Intro / New (to me) 08 Phazers - first oil/filter change

[Mangus]

Greetings!

I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. My wife and I just bought a pair of 08 Phazer MTXs in excellent condition (one with 400 miles, the other 600). These are our first snowmobiles (we rented a pair last winter).

Last weekend I finished an oil and filter change (I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that the Yammy engineers could have put the filter in a better place). Outside of having to puncture the filter with a screwdriver to get enough leverage to twist it off (Yamaha must employee gorillas on the assembly line), it wasn't too bad. All up, it probably took me 4 hours for both sleds. The second sled went much more quickly, as you can imagine.

Anyway, I'm new here and have spent a few weeks lurking and learning (e.g. how to get to the filter). I'm glad this community exists!

Now we just need some snow!

-Mark

PS - I'm looking for a (tubular) windshield bracket and (medium) windshield for one of the 08 Phazers - only one of the pair has one.

 

[dyeager]

Snowmobile expo is this saturday in puyallup. I'm sure you can find what your looking for there. I have a large one off an 07 if your interested.

 

[Mangus]

Snowmobile expo is this saturday in puyallup. I'm sure you can find what your looking for there. I have a large one off an 07 if your interested.

This weekend? Wow, glad you mentioned that; I would have missed it.

Do you have the support bracket too? If so, I'm definitely interested, and we can work out the details offline (PM).

 

[woolyviper]

next time put a big hose clamp around the filter - tighten it real tight and then use a long screwdriver to push on it and that will get it off without puncturing it.

 

[yamahas]

next time put a big hose clamp around the filter - tighten it real tight and then use a long screwdriver to push on it and that will get it off without puncturing it.

X2 Like this...

 

[Mangus]

Thanks for the feedback, gents. That's a very good idea.

It shouldn't be a problem for me next time. I repalced them with K&N filters, which have a hex head welded to them to make exactly this task much easier.

Thanks again.

-Mark

 

[phazerhawkdude]

It's easiest just to pull the front subframe haha.

 

[Jeffz]

Or replace the Yamaha filter with a K&N model which has the hex on the end. You don't have to spend all that time taking the front sub-frame off, which means more riding time!

 

[phazerhawkdude]

Yes this is true. It's hard to convey sarcasm via the internet haha.

 

[woolyviper]

when you pull the subframe, correct me if i'm wrong, but you have to disconnect the oil tank line and the antifreeze line to the radiator? it's been a while since i wrecked one, but that's what i remember.

 

[yamahas]

when you pull the subframe, correct me if i'm wrong, but you have to disconnect the oil tank line and the antifreeze line to the radiator? it's been a while since i wrecked one, but that's what i remember.

You do have to disconnect the oil tank line, but not the antifreeze. Just unscrew the radiator and you can move it out of the way.

 

[porkchop]

Welcome aboard, just joined up last year & gotten alot of useful info from people on here.
Cool to have a place to shoot the poop, ask a dumb question and get a ball breakin' answer or meet folks to ride with in/near your area....
Have fun!

windshield support brackets on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Yamaha-Pha ... 3a6baa684a

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Yamaha-Pha ... 3a6baa684a

 

[Mangus]

'shield support brackets on Ebay

Thanks! I got what I needed at a local swap meet last weekend for a reasonable price. I'd been cruising ebay for quite a while, and hadn't found any.

-Mark

 

[porkchop]

Ha, we must've been typing at the same time while I edited.....


Glad you got it-

I picked up a brand new take off front bumper from a meet for $5, can't pass up cheap parts that could just sit on a shelf for ever or might be needed sometime.