I just bought a new Outlander 800 xt, dealer quoted me $230 for first service. Oil change kit $45 and say for warranty they must do the first service. Say I can do it after that but to keep receipts. I was planning on running full synthetic oil the say no partial synthetic. What do you say is best and what would you use?

 

On there snowmobiles (Ski-doo) there 4stroke oil is Full synthetic, If there ATV oil is synthetic just stick with it.
If there synthetic is too exspensive,Mobile1 or Amsoil is a good option.

 

it's BS- can-am will warranty your atv regardless if the dealer does the service. I've already had my outlanders in for warranty service and they never had their service done by the dealer. to get accurate answers, just contact can-am directly- dealers will feed you BS around every corner.

 

Thanks what type of oil do you run

 

I do use the factory can-am oils, even at their premium cost, a few extra bucks is worth the peace of mind to keep my $12,000 atv running smooth.

 

it is against the law for them to deny you warranty work, as long as you have receipts for service items there is nothing they can do. I went through this with my first HD and ford tries the same attitude with their diesel trucks. as long as you keep a log book with dates and receipts for supplies you shouldnt have any issues.

 

Have you had an 800 before if so how would you rate it compared to the 1000

 

jw...if your reffering to me i had a 800 polaris which was an 05 so it was a little tired but was still a good machine. As for power, the canam is a lot smoother and faster than the popo, handing is better, obviously having power steering made a huge improvement. However being that i have a outlander max which is a little longer it is tougher in tight trails and it seems to hit bottom faster than the polaris.

You cant beat the power of the 1000, but im certain now that i own one they will come out with a 1200 next year....lol

 

Actually ATVs are very detuned in power vs there displacement.
1000 and 850cc ATV s make 70 to 80hp while the same manufacturers have 1000 4stroke that make 150hp in there snowmobiles and PWC.
Even Polaris has a 750cc 4stroke twin that makes 145hp in the Switchback Snowmobile yet the 850cc twin in there ATV does not even make 80hp.

Yamaha has a 600cc 4stroke twin in there sled that makes 60hp but there 700cc ATV Grizzly ,Raptor and Rhino only makes 45hp.

 

all I can figure is- maybe the engineers detune the atv motors because there's too many "weak-links" in the drive train- or maybe to use less fuel since most big-bores only have 4 or 5 gallon tanks- maybe its been determined that any more power would create a very unmanageable and unstable vehicle... it seems to me that perhaps a sled has a more stable platform and a lower center of gravity that allows for better control with that amount of power