P500 Oil in airbox?

[The Green Goat]

Has the machine leaned heavily to driver for a time with the engine running?
(near SPIM)

Only when my fatass sits in it.

 

[Admin]

 

[The Green Goat]

You did have a SPIM in June.. in mine.

Stop with the lies, Kamala.

 

[The Green Goat]

I'd expect nothing less from a founding member of the P5 posse

Oh, I'm no founding member. I was several years late to the posse party. Story of my life.

 

[KyGal83]

Stop with the lies, Kamala.

(Oh NO YOU DIDN’T!!!)) 🖕🏻🖕🏻

I’m not surprised you don’t remember falling down, Sleepy Joe Biden!!

 

[lee]

So, p520 foam filter comes with the notoil stuff from the factory.
That goo and oil do not mix.
If you switch to oil make sure it is cleaned first (highly recommend switching to a p500 filter).

But the amount of liquid you are showing is more than "I added a little oil to the filter".
And if it was from the crankcase the dip stick would be dry.
So now I want to know what is it, 80% water mixed with p520 filter goo?

 

[The Green Goat]

So, p520 foam filter comes with the notoil stuff from the factory.
That goo and oil do not mix.
If you switch to oil make sure it is cleaned first (highly recommend switching to a p500 filter).

But the amount of liquid you are showing is more than "I added a little oil to the filter".
And if it was from the crankcase the dip stick would be dry.
So now I want to know what is it, 80% water mixed with p520 filter goo?

I'm running an aftermarket foam Uni filter with filter goo. I think I saturated it with filter goo the last time I cleaned it. I just cleaned it again and went sparingly on the goo. Is the p500 filter different than the 520? I can't remember if the Uni Filter I bought was spec'd for a 500 and/or a 520. I assumed there was some water mixed in, but I don't see much separation in the jar, and it's pretty oily to the touch.

Just checked the level again.

With dipstick screwed in:

Not screwed in (IIRC, this is how it should be checked, correct?):

So it does appear to be low. Best guess still is that it got sucked up and out of the crankcase vent. Somehow.

 

[lee]

The p500 and p520 filter foams are basically the same.
There is some small difference in how the flame trap attaches at the top and the foam color is different.

The filter goo that honda uses is alcohol based, so it will mix with water (I don't know what the limit is or if there is a limit).
I think the p520 is the only ATV/SxS that comes from the factory with that stuff.

I keep looking at the mason jar - it's kind of throwing me off.

 

[The Green Goat]

I keep looking at the mason jar - it's kind of throwing me off.

How so? It's definitely more oil/mixture out than what I put back in to top it off. I didn't measure what went back in, but it was < 1/4 qt. I suppose I could have overfilled it during the last oil change, but I highly doubt I did that. Gonna run it at MOM and keep an eye on it.

 

[Adam490]

I've had my Foreman Rubicon do that once when I had to winch it up a steep bank

 

[Vondy]

I had the same thing in my P500 years ago. I hadnt flopped it but it had been at some extreme angles, so I chalked it up to that and went on. Never had a problem.