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Periodic maintenance and adjustment G After operating the snowmobile, allow the engine to idle for at least 10 seconds before turning it off. Remove the shroud and the right side cover. (See page 42 for removal procedures.) Disconnect the oil level gauge coupler. NOTICE: Disconnect the oil level gauge coupler before removing the oil filler cap, otherwise the cable could twist and break. [ECS00452] TIP The engine oil should be between the "H" and "L" level marks on the dipstick. 3. 4. 1. "H" level mark 2. "L" level mark 1 2 1. Oil level gauge coupler 2. Oil filler cap 6. 5. Remove the oil filler cap, wipe the dipstick clean, insert it back into the oil filler hole (without screwing it in), and then remove it again to check the oil level. 1. Oil filler cap 2. Dipstick If the engine oil is below the "L" level mark, add sufficient oil of the recommended type to raise it to the "H" level mark. (See page 80 for the recommended oil.) NOTICE: When adding the engine oil, be careful not to fill above the "H" level mark on the dipstick. Use only the recommended oil. (See page 80.) Make sure that no foreign material enters the engine oil tank. [ECS00462] 7. Insert the dipstick into the oil filler hole, and then tighten the oil filler cap. 8. Connect the oil level gauge coupler. 9. Install the right side cover and the shroud. To change the engine oil (with or without oil filter cartridge replacement) 1. Place the snowmobile on a level surface and apply the parking brake. 2. Start the engine, warm it up for several minutes, and then turn it off. 3. Remove the shroud, the right side cover, and the top cover. (See page 42 for removal procedures.) 4. Remove the screws and bolts, and then pull the right lower cover outward to remove it. 51

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment
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After operating the snowmobile, allow the
engine to idle for at least 10 seconds before
turning it off.
3.
Remove the shroud and the right side
cover. (See page 42 for removal proce-
dures.)
4.
Disconnect the oil level gauge coupler.
NOTICE:
Disconnect the oil level
gauge coupler before removing the oil
filler cap, otherwise the cable could
twist and break.
[ECS00452]
5.
Remove the oil filler cap, wipe the dipstick
clean, insert it back into the oil filler hole
(without screwing it in), and then remove
it again to check the oil level.
TIP
The engine oil should be between the “H” and
“L” level marks on the dipstick.
6.
If the engine oil is below the “L” level
mark, add sufficient oil of the recom-
mended type to raise it to the “H” level
mark. (See page 80 for the recommend-
ed oil.)
NOTICE:
When adding the en-
gine oil, be careful not to fill above the
“H” level mark on the dipstick. Use
only the recommended oil. (See page
80.) Make sure that no foreign material
enters the engine oil tank.
[ECS00462]
7.
Insert the dipstick into the oil filler hole,
and then tighten the oil filler cap.
8.
Connect the oil level gauge coupler.
9.
Install the right side cover and the shroud.
To change the engine oil (with or without oil fil-
ter cartridge replacement)
1.
Place the snowmobile on a level surface
and apply the parking brake.
2.
Start the engine, warm it up for several
minutes, and then turn it off.
3.
Remove the shroud, the right side cover,
and the top cover. (See page 42 for re-
moval procedures.)
4.
Remove the screws and bolts, and then
pull the right lower cover outward to re-
move it.
1.
Oil level gauge coupler
2.
Oil filler cap
1.
Oil filler cap
2. Dipstick
2
1
1.
“H” level mark
2.
“L” level mark