Fluid change, what are you all seeing?

[Rupp Collector]

After the initial Polaris fluids were drained at 25 hours, I switched everything to Amsoil. I like the honey color so you can see what the used fluids look like. My observations have been the engine has been looking really good, slight discoloring but not bad. Same with the front differential. But the rear diff definitely gets quite dark, nearly black. Nothing on the motor or front drain plugs but the rear has its share of metal dust on the magnet. I've been changing at 2,000 miles. From what I see the engine and front differential could go longer. Mine will be ready for the transmission soon, so I'll report on that when I switch that over to Amsoil as well.

 

[Clubin]

Trans I went with Polaris, if I could offer some support. If you dump it and it’s spotless like mine was don’t waste your money on a filter and dropping the pan. It was spotless. And changing the oil made me feeel better but what I dumped out was just as clean as what I put in. Zero metallic!


Agreed. Front diff in the summer stays clean. Winter it does not. It looks ugly after 50h. Rear diff always looks metallic and stinks. I change front and rear diffs every 50h.

 

[Sweaver24]

After the initial Polaris fluids were drained at 25 hours, I switched everything to Amsoil. I like the honey color so you can see what the used fluids look like. My observations have been the engine has been looking really good, slight discoloring but not bad. Same with the front differential. But the rear diff definitely gets quite dark, nearly black. Nothing on the motor or front drain plugs but the rear has its share of metal dust on the magnet. I've been changing at 2,000 miles. From what I see the engine and front differential could go longer. Mine will be ready for the transmission soon, so I'll report on that when I switch that over to Amsoil as well.

What is the Amsoil that you will use for the transmission?

 

[Rupp Collector]

Synthetic CVT Fluid

 

[Rupp Collector]

Just drained the transmission at 6,100 miles. Unbelievably clean just as Clubin reported. No magnet on this plug but it seems 6,000-mile change interval is much too soon. Putting Amsoil back in, so now the buggy is all Amsoil.

 

[Rupp Collector]

https://www.amsoil.ca/p/amsoil-100-synthetic-cvt-fluid-cvt/

This stuff?

That's it!

 

[Sweaver24]

https://www.amsoil.ca/p/amsoil-100-synthetic-cvt-fluid-cvt/

This stuff?

That is for cars.

This link is for our precious XD’s

https://www.amsoil.com/p/amsoil-100-synthetic-atv-utv-continuously-variable-transmission-fluid-aucvt/

 

[Sweaver24]

Just drained the transmission at 6,100 miles. Unbelievably clean just as Clubin reported. No magnet on this plug but it seems 6,000-mile change interval is much too soon. Putting Amsoil back in, so now the buggy is all Amsoil.

I agree that 6,000 miles for a full service is too soon. The filter is like $200 which is an equal suck as the cost of the fluid. I posted in another reply the link to the AMSOIL UTV CVT fluid, which is cheaper and better than the Polaris fluid.

 

[Rupp Collector]

That is for cars.

This link is for our precious XD’s

https://www.amsoil.com/p/amsoil-100-synthetic-atv-utv-continuously-variable-transmission-fluid-aucvt/

Yep, my mistake, this is the stuff!

 

[Rupp Collector]

That's it!

Sorry, didn't look close enough, make sure it's the ATV/UTV stuff!

 

[Clubin]

Sorry, didn't look close enough, make sure it's the ATV/UTV stuff!

I’ll fix it

 

[votes xp 1500]

After the initial Polaris fluids were drained at 25 hours, I switched everything to Amsoil. I like the honey color so you can see what the used fluids look like. My observations have been the engine has been looking really good, slight discoloring but not bad. Same with the front differential. But the rear diff definitely gets quite dark, nearly black. Nothing on the motor or front drain plugs but the rear has its share of metal dust on the magnet. I've been changing at 2,000 miles. From what I see the engine and front differential could go longer. Mine will be ready for the transmission soon, so I'll report on that when I switch that over to Amsoil as well.

What are the amsoil numbers, I would like to use to. I changed my trany, mine has 10000 miles. The dealer did first one. Wondering if there is a after market tranny filter they are 200$

 

[Clubin]

What are the amsoil numbers, I would like to use to. I changed my trany, mine has 10000 miles. The dealer did first one. Wondering if there is a after market tranny filter they are 200$

I never changed tranny filter on mine. Dumped the oil and it was spotless. Never seen a reason to change it.

the filter is specific to that tranny, question is is that tranny used in anything else other than the ranger 1500?

 

[Rupp Collector]

I never changed tranny filter on mine. Dumped the oil and it was spotless. Never seen a reason to change it.

the filter is specific to that tranny, question is is that tranny used in anything else other than the ranger 1500?

I searched and cross referenced in every way imaginable and found nothing except through Polaris. Everyone says $200, I guess I got lucky @ $198.99!