Nice man! And after flushing it out I did fill it up with water and run the engine for a minute.. after rewatching the video I must've left that part out, sorry. I did the same with my Daytona. I haven't had any problems running Engine Ice. Thanks for commenting, I'll pin this so others see.

Sorry that my comment is a year later but, you mean it's recommended to run the quad a couple times with soft water before the addition of coolant, is this right? Sorry I just want to make sure I do this right. Thank you!

@@EduardoRamirez-ny6fw yes fill with distilled water not soft water an run the quad a few min just idling etc to get coolant out of cylinder jackets. Thats why I would use OEM coolant so if mixes its ok. Ur not a pro racer. OEM is great. Use full synthetic oil too only. Any motorcycle specific engine oil brand. Mobil 1 /maxima/ yamalube

I bought a 2009 too! I just love it

Take good care of it!

Yea me too!

Western Ohio!

You can mix them as long as they have the same type of glycol. But the color will turn a nasty brown if you mix green and red... works just fine just looks bad

@Rj Cherk Everything has been fine thus far. I was also hesitant but talked to a mechanic and he said it doesn't matter. So far so good

Engine ice is an Coolant that cools A few degrees cooler than most coolants. Thats A start. Also heat tape around gastank and stuff

Literally just ordered a new clutch lever yesterday, I'll upload a quick video soon!

It probably was totally fine yes. But theres no harm in keeping fresh fluids in it, and btw... warranty on there is a pitiful 6 months 😂 Its long gone

Depends how fast you add coolant. I added very slowly so I didnt remove bolt completely, just loosened a good bit. But you can remove the bolt of course.. it can get a little messy when you add your coolant though if you dont watch it close. Leaving the bolt in less coolant bleeds out when it's full

MotoPosh yea def less of a mess leaving it in just want to ensure all air is out. How critical is it to run the engine with water before adding new coolant. Any risk running only distilled water in the engine ? Thanks

No risk. I would definitely recommend running it for like 10 minutes sitting there until the thermostat opens and starts circulating coolant. Make 100% sure you use distilled water. This is the way to truly "flush" the system.

MotoPosh thanks

MotoPosh Thanks for all the replies

Right below the black rubber cap on the tank, on the back side. (Towards the front of the quad)

Should have specified, I meant from the tank where does it go? Does it attach up near the radiator or is it just a purge hose.

I'm 99% positive that is your coolant overflow tube. It doesnt go anywhere important. I cant remember where mine is routed.. I think mine is routed where the gas tank overflow line is

Yes that's completely fine to do

Yes. Just flush your system with distilled water first

What do you mean hot? It shouldn't ever overheat

No you need to mix the coolant so it's half coolant and half distilled water

That's the way it should be! Your engine just recycles coolant, the coolant level may vary a little bit in your overflow tank but it should always stay at about the same level

Thanks for watching man. After you've been riding it tends to suck more coolant into the engine (I've noticed mine does the same thing)... it's pretty normal for your coolant level to change a bit. When I did my coolant change I just added a touch more. You're okay to do that too either with distilled water or coolant. I thought the same thing as you when I got mine

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@@eric89q did you end up adding water or coolant? Also if you did what kind did you use? My 19 is doing the same thing but I have about 15 hours on it

ImVaiiderr hey, so I added yamacool to it (my machine has green coolant, the manual say add yamacool so that’s what I did and it’s blue, the dealership said it’s fine.) I put it so it’s just above half between low and full and it’s been staying there and I have 2 hrs on it. From what I’ve been told from a few ppl, it’s brand new so fluid needs to go through it; and if it’s cold it may look low when you ride it may fill up a tiny bit as this is a “reservoir “tank. I even went to 2 diff dealers and looked at their raptors and they’re all close to “low” marker. Hope everything works out for you.

@@eric89q awesome, thank you for the info I appreciate it

Good afternoon. What model and where can I buy a tachometer to tune my raptor 700's idle

I'll check it out... From reading a quick minute it looks like pretty good stuff!

Dumbass part# idiot

Just replace it with a pan head hex screw of Stainless or Zinc plated. Brass or copper washer. Make sure its about the same length and obviously thread type 👍🏼 to find size M6 screw = 6*1.5+1=10mm spanner. Its probably an M6.

I believe they're pretty much the same machine. The process is the same yes

@@Motoposh thank you sir!

That's even worse. Well water is full of minerals that will leave deposits all throughout your system. I would advise you not to use well water

Down the steering column. It's just a vent tube, it doesn't connect anywhere

No, it's meant to keep the engine from overheating

Because coolant degrades over time and becomes less efficient in your machine. Every 2-3 years

Engine Ice or just some standard 50/50 ethylene glycol to water coolant is fine. Coolant is coolant, the differences between them aren't much

Yamalube

Well water would be about the worst you could use because of all the deposits in the water. Definitely would recommend you get some distilled water

@@Motoposh ok thank you👍

Every couple years. Engine ice degrades faster than traditional coolant but I still only change it every 2 years

@@Motoposh ok thx!

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No

A healthy engine does not use coolant. Shouldn't have to add coolant ever

I have 2020 raptor 700 r , so I shouldn’t change the coolant

You need to drain the old and replace with new every couple years

@@Motoposh i feel like there is something wrong with mine but i don’t know it’s a 2020 but someone else owned it