Welcome aboard. I take the right running board off every oil change, makes it easier as i can get my fingers in to start it, and see what i am doing. You can easily slip a wrench up through the skid plate to snug it up.

I also primed it last change, and the bike runs quieter than it did by following the manual, which states no need to prime. I will prime every change now.

You go into diagnostic mode to reset the wrench.


You can download a service manual here for free.

http://gh-ftp.com/ORV Manuals/Polaris/

 

Are there any tips on getting to it that I didn't think of?!

EDIT: Also how do I get rid of the service light (the blinking wrench) on start up?

You could get a set of smaller hands

It is a bit awkward to get to and I think that's why many people just skip it (myself not included).

To reset the service hours: set the parking brake, put it in neutral, hold yellow overide button in & then the turn key on. Then use the button to scroll through the menu until you get to the service interval screen. Reset to the hours you would like it to remind you at.

 

I have a question. How do you prime it? Not trying to step on no ones toes just bout to do an oil change on my sportsman. Thanks

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Out the top of the oil resevoir tank is a big black hose. If you feel it has a slit in it then pinch in on the side AWAY from the oil resevoir so that air rushes out of the slit. And your good to go!

So far each time I have done it, no air really came out. So to be totally honest, I don't think its ESSENTIAL to prime it.

 

It does run much quieter after priming, vs not priming.

 

It being a 2012 I'm sure it has an owners manual with it that will explain how to do a lot of things including resetting the service indicator.

 

Ok thanks

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