ATV question

[brad dryden]

I had bought a new ATV in February and was wondering when do you all change your oil after buying a new one or do you wait till the oil change light comes on?

Also I was wanting to get DOT numbers to ride on county roads and the state laws one of them qualifies me. It says if you are a farmer I can only travel 25miles and what have you but cant find on the web to get these numbers any suggestions? I was thinking of going to the DMV for this.

[coles]

How many miles to you have on it? I have only changed mine once in the 3 years i have had it and i know better than that. Call up the dealer and see what they suggest. My buddy changes the oil on his in the fall, spring, and summer. I guess I should do mine sometime soon!

[wtnhunt]

Your owners manual has a schedule for lubrication and oil changes, would suggest following it. Think my honda the first time I serviced it was at 50 miles.

On the license deal, you need to check with your dept of motor vehicles, they will be able to tell you what you need to do.

[brad dryden]

Right now I think it has about 55miles give or take on it. I may check a dealer latter today or just change it.

[hunterbobb]

I change mine every spring before I start riding for the year.

:gun2:

[redkneck]

Dealer told me to change my yamaha after 5 tanks of gas (no odometer). Now I change it once a year, but it's not a high mileage machine, mostly deer season travel and a little recreational stuff.

You mean to say they are actually putting an oil change indicator on atv's nowadays? that's pretty cool.

[brad dryden]

Oh yeah it has a thing that will pop up that says "Change oil" or of my radiator is getting hot a light will come on or if their is a sensor or something wrong it has a engine that will light up guess it means check engine also has a 4x4 light indicator. Its a 2010 Honda Rancher 420.

[TBow]

I think you should also adjust your oil change frequency based on your driving style and conditions. If you like riding in water and mud holes and / or on dusty roads and trails, then you might want to opt my earler change times. If you do drive in those dirty conditions, which tend to be the norm in a lot of rallies, then don't forget to hose out your radiator to get the dirt and mud out of the fins to allow your engine to cool properly. An overheated engine is hard on hardware as well as oil.

Just my $0.02.

TBow

[stcif]

I change mine twice a year but it sits most of the time. I basically only plow my driveway with it. It is 9 years old and has 600 miles on it.

Make sure you use ATV oil, as that is recommended over oil you would use in a car.

[dbHunterNY]

Depending on use once or twice a year is typical. Owners manual should tell you. Go by that to be safe. I'd make sure you check your airfilter though. Usually that's over looked.