huntaholic1 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 this might not be the right place to post, but it is a important part of my hunting equipment. I need help with an atv question. Specifically a 06 660 grizzly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Not a mechanic, but know a little, what kind of problem are you having? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntaholic1 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I changed the oil in my quad, went booting around on it a couple times than parked it for about a week. Next time I went to ride the quad I noticed all the plastics, under the seat and engine as well as floorboards were covered in oil. I proceeded by checking the oil level and found that the oil wasn't even showing on the dipstick. Since everything is covered in oil its really hard to pinpoint where it's coming from. The quad runs fine, and I made sure to fill it up again. I haven't had time to look at it yet and it's been freaking cold here lately so that's not helping any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 What type of oil filter does it have? If it's the spin-on type like a car, chances are it wasn't tightened enough, or the seal from the oil filter didn't come off when you took the old filter off, and when you put the new one on there was 2 seals, this will cause a pretty quick leak and spew oil everywhere. Did you check to make sure the drain plug was tight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntaholic1 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 yeah I checked all that, everything seems fine. I'm thinking I must have overfilled the crankcase. I don't know how but I must have. I'm usually really good at double triple checking that stuff. Maybe I was jusst upset that deer season was over and my mind was somewhere else:o. apparently if overfilled it will spew out the pcv valve. Hopefully that 's all it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Yeah it'll do that if it's overfilled, never thought of that! Hopefully that's all it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry264 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Never heard of any engine blowing all the oil out if it was overfilled. They may blow out the excess they don't need down to a level where it reads full or slightly over full on the stick. But if your engine didn't show any on the stick then you have another problem, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Never heard of any engine blowing all the oil out if it was overfilled. They may blow out the excess they don't need down to a level where it reads full or slightly over full on the stick. But if your engine didn't show any on the stick then you have another problem, IMO. Yep, this is true. Sounds to me like you have another issue as well. Really not that familiar with the oil systems on some of these larger 4 wheelers(whether they use spin on filters at the block or if they might be relocated filters, or possibly have lines to oil coolers to get the oil cooled), but I do know that a clog or something stopping the flow can cause pressure to build and cause what oil is there to be blown out. Think if you have an oil cooler or any type of oil lines I would be checking them out if you are able to. If you ar enot able, take it in to a qualified mechanic so you do not ruin your motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Man I feel dumb now! I read your third post quickly at lunch, forgotten it had lost all of the oil the first time. Just remembered that and came in to tell you that. I see Terry and William already did. That's correct, if it's overfull it'll spit out oil from the PCV, but not until the point where it doesn't show on the dipstick. I'd wash the engine down and fill it up to the full level on the dipstick and run the engine at idle to midrange RPM and see where it's coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Not familiar with your specific model but I would think blown/leaking oil cooler or oil cooler line. I'm picturing my Prairie and thinking what would cause it to blow out oil like that. I am basically a backyard mechanic but I want to explain a problem I had with an overhead valve four stroke Briggs and Stratton engine once. The head gasket blew which caused gasses to bypass the gasket. The gasses then went down the push rod channels and pressurized the crank case causing oil to blow out of the carb. Don't know if that could happen to your type of engine. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 If you weren't having any problems with it before you changed the oil, I believe you overfilled and that is the excess you see. I would also say you need to recheck your dipstick because the clean fresh oil is hard to see on them. It is very important to follow your owners manual on the type and amount of oil you put in them. Not only the engine oil but the tranny and differentials also. Overfilling any of them is ususally not a good thing, as odd as that may seem. I know on my polaris, the front diff. requires 5 ounces, it you put more than that in it, it will not work corrrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntaholic1 Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hey, I just wanted to thank everyone for all their ideas and thoughts on what could've went wrong. I drained all the oil today filled it back up with fresh oil and let it run for about half an hour. I didn't see any oil leaking anywhere, so I took it out for a boot and still no oil loss. So I'm thinking I must have overfilled it and the excess blew out the pcv valve. When I first noticed their was no oil showing on the dipstick my quad was on a bit of slope which would explain why it looked totally dry. So hopefully it was just my GOOF and my bike's ok. Again guys thanx for your opinions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 That'll be $55 dollars... Glad you found the problem and welcome to the forums... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coles Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 i have an 07 grizzly 660 and before i brought it in for its first checkup i noticed oil had leaked out on the left floor board. so they checked it out and thought they had fixed it but turns out they didnt. so i brought it back and they opened her up again and cleaned the seal off and it stopped. they figured there was some dirt on it or something simple like that and it hasnt happened since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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