Polaris RANGER 500 2021 User Manual

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9850043 R01 - 2017-2021 RANGER 500 / 570 Service Manual
© Copyright Polaris Inc.
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MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 2
MAINTENANCE
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE CHART ....... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ..... 2.3
PRE-RIDE / DAILY INSPECTION . . . . . . ............. ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . 2.3
COLD WEATHER OPERATION . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ........... .. . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .. . 2.3
BREAK-IN PERIOD. . . . . . ............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .. . . ......... 2.4
VEHICLE BREAK-IN PERIOD ...... . . . . . . ............ .. . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ... 2.4
ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN BREAK-IN PERIOD . . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . . ......... 2.4
BRAKE SYSTEM BREAK-IN . . . .. ........... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . . ............ . . . . 2.4
PVT BREAK-IN (CLUTCHES / BELT) .......... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .............. . 2.4
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE CHART KEY ....... . . . . . .. ........... ... ........... .. . . ............ . . . . . .. 2.5
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE CHART . . . . . . ............. .. .. ............ . . . . . ............. . . . . . ......... 2.5
GREASE LUBRICATION POINTS.. ............. . . . . . .. ........... .. . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .. . 2.8
COMPONENT QUICK REFERENCE. . . . .. ............. .............. .. .. ............ . . . . . ............. 2.9
STORAGE TIPS .. . .. ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . .2.10
LUBRICANTS / SERVICE PRODUCTS ....... .............. ... ........... .. . . ............ . . . . . . .......2.11
POLARIS LUBRICANTS, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE PRODUCTS ........... . . . . . . ............ .. 2.11
ENGINE ... ............. . . . . . ............. .............. .. . ........... .. . . ............. . . . . . ..............2.12
COMPRESSION AND LEAKDOWN TEST. ... ............. . . . . . ............. .............. .. . . ........2.12
ENGINE OIL LEVEL . ... ........... ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . . ............. . .2.12
OIL AND FILTER CHANGE . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .. . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ..2.12
BREATHER HOSE .. . ............ . . . . . . ............ .. . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . .........2.13
BREATHER VALVE INSPECTION.. ............. . . . . . .. ........... ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . .2.13
500 SOHC. ... ............. . . . . . ............. .............. ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . ........2.14
VALVE CLEARANCE - SOHC ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . ............. . . .2.14
570 DOHC.......... . . . . . ............. .. .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . .........2.14
VALVE CLEARANCE - DOHC. . ............. . . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .. ............2.14
COOLING SYSTEM . ............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .. . . ............. . .2.16
COOLING SYSTEM OVERVIEW...... .. .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . .....2.16
COOLANT LEVEL INSPECTION. . . . .. ........... ... ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... ... ..2.16
50/50 EXTENDED-LIFE ENGINE ANTIFREEZE.. ... ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... ... ..2.18
COOLANT STRENGTH / TYPE .......... . . . . . ............. ... ........... ... ............. . . . . . ........2.19
COOLING SYSTEM HOSES . .. ........... .. . . ............. . . . . . ............ .. .. ............. . . . . . ....2.19
RADIATOR INSPECTION / CLEANING ........ . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . . ............. . .2.20
COOLANT DRAIN / RADIATOR REMOVAL .. . . .. ............. .............. .. .............. . . . . . .....2.20
FUEL SYSTEM AND AIR INTAKE ......... . . . . . ............. ... ........... .. . . ............. . . . . . .......2.22
FUEL SYSTEM ...... . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ....2.22
FUEL LINES. . . . . . ............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............ .. . . ............. . .2.22
FUEL PUMP / FILTER .. . . .. ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... ... ............. . . . . . ........2.22
VENT LINES ........... .. .. ............. . . . . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .. .. ............. . . . . . ....2.22
THROTTLE PEDAL INSPECTION . . . . . ............. ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. ..2.22
AIR FILTER SERVICE .. ........... ... ........... ... ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... .. . ..2.22
ENGINE AIR INTAKE INSPECTION.. . . ............. ... ........... ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . .2.23

Polaris RANGER 500 2021 Specifications

General

Brand	Polaris
Model	RANGER 500 2021
Category	Offroad Vehicle
Language	English