thanx pro rider. could you tell me how to check oil level, as i have no manual.thanx again.

 

Hey new rubicon owner, I have mucho shop experience with the thing and I can tell you how to check oil. Put machine on level ground, allow to idle without blipping the throttle for 5 minutes (10 minutes if under 60F) , shut the machine off and let sit for two or three minutes only. Push (do not screw in to check oil level) in dipstick and add to halfway between the two lines on the very top of the dipstick. ALWAYS check oil this way, do not check for proper level under any other condition, or you will probably end up with too much oil in it. They hold a lot of oil by the way, around 6 quarts. Seems I usually end up adding nearly 5.25 to 5.5 quarts if I change the oil. Sorry I didn't convert that to metrics for you. Good luck

 

thanx dzzy. much appreciated. last weekend the valve cover bolts backed off and i lost some oil, lucky i had the crew behind me and noticed the oil leak. did a trail fix and was on our way again. but didn't know how much to add. thanx again

 

forgot, had ruby for 6 weeks know and i think its a awsome machine.

 

Yup, they're a good machine. I have some problems with owners putting too much oil in them. If you check it when the thing is cold, the level is way down on the dipstick. So people keep on dumping oil in. A while back I worked on one that the complaint was low top speed. There was close to 12 quarts of oil in it!! Counting the quart and a half in the bottem of the airbox and the half quart I squeezed out the air filter, LOL. Just the other day I got a call from someone who had already dumped over 7 quarts in! Wise of you to ask. Some of these newer Honda's have dry sump crankcase set-ups so they have a definite procedure for changing.

 

my ruby now has 7100km. on it , is there anything i should look for. it works great and i am pleased with it. our trails are rough and top speeds are around 45km, in the winter when there is snow we end up with little rollercoasters, good for small jumps,will this damage the rear or front differential.

 

If you want some info on a Rubicon try Texmudder's site. I think he just bought a new $3,000 transmission. He is the man as far s Rubi's. No joke give him a look. www.ansley.net

 

If you want some info on a Rubicon try Texmudder's site. I think he just bought a new $3,000 transmission. He is the man as far s Rubi's. No joke give him a look. www.ansley.net

 

500, The main thing I've seen damage differentials is water. Watch your diff fluids for contamination. You probably want to avoid the lift kit if you don't need it, or you may be replacing front driveshafts from time to time. Also hard on the front diff seals (seems like they are more prone to taking on water!) The parts I would worry about most from jumping are the front A arm mounting tabs, part of the frame. I have seen these break or bend at least twice that I can remember, although both machines had seem some really severe use. I put a few trannies in 2001's , but many more oil pumps. There was a problem with the relief valve (the one inside the pump) sticking open. Your dealer can verify this operation in about 10 minutes with an oil psi test. The most common symptom was tranny noise, and "slippy" poor shifting, very noticable. As both parts are inside the cases, we usually just replaced both when the machines were under warranty, in case the tran was damaged by the oil pump (I think in most cases the tran was just fine). I really enjoyed working on them by the way, and once your inside the cases the parts are bolt in easy. Anyway, I guess my point is it's not a wear failure, and with that many km on it, that kind of stuff should have happened by now if it was gonna to your machine. Overall, the Rubies are very durable units. Do your maintainance and watch your fluids, wheel bearings that sort of thing.

 

Are the trannies really $3,000, last year I seen people on the forums that said they were $900 which seems more realistic to me.