If you follow the letter of the law in the manual and have your valves checked.
Most guys do their own services. For right around $100, you can service your rig including the diffs.
If this is your first service, they will only change the engine oil.My wrench icon lit up over the weekend and so I called to schedule break in service. Luckily they didn't say $600 but $225 is still high. Me thinks I may change all the oil myself and adjust the valves if I hear 'em tappin
I use a refractometer to test coolant. Works good. I’ve never used the bulb thing on the left. As far as gear oil, I change every year because it’s vented to the atmosphere and the possibility of water in there from riding is real. Just for the sake. It’s always clean. I’ve changed it twice already. Mudding habits.what's the preferred way to test the coolant?
i suppose if i'm happy with the braking system and it's not spongy - i could wait a bit on the brake fluid.
but in terms of the gear oil, i'm not sure about changing it every 2 years regardless of usage. seems like it could be wasteful.
but then again if the guy is rocking original gear oil, after that 700 mile break in it is good to change
Do you have your owners manual? It's in there. If not I can take a pic of mine this eveningDoes the first post show as a bunch of code and basically unreadable for anyone else? Can someone post a pic of the maintenance schedule for the 1000-5? Thank you in advance
I'll work on it.Does the first post show as a bunch of code and basically unreadable for anyone else? Can someone post a pic of the maintenance schedule for the 1000-5? Thank you in advance
Changing the diff oils is not a big deal. Both drain plugs drop straight down. The sub trans is a bit messy. The drain plug is horizontal and the hole in the skid plate is not long enough. If you want to avoid an oil lake on top of your skid plate, take the skid plate off before changing the sub trans oil.hey guys, considering buying a used pioneer p1k-5 that's got 700 miles on it, and all the accessories I want.
Initial maintenance was dealer serviced, but since that's just oil and filters, i'm left wondering how important swapping out gear oil, coolant, and brake fluid is on the 2 year interval, regardless of mileage.
Replace the following items regardless of mileage:
Front and rear final gear oil
Engine coolant
Brake fluid
the seller of the used pioneer is obviously leaning towards it is not important and dealer is trying to make extra money.
but I'm wary if that's the whole story. I'm OK to service it myself, but would like to get some input from more experienced folks about the importance of this fluid rotation every 2 years.
i'm looking at a 2016
Your owners manual shows where the drains for the engine oil are; explains the oil & trans filter location and also has a chart showing recommended service intervals. If this the 20 hr/100 mile service, don’t get too concerned with checking valve lash. The owners manual states that this is only necessary if the valves are noisy or the machine is hard to start. Last item - make sure that you don’t drain the SUB TRANSMISSION accidentally.I need to do my 1st service o my 1000-3, does anyone have the service instructions to break this down for me? I ordered this kit
Edwards Oil Change Kit fits 2016-2021 Honda Pioneer 1000