I was in the woods today and when I headed home enjoying a slow trip looking around and all of a sudden I was in the middle of a smoke bath.* I shut off my ATV and it was just smoking from the center of the machine, I could not see flames and I looked around the other side and see oil on the left side.* So I took out the little panel* that covers the dip stick and the dip stick was gone, and apparently oil was shooting out of there and got on the manifold exhaust pipe, and started smoking.* So I looked for the dip stick, fist on the engine and then on the bottom where it should have been laying on the skid plates, but all I found was a big stick that must have somehow pushed the dip stick out by poking it in the little finger hole that is there to grab it out of the engine when I want to check the oil.
I finally plugged that hole with a stick I whittled, and drove back home.* I did not think I lost much oil, but I have no way of knowing.
Anyone know of a good place to buy a new Dip Stick, or how long it is so I can figure out what my oil level is? When I get a new one, I am going to modify it, as I don't think this could happen twice, but not going to find out!
Here is the part number for it B16-E5362-00-00 it is listed under Plug Oil Level in the crankcase diagrams.
I checked a few online parts dealers and they don't have one available and if you put in the part number on a search on Ebay one pops up for a Grizzly which is the same one. They want $15 for it.
Any chance if I call the dealer they might void my warranty? I agree with KodiakAfishyo, I wish it screwed in. All of you will have to wonder like me, if it is going to come out at a critical time and cause issues.
Good job finding this JimP, I will call the dealer, and not use my name, I paid for the extended warranty, and as you know Yamaha is not away honorable. I assumed that that stick popped mine out, but now I am not so sure. It would take a remarkable coincidence to get that entire dip stick to clear the hole and fall out.
Yes, I do all my own maintenance, and I will do that, I am going to make a temporary plug. I am very creative, so I might come up with one for permanent. I have no idea if I am low on oil or not, I assume somewhat but don't know. I might change the oil just to measure it going in.
Luckily you don't really have time to lose much oil as it immediately starts squirting everywhere and you notice it right away. I checked my oil once and didn't get the plug in all the way. Within 3 seconds after starting it smoke was coming out and I shut it down. It made a mess inside the engine area but I only lost a little bit of oil.
Thank you JimP, that will make my day much better, as I have plans to use this Kodiak today, and now I can check it and put in a plug. I also am going to go look again for the old dip stick as Colorado Kodiak 700 indicated it should be close by where the oil started spraying out.
OK, so I decided to start up the engine and after no oil spraying out of my poor fitting stick plug, so I pulled it out. Whoa, that was alot of oil splashing out fast. So I then went to the spot where I first noticed smoke and had stopped. And like Colorado Kodiak 700 said the oil comes out fast once the dip stick comes out, I started looking, and found it in one minute. I had used the info from JimP to bring my oil lever up to normal, about a half quart. So now I have it back in there and a string to catch it if it happens again.
A special thanks to JimP for the picture and measureing the stick!
i had the exact same thing happen about a year ago--even made a post about it..the new dipsticks are threaded so they cant pop out...defintely get it from the dealer--it was only about $12 if i recall
You mean the replacements are threaded? Or the new 2020 Kodiak's come with threaded dip sticks? If
the Replacements are threaded how would that work in a non-threaded tube?
not exactly threaded like a screw would be threaded--its more like it is ribbed put it still pops right into your oil tube..you have to use guite a bit of effort to get it out--it wont pop out for sure
OK just a little follow up. I put a 12 inch strong string on the loop, and tied it to the plastic housing. I drilled a small hole and pulled it through and put a know in it right next to the big plug that goes in to conceal the dip stick access.
The other thing I will mention is that it continues to smell hot now when I have started it and driven it about 6 times.
You might have to take it for a good drive or to the car wash to get all the oil off of the exhaust and coolant lines if you are smelling that burnt oil smell.
Now, after hearing of loosing the dip stick and what some of you have done to remedy the situation, at least loosing it I decided to fix mine.
I took a piece of stranded wire that I have along with a 3/6" eye bolt and a 10-24 lock nut along with a couple of washers and sleeves for the wire and a clip that I had and came up with this. I drilled a hole into the oil check cover and mounted the eye bolt using a plain nut, washers, and lock nut. I then crimped a eye in the wire with it going through the eye bolt and then crimped a eye in the wire looped through the clip.
If you wanted to you can remove the clip from the dip stick which will free up the oil check cover or leave it.
All told I am into this fix about $2.00 and 10 minutes worth of time.
This will just give some a idea of what they can do. Granted you are going to need a way to crimp the sleeves for the cable to go the way that I did but string would work just as well
Excellent idea, I saw that and that is also a perfect solution!
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