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Front diff cage in shambles

Hi All, Just acquired a 04 sportsman 700 EFI. Previous owner complained that it was always in 4wheel. Took it apart and pieces fell out like broken glass!!
Actually, the question I have is…the little nipple on the side of the housing towards the front of the diff on same side as electric wire. I have no idea what it is for and couldn’t find anything that looked like it would hook up to it. any suggestions?

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Need coolant advice

2011 Grizz 700 here and so far the only thing I’ve been told about replacing my coolant is that I should put the same color stuff back in that came out. But other than that nothing specific. A search through both the service or owner’s manual gave no coolant info other than capacity. Here’s a comparison of the old and the proposed new…

The stuff on the left, what’s coming out, is a blue-green. I’m second owner and only put about 75 miles on the machine, so I have no idea how old this coolant is.

Stuff on the right is the new coolant the guy at the car shop suggested, and is more of a pure lighter translucent blue. It’s Pentofrost NF, whatever that is. He said it’s what’s recommended for European, including BMWs. Here’s the bottle…

So…
1) have I found the right coolant?
and
2) does this stuff need to be diluted? The bottle says it’s ‘full strength.’

Need coolant advice

2011 Grizz 700 here and so far the only thing I’ve been told about replacing my coolant is that I should put the same color stuff back in that came out. But other than that nothing specific. A search through both the service or owner’s manual gave no coolant info other than capacity. Here’s a comparison of the old and the proposed new…

Click the image to open in full size.

The stuff on the left, what’s coming out, is a blue-green. I’m second owner and only put about 75 miles on the machine, so I have no idea how old this coolant is.

Stuff on the right is the new coolant the guy at the car shop suggested, and is more of a pure lighter translucent blue. It’s Pentofrost NF, whatever that is. He said it’s what’s recommended for European, including BMWs. Here’s the bottle…

Click the image to open in full size.

So…
1) have I found the right coolant?
and
2) does this stuff need to be diluted? The bottle says it’s ‘full strength.’

Need coolant advice

2011 Grizz 700 here and so far the only thing I’ve been told about replacing my coolant is that I should put the same color stuff back in that came out. But other than that nothing specific. A search through both the service or owner’s manual gave no coolant info other than capacity. Here’s a comparison of the old and the proposed new…

The stuff on the left, what’s coming out, is a blue-green. I’m second owner and only put about 75 miles on the machine, so I have no idea how old this coolant is.

Stuff on the right is the new coolant the guy at the car shop suggested, and is more of a pure lighter translucent blue. It’s Pentofrost NF, whatever that is. He said it’s what’s recommended for European, including BMWs. Here’s the bottle…

So…
1) have I found the right coolant?
and
2) am I supposed to dilute it? The bottle says it’s ‘full strength.’