Hello, John Talley here with Partzilla.com.
Today I'm going to walk you through the very simple process of doing an oil change on our
2007 Yamaha Grizzly YFM700.
But before we go over there and talk about the tools and the parts, let's start it up
and let it idle for a few minutes and then we can jump into it.
This is going to be a very simple skill level one with a really short tool list.
All you're going to need is a torque wrench, 3/8th ratchet, an extension, a 17mm socket,
and the only special tool is a 65mm oil filter wrench.
Now, if you would, reference our exploded parts diagrams, so if you don't want to use
the kit that I'm going to use in this particular video, you can pick up whichever individual
parts you need.
Speaking of that, if you're not sure where to head for your particular machine, look
at our description link below, and it will take you to a shopping list already prepared
for this particular unit.
So, once you've got your tools and your parts together, we can head over there and I can
guide you through it.
Alright, so we've got it heated up, so let's start off by pulling this side cover.
Go ahead and take out your dip stick, and now we want to reach under the bottom of her
and there's going to be a 17mm here that we need to pull.
There she goes.
So what is the scheduled maintenance on this machine?
Well, for the oil and filter change you want to do that every 3200 miles or one year.
So, annually, you need to take a look at it.
Me?
I run my machine a little harder than most, so I usually change mine every six months,
right around the 2500 mile range.
Alright, it looks like she's about finished draining, so we can go ahead and put our drain
plug back.
And with this particular kit-- it's actually a universal kit so it can be used on several
different models, but the O-ring or seal that we want to use is this one right here.
So you will not be using that O-ring or this brass crush washer.
Now I'm looking at the drain bolt, and it looks like the old one is still on there but
it is flat as a pancake.
So, we need to go ahead and pull that one off and then put on our new one.
When you put it on, you'll see kind of a beveled edge on one side, you want that sticking toward
the front of the bolt.
So the flat section will go against the collar of this bolt.
Alright, we've got our new crush washer on there, and let's go ahead and get it back
in place, and you'll notice some oil dripping from the pan.
We'll get that cleaned out after we replace the oil filter because I guarantee you some
more is going to get dribbled down.
We're going to torque this to 22 foot pounds.
Now, lets see if we can get an extension and reach in there and grab that oil filter.
Now you can go through and remove the skid plates if you wanted to, but that's a whole
lot of extra work.
I'm just going to spray them down with contact cleaner once we're done.
Alright, let's see if we can shimmy this out without making more of a mess.
Alright, before we slide the new one up there, we want to put a little bit of oil around
that O-ring.
Now let's guide her back up in there.
There she goes.
Now we want to set it to 12 foot-pounds.
That's it.
Now, we just need to fill it back up.
Alright, specifications show that with an oil filter change that it holds right at 2.2
quarts, so we can safely go ahead and put in two whole quarts, let it run for a few
seconds, and then set the final level.
Alright, she's got two quarts in, we're going to go ahead and put our dipstick back.
What we're going to do is crank it up, let it idle for just a minute maybe, and then
shut it off and let it sit for 10 minutes, then we can check the level to see how much
we need to add.
Alright, that should be enough to get all the oil circulating through the whole system.
What we're going to do now while it's settling is get a can of contact cleaner and clean
out all that oil that's down on the skid plate.
Gives us something to do.
While you're doing this, make sure there's no open flames or anything because this stuff
is really flammable.
Okay, so it's been a few minutes, we've got the underpan cleaned out reasonably well.
Let's see where we ended up on the oil level.
Alright, it's right where my fingernail is, so she's still a little bit low.
So let's grab our third quart and put about a quarter of it in there-- maybe a little
bit less.
And that should do it.
Now let's see what we've got.
Dead in the middle.
That's what we're after.
Get it back in, and get our cover back on.
Well alright guys, that pretty much wraps this one up except for dropping off the used
oil at the recycler.
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