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9928485 R01 - 2017-2018 RANGER 500 / 570 Service Manual
© Copyright Polaris Industries Inc.
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MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 2
MAINTENANCE
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE CHART ....... ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. 2.3
PRE-RIDE / DAILY INSPECTION .. ............. . . . . . .. ........... ..... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ......... 2.3
COLD WEATHER OPERATION .. .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. 2.3
BREAK-IN PERIOD............ .... . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .. 2.4
VEHICLE BREAK-IN PERIOD ............ . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ......... 2.4
ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN BREAK-IN . . . .. ............. ... . . . . . . ............ ...... . . . . . ......... 2.4
BRAKE SYSTEM BREAK-IN .. ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. 2.4
PVT BREAK-IN (CLUTCHES / BELT) ...... . . . . . .. ........... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .. 2.4
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE CHART KEY ... . . . .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . . ............. . . . . 2.5
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE CHART ..... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ............ . 2.5
GREASE LUBRICATION POINTS............ .... ... ... .... ... .... . . . . . ............ ...... . . . . . ......... 2.8
COMPONENT QUICK REFERENCE.. ........... ... ...... . . . . . ............. ... . . . . . .. ........... ... ... 2.9
STORAGE TIPS ... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ........2.10
LUBRICANTS / SERVICE PRODUCTS . ............. ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . .. 2.11
POLARIS LUBRICANTS, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE PRODUCTS .............. . . . . . ............2.11
ENGINE ... .... . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ........... ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .......2.12
COMPRESSION AND LEAKDOWN TEST. . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ..2.12
ENGINE OIL LEVEL . ............. . . . . . ............. ..... . . . . . . ............ . . . . . ............. .... ... ..2.12
OIL AND FILTER CHANGE ... . . . .. ............. . . . . . .. ........... . . . . . .. ............ . . . . . ............2.12
BREATHER HOSE ..... ... . . . . . ............. .... ... ... .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ........2.13
BREATHER VALVE INSPECTION.... . . . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ........2.13
500 SOHC........... ...... . . . . . ............. ... . . . . . .. ........... ... .... ... ... . . . . . .. ........... .....2.14
VALVE CLEARANCE - SOHC. . . . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .... ... .... . . . . . . ............. . . .2.14
570 DOHC. . . . . .. ........... ... .... . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .2.14
VALVE CLEARANCE - DOHC.......... . . . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .2.14
COOLING SYSTEM .... ...... . . . . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .... ... .... . . . . . ............ ...... . . . . . .2.16
COOLING SYSTEM OVERVIEW. . . . .. ........... ... ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ............ . . . . . . .2.16
COOLANT LEVEL INSPECTION............. . . . . . .. ............ . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ..2.16
50/50 EXTENDED-LIFE ENGINE ANTIFREEZE. . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .2.18
COOLANT STRENGTH / TYPE ........... ... .... . . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . .2.19
COOLING SYSTEM HOSES .. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ........... ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .......2.19
RADIATOR INSPECTION / CLEANING .. . . . . . ............. ... .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .2.20
COOLANT DRAIN / RADIATOR REMOVAL ............ ... . . . . . ............. .... . . . . . . . ............ . . .2.20
FUEL SYSTEM AND AIR INTAKE .. . . .. ........... ... ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ..2.22
FUEL SYSTEM .. .... . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ... .... ... ... . . . . . .2.22
FUEL LINES............ .... . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ........2.22
FUEL PUMP / FILTER . . . ............. ... . . . . . ............. ..... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ..2.22
VENT LINES . ... .... . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ... .... ... ... . . . . . .2.22
THROTTLE PEDAL INSPECTION .... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ............2.22
AIR FILTER SERVICE .. . . .. ............. . . . . . ............. ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ........2.22
ENGINE AIR INTAKE INSPECTION... ........... ... ..... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ..2.23
PVT AIR INTAKE INSPECTION . ............. . . . . . .. ............ . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ..2.23