2004 Polaris Predator Owners Manual - Page 136

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Vehicle Immersion MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION Fluids will be ejected through the spark plug hole and may cause serious injury to face or other body parts. Stand clear of the spark plug while performing the following steps. WARNING 5. Intermittently and briefly touch the starter button in half-second intervals to SLOWLY rotate the engine three or four times. Water will eject from the spark plug hole. 6. Press and hold the starter button for 10 second intervals for about one minute or until water vapor is no longer ejecting from the spark plug hole. 7. Check the oil level on the dipstick. If the level is higher than the pre-ride inspection level, water has entered the oil tank. Do not start the engine. Tow the ATV and see your dealer. If the oil level is unchanged from the pre-ride inspection level, replace the spark plug, start the engine and move the ATV promptly to a trailer or towing vehicle. If water isn't removed promptly from a submerged ATV, rust will form in precision components, gears, bearings, the cylinder and other areas and result in serious engine damage. Always see your dealer promptly after an ATV has been submerged. 133 CAUTION

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MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
VehicleImmersion
5. Intermittentlyandbrieflytouchthestarterbuttoninhalf-secondintervalstoSLOWLY
rotatetheenginethreeorfourtimes. Waterwillejectfromthesparkplughole.
6. Pressandholdthestarterbuttonfor10secondintervalsforaboutoneminuteoruntil
watervaporisnolongerejectingfromthesparkplughole.
7. Checktheoillevelonthedipstick. Ifthelevelishigherthanthepre-rideinspection
level,waterhasenteredtheoiltank.
Do not start the engine
. TowtheATVandsee
yourdealer. Iftheoillevelisunchangedfromthepre-rideinspectionlevel,replacethe
sparkplug,starttheengineandmovetheATVpromptlytoatrailerortowingvehicle.
WARNING
Fluidswillbeejectedthroughthesparkplugholeandmaycauseseriousinjurytoface
orotherbodyparts. Standclearofthesparkplugwhileperformingthefollowingsteps.
CAUTION
Ifwaterisn’tremovedpromptlyfromasubmergedATV,rustwillforminprecision
components,gears,bearings,thecylinderandotherareasandresultinseriousengine
damage. AlwaysseeyourdealerpromptlyafteranATVhasbeensubmerged.