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2016 Rancher first oil change

I bought two new Ranchers for my wife and I back in July. I changed the oil for the first time today. When I changed the oil in mine the gas smell was over powering. When I changed the other it wasn’t as bad. I can’t find any info on this. Any others have this issue? Manual, 4×4.

2016 Rancher first oil change

I bought two new Ranchers for my wife and I back in July. I changed the oil for the first time today. When I changed the oil in mine the gas smell was over powering. When I changed the other it wasn’t as bad. I can’t find any info on this. Any others have this issue? Manual, 4×4.

Inline fuel filter or not?

G’day,
I just want to gauge people’s opinions on this topic, whether to install a fuel filter? I usually install these on everything I own, all bikes, atv, road etc. In another bike forum a lot of the members are dead against a fuel filter being on a gravity fed carby system. The reason stated is that the filter impedes fuel flow, and when the tank gets low, the bike, or in this case, atv, will suffer from fuel starvation.

Myself, I have never had this issue, but I want to know what others have experienced with fuel filters in an ATV or bike without a fuel pump? I even rigged up a camera to watch my own filter while I revved the bike to try and win the argument… and still lost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vvn…ature=youtu.be

Cheers, Gareth

Inline fuel filter or not?

G’day,
I just want to gauge people’s opinions on this topic, whether to install a fuel filter? I usually install these on everything I own, all bikes, atv, road etc. In another bike forum a lot of the members are dead against a fuel filter being on a gravity fed carby system. The reason stated is that the filter impedes fuel flow, and when the tank gets low, the bike, or in this case, atv, will suffer from fuel starvation.

Myself, I have never had this issue, but I want to know what others have experienced with fuel filters in an ATV or bike without a fuel pump? I even rigged up a camera to watch my own filter while I revved the bike to try and win the argument… and still lost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vvn…ature=youtu.be

Cheers, Gareth

Hello from Charleston (Goose Creek), SC

New member here from Charleston (Goose Creek), SC. New to the whole ATV world and this is my first ATV. I have a 2016 Polaris Sportsman 850 SP. Hope to learn more about the ATV, the community, and fun that waits for me in the future. Also, can not wait to learn from all of you on this site.

Very Respectfully,

John (Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief)

Hello from Charleston (Goose Creek), SC

New member here from Charleston (Goose Creek), SC. New to the whole ATV world and this is my first ATV. I have a 2016 Polaris Sportsman 850 SP. Hope to learn more about the ATV, the community, and fun that waits for me in the future. Also, can not wait to learn from all of you on this site.

Very Respectfully,

John (Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief)