Hello everyone.

I have a 2003 400 4x4 automatic in need of an oil change. My dealer has gone out of business and the next nearest dealer sells Suzuki. I'm pretty sure my machine has a Suzuki engine in it so they should have the filter I need. Their guys don't know which filter would go w/my engine and that confuses the heck out of me. SO I called a Cat dealer who says he only has the Cat part number. So I called Mother Cat, of course they refuse to help me and continue to turn me back to my out of business cat dealer.

Basically what I am asking is: Does anyone know what suzuki part I need? I would take mine off and bring it to Suzuki, but the machine is a couple hours from here and the shop is 2 miles from here so I'm hoping to get one before I leave for the weekend.

Also, is there something all of us Cat owners can do to get Cat to hire just 1 technical person to help us? I'm going to start writing letters. It angers me that they have such a great product, but such poor support. I don't want to have to do this but I might start buying someone else's atv's.

- KcK

 

Do a search in this forum for oil filters. If you don't find anything try the High Lifter forum under Arctic Cat and search for oil filter. One of the two has a listing for oil filter numbers from WalMart that will fit AC machines. I would post, but am not sure about the number and don't want to make a mistake. Good Luck.

 

Hey thanx. I'll hunt it down.

But listen to this... I just talked to a lady @ Arctic Cat and any of you who are dealers are gonna love this. She gave me an 888 number to call w/my questions, I thought she was being nice and giving me the dealer support number. Turns out it is their local dealer. I told her I refuse to waste the time of a dealer I have not and may not ever spend a dollar with. I just tried to call that dealer and let them know they are doing Arctic Cat's customer service for them.

 

a filter for a suzuki 400 or 500 should be the correct filter, or any of these here will work

NAPA Gold, Oil Filter, #1359.
STP SMO-18
Bike Master (Black) 314-0025
Cycle Power 314-1919
FRAM 314-6018 (PH6018-)
Purolator ML6818
HiFlo Filtro HF-138
NAOA Gold 1359
ProPart Black 01-0029
Emgo Black 10-55660
Emgo Chrome 10-55670
VESRAH Sf-3007
JC Whitney Black - 06AD3165B
JC Whitney Chrome -06AD3166P
WIX 51359

thats a list that a bunch of guys on here compiled and i copied it and saved it incase somebody needed it someday.

 

I have also have a 2003 400 4x4 automatic , my cat dealer only sells me the suzuki filters for my cat.
he tells me the cat filters are on back order and have been for some time "back order ?????"
the part # for the suzuki filter is # 0436-146

 

Cat filters come to my store in a suzuki box. same part. They are made by hiflow.
As to being backordered.. your dealer is full of hooie. I order 48 per week, no back order problems here.

 

0436-146 is the Arctic Cat part number. They do come in the suzuki box and I believe the suzuki number is on the box.

 

I have a filter right here,the part #for Suzuki is 16510-44D10.It is an Arctic cat filter but it only has 1 little tag that says Arctic Cat everything else says Suzuki genuine parts..The filter itself only says Arctic Cat though.Also it is made in Japan.(could be different for Canada though)Pretty much sure you could just ak for an Eiger filter at your Suzuki dealer (same engine).
Steve
03 400i Auto