I want to clean the oil screen and it looks like the oil tank has to be removed on my X2. Help....

 

peal you shouldnt have to remove the tank to get to the screen. doesnt the manual tell you how to do it as i dont have mine in hands reach. as k brutus about doing it and getting air in the system.

 

According to my book, you do not need to remove the tank for the screen to be removed for the 500 X2, but the book could be wrong.

 

The 500 X2 does not indicate removing the tank as well.

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Try again

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I give up I can not edit the post...

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Well the pictures didn't work. However the battery is beside the oil tank and the screen is between the battery and the tank. Therefore you can not get to the screen without removing the tank or maybe the battery. If the battery is removed the only way to the screen is from the front wheel well which is cramped. I guess I have to here from a 500 EFI X2 owner and see how they did it.

 

How many hours or miles do you have on it? Your book should be the same as mine, they are for the 500/800 X2

 

I have about 15 hours and 55 miles. I am not sure if the dealership already changed the oil. I bought it three weeks ago with 50 miles on it. I really do not think they did.

The book is the same but there is one section for the 800 and another for the 500. No mention of removing anything, but there is no way, from what I see to do the work with the battery in the way.

 

Yeah, my dealership advised me to change the oil at 10 hrs. the first time only.