Fluid Leaks

Leaking gas is dangerous and obviously needs your immediate attention. The risk of your ATV catching fire is real, and if you park in a garage, the situation could be …

Coolant does more than protect in high and low temperatures, it protects from some deadly silent engine killers that most riders don’t even know about. Top 5 reasons you should …

Oil leaking from an ATV manifold isn’t a good sign, and you already know that. But the fault could be something simple. Top 3 reasons oil leaks from an ATV …

Finding black drips under your ATV can be worrying. The best you can hope for is a leaking drain plug, so I guess maybe we’re getting lucky here. So why …

Smelling raw gas from your ATV can be alarming, especially if you park it in the garage hot. A smell of gas from ATV oil is commonly caused by: Leaking …

Nothing wreaks your trail riding fun like an overheating ATV, and without spare coolant, it’s a real worry. You may put water in an ATV radiator as a short-term measure. …

A smoking engine generally isn’t a good sign but let’s not meet trouble halfway. Hard or worn valve stem oil seals will cause an ATV to smoke when first started. …

Black smoke and the smell of raw gas from your ATV sure sign your engine is running too rich. It makes sense to grab this problem early. Ignoring this symptom …

You can’t mistake the smell of raw gas, and in the case of a gas leak, that’s a good thing. Leaking gas and hot exhausts aren’t a good mix. There …

ATVs can pretty much go anywhere. I’ve gotten plenty stuck in mucky ditches. But water always makes me shiver because I’m a mechanic, and I know what water can do …