Need ideas on flushing 582 poly oil tank

[t j]

I used a Ski Doo oil tank. Found a new old stock one on ebay. If you want to go this route look for one from a 1980s through about 2000 fan cooled engine...most were 503's sometimes called a 500.

The liquid cooled Ski Doos have a coolant tank attached and two extra ports for the rotary valve lube so you don't want those.

Note the sump to hold oil at steep angles so you don't need to mount the tank at an angle.

This one is off a 1996 Ski Doo Skandic 500. Be sure the cap is a oil tank cap...it is vented...the gas caps are not. It has a low oil warning switch you can wire to a light.

[beeryboats]

That's a nice looking install. Thanks for the info and photos. I'm pretty sure I want to keep the tank I have, or at least one just like it, as it fits nicely.
Jay

[Av8r_Sed]

Jay,
I'm not sure what happened. I thought I posted a reply last night, but I don't see it here. Anyway, mine is a 64 oz rectangular Nalgene bottle carried by many camping supply places (REI, Campmor, Amazon). Just Google and you'll find it for around $12.

[beeryboats]

Under the cowl I'm having a hard time finding out what came from Rotax, Kitfox, or the hardware store. The oil tank is one of those items. I was praying it was a factory item as I really dread having fab a mount for a new tank. I assume the coolant overflow is also a hardware store item?

[t j]

Do any of these look like it?
http://www.cps-parts.com/menus/rtx/p...eservoirs.html

[beeryboats]

Here is what I have. Notice the nice white bird poop!

[beeryboats]

And here is the coolant overflow tank.

[Paul Z]

Do any of these look like it?
http://www.cps-parts.com/menus/rtx/p...eservoirs.html

For the Prices on those bottles, I think I would go buy new ones, plastic does deteriorate and crack!

[beeryboats]

For the Prices on those bottles, I think I would go buy new ones, plastic does deteriorate and crack!

Paul, I'm confused, are you saying to look aftermarket (use the link) due to the price of the Kitfox bottles? Or just be sure to change the bottles?

I'm trying to figure out how the coolant bottle attaches to the firewall. The battery box completely covers the opposite side of the firewall from the bottle bracket. As you can see from the photos, I really need clear off the firewall so I can clean the bird poop off the blanket.

Jay