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03 sportsman 700 oil pressure problems

Old Feb 8, 2015 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jgiljr
I did have some clogging in the crankcase breather hose which I cleaned. I started it again with the polaris 2540086 filter. But at the same time while I was at the dealer getting the filter . The parts guy recommended Yamaha 10-40 oil. I was running 5-30 oil. It seems only to blow the filter when the atv is cold. It has been in the single digits here lately. Maybe the oil is too thick? I have been thinking of running 0-40
If you're using 10 wt oil in colder weather could be the problem or part of it. Either stay with 0w40 or 5w50.
 
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