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9928485 R01 - 2017-2018 RANGER 500 / 570 Service Manual
© Copyright Polaris Industries Inc.
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ENGINE / COOLING SYSTEM
CHAPTER 3
ENGINE / COOLING SYSTEM
GENERAL ENGINE INFORMATION . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .... ... ... 3.6
GENERAL INFORMATION......... ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. 3.6
SPECIAL TOOLS ......... .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ............ . 3.6
ENGINE LUBRICATION SPECIFICATIONS . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ..... . . . . . . ......... 3.7
OIL PRESSURE TEST. ... .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............ ... 3.8
ENGINE OIL FLOW CHART .. ...... . . . . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .... ... ... .... ... .... . . . . . . 3.9
ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS.. . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . .. ........... .....3.10
ENGINE SERVICE . . . . . . ............. .... . . . . . .. ............ . . . . . . ............ . . . . . .. ........... .....3.12
ACCESSIBLE ENGINE COMPONENTS ............ . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ..3.12
TOP-END SERVICE (ENGINE IN CHASSIS) ......... . . . . . . ............ .... ... ... .... ... .... . . . . .3.12
ENGINE REMOVAL ......... . . . . . ............. ... ... . . . . . ............. .... ... ... .... ... .... . . . . .3.12
ENGINE INSTALLATION.. ... . . . . . ............. ..... . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .... ... ..3.15
ENGINE BREAK-IN PERIOD ........... .... . . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . .3.18
ENGINE LUBRICATION SPECIFICATIONS . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ..... . . . . . . ........3.18
ENGINE MOUNTING AND TORQUE VALUES .... ... . . . . . ............. .... ... ... .... ... ... . . . . . .3.19
SETTING TDC (TOP-DEAD-CENTER) ..... . . . . . .. ........... ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .......3.20
COOLING SYSTEM .... ... . . . . . ............. ... . . . . . . . ........... ...... . . . . . ............. ... ... . . . . . .3.22
COOLING SYSTEM ASSEMBLY VIEW AND COOLANT FLOW DIAGRAM..... ...... . . . . . ........3.22
COOLING SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS .. . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .3.23
COOLING SYSTEM PRESSURE TEST . ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ..3.23
PRESSURE CAP TEST... ... . . . . . ............. ..... . . . . . ........... ...... . . . . . .. ........... ... ..3.24
RADIATOR .. . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ..3.24
COOLANT DRAIN / RADIATOR REMOVAL . ............. ... . . . . . ............. ... .... ... .... . . . . .3.25
THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT. .... . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ........... .....3.26
COOLING SYSTEM BLEEDING PROCEDURE . . . . . ............ .... ... .... . . . . . . ........... .....3.26
WATER PUMP COVER AND IMPELLER SERVICE (STATOR COVER REMAINS ON ENGINE) ...3.27
WATER PUMP MECHANICAL SEAL / OIL SEAL REPLACEMENT. .. ............. ... . . . . . ........3.28
TROUBLESHOOTING ..... . . . . . ............. .... . . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . .3.34
ENGINE ....... . . . . . ............. .... ... ... . . . . . .. ........... ...... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. .....3.34
COOLING SYSTEM ...... ... . . . . . ............. ... .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ........3.35
500CC SOHC ENGINE. ... ... . . . . . ............. .... ... ... .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ........3.36
ENGINE DETAIL, TORQUES / SEQUENCES . . . . . ............ .... ... .... . . . . . ............ ...... . . . . . .3.36
ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS, 500.... . . . . . ............. ... ... . . . . . . ............ ...... . . . . . ........3.36
ENGINE TORQUE SEQUENCES .... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . ........3.38
CRANKCASE SEALANT PATH . . . ............. ... ... . . . . . ............. .... ... ... .... ... ... . . . . . .3.44
CRANKCASE / TIMING CHAIN GUIDES / OIL PICKUP / REGULATOR VALVE. ............. . . . . . .3.44
CYLINDER / OIL FILTER / OIL PUMP / BREATHER ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . .........3.47
CAMSHAFTS / CYLINDER HEAD / FLYWHEEL / IDLER GEARS / STATOR COVER ......... ... ..3.51
SPARK PLUGS / STARTER / THROTTLE BODY / VALVE COVER . .. ............. .... . . . . . .......3.55
PISTON / CRANKSHAFT / BALANCE SHAFT .. . .. ........... ..... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ........3.59
ENGINE DISASSEMBLY / INSPECTION - TOP END .. . . ............. ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .3.65
VALVE COVER REMOVAL.......... . . . . . ............. ... .... ... ... . . . . . ............. ...... . . . . . .3.65