Was changing the oil on the new to me 2006 500 Sportsman. I read the manual, and watched a bunch of you tube videos on it.

Everything went fine, but when I reached up to crimp the hose to bleed the system, I felt a slit in the hose that runs to the air box. I pulled the hose off completely and it does have a 1" slit in it.

My question is this, would that hose leaking damage the engine by not allowing the oil to properly flow from tank to crankcase?

I am running right now to get a new hose so I can put it back together right, but I am freaking out about it!

 

to the airbox? That is what i believe to be a sort of crankcase vent hose

 

If the hose goes to the air box, its just a vent hose. It shouldn`t be anything to worry about.

 

That slit is supposed to be there. It's a breather hose and not a oil line. It's a safety feature that if to much pressure builds up it will blow the line and not blow out your oil resevoir.

 

Well I guess I dont need the length I bought at the auto parts store!
Now I just have to go re-route the dumb thing! Oh well, at least it want a big issue.

Thanks for the info!

 

Calm down he is correct.....It there for any pressure relief.......Caper........

 

yea there was alot of threads about the famous slit in the breather hose to the air box. not to worry.

 

It is junk. You have damaged it beyond repair. Best thing to do is send it to me.