 hour services per riding season, I find that it is NEVER easy to service. I don't think being nearly 70 years old, post back surgery, helps😳. I have to add, Ray, because of your instructional videos (the principles are basically the same as "das auto", I now tackle these services rather than pay SEVERAL HUNDRED dollars per service. About the yellow torque stick being acquired while in high school... I was looking at retiring at that time🤣🤣. Thanks Ray for allowing me to see that I am ont the only one that struggles with the ATV service😉. Bob, Nevada👍👍
I laugh when you say you don't know something.
You are smart,you have google,and you tube.....lol
I so wish I had those tools when I was working on cars.
I had about 250 Mitchell books....
Anotha great Video. 👍
Thank for showing the caliber tool, that tool is invaluable, wish I had known about it many many many years ago. I can retire the C clamp. Again thank you.
~50 years ago when I was doing oil and filter changes (and lubrication-lots of Zerk fittings on ball joints, U-joints, steering linkages, etc.) spin-on filters were coming into common use. We still did a fair amount of canister filter changes, but more spin-on filters. I watch you tighten those filters as hand tight as you can get them, but we always threaded them on until the rubber gasket seated, then tightened ¼ turn.
We did a thousand plus per year, and never had a failure. When our regulars came in for service, we always had to use a filter wrench to loosen the filter. Snug plus ¼ turn over the course of the oil change interval, it became quite difficult to remove the filter by hand. They tighten up over time.
When you get one in that requires extreme methods to remove, that one was over-tightened when installed.
Not sayin' you're doin' it wrong, just sayin' we never had one come off with ¼ turn past gasket seating.
PS use your shop vac to clean the crud out from around the emgine!
The fourth lug nut was there when you roll the wheel to the Arctic Cat. However you rolled it on top of the lug nut and it got stuck in the threads. When you moved the arctic cat it came out of the thread.
In past I used a transmission funnel with two foot of garden hose fitted on the funnel for remote locations.
Most any type hose will work as long as its not full of crud.
Is this a canadate for a extended filler neck?
Id seen those used on aircraft engines.
Same tires I have on my 4 wheeler they are a bit hard to turn when not moving but they are awesome
The cup-type oil filter wrenches are great in tight places, but they always don't seem to fit tightly. I stick a strip of innertube rubber in one side of the filter wrench to tighten it up.
Funnel with loooong spout way to go for situations like this. Don't use it often but when you need it makes life way easier. Have used the same one going on 30 years.
Might check with the owners manual. On my Honda engines says to pull dip stick out clean it then dip it back without screwing it in too check oil level.
Thanks Ray, you just made me feel old. I was getting ready to go to Iraq in 2002
Ha! Me thinks a remote oil filter mount should be a consideration here. I did that on a Polaris a few years back and cut my oil and filter change time to 15 minutes.
Some small engines like Kawaski you are supposed to not screw the dipstick down to check the oil level, just sit it on the top thread and check, makes a huge difference?
I do not understand why manufacturers make it so difficult to replace filters or have unreachable fill holes. I think an easily accessible fill and filter would be an awesome selling point.
Motul 300v deals with fuel dilution if you want to save excessive engine wear. Use it in my Husqvarna.
Still waiting for part 3 on the vans issue.
Waiting on parts
Poison/stupid spot for the oil filter
Nice service job though
Cheers from Nova Scotia
On my Hondas, they specifically say, "Do not screw in dipstick when checking oil"! I thought this strange, but I guess they should know.
Super work Ray.
on the dipstick. some machines have you thread them in and check some have you just put it in without threading it in and check. so make sure thats how they want you to check it.
ive got that same tire brand on my minibike, mine are closer to mud terrain tires and they work great in soft sand and last a hell of a lot longer than the stock tires did
On my lawn mower the manual says to check the oil without screwing in the dipstick, probably different on the UTV though.
On A lot of them the Trans runs off the engine oil and do t forget to change the diff fluid too it build moister and gets diluted
I appreciate the warts and all concept you apply here. How easy would it have been to skip all that dirt and flush situation and pretend it never happened? "Hello Good Morning Ray here and I'm just about to power wash this quad before I service it"
That car looks like a 1960's portable TV set. As-in, no way could you access the components while still being able to make the TV run. So silly in this day and age methinks. Dismantle car to get an oil-change done? Insane.
Yeah in the The top of the back end seats. There is a circle. That? Is where you open that up and you change the oil filter. By the way yeah I don't know if you notice that that's what that circle is for in the middle between the two back seats
you have not lost your mind, i think it is all the brake cleaner fumes 😁
Great video as usual. I have a 2007 Arctic Cat 650H1 TRV 998 miles, purchased ending of 2006 from Tracker Marine when they merge with Bass Pro and did not want to move inventory. Ride a lot of swamps in Louisiana and off road areas in Mississippi. Learn even changing the differential seals water will get in the diff's. I change my diff fluid after every ride, also replace the o-rings on the drain and fill plugs. Buy the o-rings by the 100's from McMaster Carr, few bucks for 100 rings.
Ohh Dude ! Time for some panel mods to make that job easier., wow. It ain’t gotta float right? Lol you have more patience than most , Id have been after that with the sawzall early on.. 😂😂