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Or maybe the subject should be "don't be as stupid as me"!! Did my first oil/chaincase change today and it's kind of a bitch. Not so much the process as the sloppy wet floor I had to work in. I had finished double checking everything, started it up to check for leaks...none 
. Went to get the mail (1.5miles rt) backed out of the garage looking for oil...none . Got the mail and followed the same trail back when I started to notice a pretty good trail of brown in the snow 
just then the oil light comes on . Hoisted it back up and there was oil everywhere . I had done everything right, compared the oil filter #'s, lubed the seal and tightened to spec. I found that the oil was squirting out around the oil filter seal and yet it was plenty tight. I picked-up the old filter to compare #'s...yep they matched, then it hit me, where is the rubber seal...STILL ONE THE SLED 
. All better now time to ride!!!
. Went to get the mail (1.5miles rt) backed out of the garage looking for oil...none . Got the mail and followed the same trail back when I started to notice a pretty good trail of brown in the snow just then the oil light comes on . Hoisted it back up and there was oil everywhere . I had done everything right, compared the oil filter #'s, lubed the seal and tightened to spec. I found that the oil was squirting out around the oil filter seal and yet it was plenty tight. I picked-up the old filter to compare #'s...yep they matched, then it hit me, where is the rubber seal...STILL ONE THE SLED . All better now time to ride!!!Phantom
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Don't ya just HATE when that happens?
BTW The EPA is en route to your house... Don't answer the door.
BTW The EPA is en route to your house... Don't answer the door.
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About the only thing that seems easy on the sled is adding gas. That oil filter couldn't be in a better spot, could it?
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Changed the oil on my Rage today and sure enough the o-ring from the filter stuck to the engine. I may or may not have caught it on my own but I was ready for it thanks to Toys-R-Us making the post.
Actually Kevin, the oil filter location is in a pretty good spot on the RS models. They designed them for girls you know.
Actually Kevin, the oil filter location is in a pretty good spot on the RS models. They designed them for girls you know.
