Yamaha Kodiak 450 EPS | General Maintenance How-To 

Right on, man! Thanks for watching. If I recall, the price was $500 or a little bit over that for a 48 hr rental. Pretty steep prices, but ATV rentals down there are becoming more rare. I spoke to some rental companies and many are focusing more on side by sides. My guess is safety and better profits.

Great suggestion!

is it coming back out the nip? If so, might have enough in there already. Tough to say without looking at it.

No, I definitely don't have any ticking noises. Consider checking your entire exhaust system for leaks from the header pipe all the way back. Does the ticking noise speed up and slow down with rpms? Or is it more consistent with miles per hour?

@@ThomperBeThompin nope it goes away after about 15mph

Can't go wrong with either of those choices as they're both great machines that would serve you well. If I were choosing between those two, I'd go for the Kodiak all day for several reasons. I prefer the handlebar bend on the Yamaha's compared to Suzukis (easier to stand up and ride) and I also much prefer the footboards compared to the King Quads. Both will be reliable and capable - I recommend sitting on each to test out ergonomics. As far as maintenance, I did an oil change every year. If I rode a lot more, I'd do it every 6 months - takes 15 minutes honestly. Air filters 1-2 times a year, but I don't ride in very dusty conditions, otherwise would do that more often - takes 5 minutes. Final gear oil is once every 2 years for me, but again, if I rode more I'd do it once annually at the most. Drive shaft U-joints and knuckles could be every 1-2 years based on usage and how much water/mud/dust you ride through - also pretty simple and quick with a quality grease gun. Don't forget new coolant every 2 years, but that's every machine. Hope this helps!

@@ThomperBeThompin dude, thank you so much for the quick and thorough reply! i really appreciate it. I'm leaning towards the kodiak only problem is there's not one close. so i'd have to do some traveling to get it. we'll see though

Hey, just wanted to give an update.. after all the looking, finally decided on a 2023 kodiak 700 se. I love the tatical black look and just the quick rides have been a blast already. I assume the maintenance is probably the same or close to the 450 in your video?

@@bama314 Right on, man. Congrats! I have found with my Grizzly 700 that I recently purchased that the maintenance is basically the same stuff (just different amounts of oil, etc). Yamaha maintenance is pretty basic and easy across their utility lineup.

@@ThomperBeThompin thanks man! I appreciate it!

If you order a kit through rocky mountain they usually come with them. Otherwise I would have to check out a schematic and see a part number.

@@ThomperBeThompin Tnx man. 12mm. Had to go to Yamaha today

The 2018s and newer are fuel injected so no petcock. Not sure about the fuel filter weather and in tank or an inline one. If there was one I imagine it would be in the owner's manual under a maintenance item

@@ThomperBeThompin tried buying one but could find. I bought one of those inline filters, in case can’t find it, you think is a good idea to adapt it.?

These are the Kenda bear claw htrs. Very popular tires especially for GNCC racing

Thanks!

It's just air filter oil. Some filters come pre-oiled but most come dry and you got the oil them. Completely saturate it then ring it out as much as you can.

I bought an oil change kit from Rocky mountain atv. It comes with yamlube, a filter, and all the replaceable crush washers you need.

It's about 1.48 cups, or 0.74 pints, or 0.0925 gallons, or 350.151 milliliters, or 3.6 mouthfuls - but I don't recommend that.

It's only three bolts for the side cover, I took off the other plastics to do the coolant replacement.