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Dec 31st, 06, 02:46 PM

pegithard Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	polaris sportsman tranny ? i have just purchased a 1998 sportsman 500. i drained the tranny fluid and it was a grayish white color, i put in new polaris transmission fluid. it was purple when i put it in. after about ten minutes of riding i checked the level and it had also turned grayish white. is this normal, the trans seems to work fine.

Jan 1st, 07, 10:39 AM

07x2 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary,AB Posts: 40	Sounds like there was water in the fluid to begin with. Wait and see what others say but that would be my guess.

Jan 1st, 07, 12:23 PM

Mudtramp Mudpuddlin' Darlin' STAFF Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: AR Posts: 5,588	Are you sure that you got "all" the old fluid out and didn't leave even a little?

Jan 1st, 07, 12:40 PM

NEEDNMUD Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 767	Quote: Originally Posted by pegithard i have just purchased a 1998 sportsman 500. i drained the tranny fluid and it was a grayish white color, i put in new polaris transmission fluid. it was purple when i put it in. after about ten minutes of riding i checked the level and it had also turned grayish white. is this normal, the trans seems to work fine. Sounds like water, may have to change it several times to get all of the water out.

Jan 1st, 07, 06:53 PM

Scribner Super Moderator STAFF Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,776	If there was water in the fluid to start with then you will have to change it a few times to get it all out.

Jan 2nd, 07, 08:39 PM

pegithard Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	thanks! i had planned on changing all the fluids again after a couple of hours, thanks for everyones answers.

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