Last weekend...

[powermaddd400ex]

we went riding at prentice cooper. but while i was preparing, i checked my oil, and i noticed i had no oil reading on my dipstick(its sorta odd cause i jus changed the oil a month ago, and only rode it 2 or 3 times). so i put 1 and a half quarts in her and loaded up. we got to prentice and at the very begining of the trails there is a pretty decent hill climb. i go up it in 2nd gear and my dad noticed my quad was smoking at higher revs. immediatly we thought "ohh sh**! its burning oil!" so i rode it the rest of the day as is. but its stopped smoking half way up the first trail. i then checked my oil and it was reading at the same place it was when i filled it up. then i checked it again after we had it loaded on the trailer and it was still fine. so im thinking it could be the valve seals. and that should be covered under my warranty.

so wat do yall think the problem could be?

but to end this long winded post i will post some pictures from last weekend of me on small but fun downhill jump.

stupid leaves!

and a video

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd0RWJQE9sE]YouTube - prentice cooper[/ame]

[Sparrows]

looks fun, take it to your dealer, have them sort the problem out.

[powermaddd400ex]

yea i might do that. but i'd like to get more info on the situation before i take it in. anyone else?

[Stoopidbot1]

You put 1 and a half quarts in? How much oil does your quad hold?

[powermaddd400ex]

well the book says 1.95 but, we always put in a little more than 2 quarts and that gets the oil to the correct spot on the dipstick.

[Stoopidbot1]

That's for both, right? Tranny and motor? You lost a lot of oil, eh!

[powermaddd400ex]

yep, idk how i lost all of it. the quad still runs great so the compression is still alright.

i started it up yesterday afternoon and the oil was still right where i filled it up last weekend.

ill have to inspect it some more this weekend, it takes FOREVER for my dealer to do any work on our quads so we might try fixing it if its a small problem.

[Stoopidbot1]

Let me know what you come up with.

[powermaddd400ex]

ok, i jus got done cleaning it and afterward i checked my oil and THERES WASNT ANY OIL!

so i kno it isnt burning oil, cause i havent rode it at all since last saturday night which was when i last checked the oil and it read perfect. so i its leaking somewhere. i checked all my drain bolts and they were nice and tight. i checked my air box and it was fine.

ithink ill just going to take it to the dealer, as much as i hate to. me and my father are both baffled

do you guys have any idea where my oil is going. and wats causing the "disapering oil trick"?

[outlander560]

is their oil on the floor?? cause 2 quarts of oil doesn't disappear like that...

[Stoopidbot1]

Look under your quad at the swing arm and stuff. Is it blowing out the hoses on the bottom while riding?

[powermaddd400ex]

it doesnt leak while riding. i checked it saturday night and it was fine, and i didnt start the quad at all till this afternoon, and then i started it up and checked the oil. and there i found no oil.

so its happening while it sits in the garage. theres no oil on the garage floor or anything so idk.

[mellowyellow]

I once read about someone installing their filter backwards. This apparently blocked the return passage and all the oil loaded up in the case. No oil going to the cooler and back to the tank. If this was the case, I'd think it would be venting to the air box. Almost 4 qts is alot of oil to just dissapear.

[mellowyellow]

Probably a dumb question, but you are warming it up, turning it off and letting it set for a few minutes before you check right?

[powermaddd400ex]

yessir i am. i took it to the dealer today. let them deal with it. as soon as they find the problem they are supposd to call me. so ill keep yall posted. hopefully she'll be out by this weekend.

[mellowyellow]

Cool. Do let us know, cause something similar happened to my ex but I was only about a half qt low and after I topped off all was well.

[powermaddd400ex]

Cool. Do let us know, cause something similar happened to my ex but I was only about a half qt low and after I topped off all was well.

lucky! haha but ill for sure keep yall up to date

wat i dont understand is its not even 10 months old yet and its already developed a fairly odd problem. it was always maintained properly. my dad said i was a quad killer but damn!