Better than leaving it with water in it but I'de get some oil back in it to be safe. Even cheap oil until you can get at it again.

 

what he said. if possible get the bike on end to drain the exhaust as well. if you leave it as is expect to have to crank the engine over using the primary as the water in the cylinders seems to cause them to corrode into place a bit.

 

What kind of oil exactly. Just four stroke oil? Also if I can't get a new filter can I run it with the old one just to get some oil in there

 

What kind of oil exactly. Just four stroke oil? Also if I can't get a new filter can I run it with the old one just to get some oil in there

Any four stroke oil would be fine. Check the filter that's in it and see how it looks.

 

You have a 50/50 chance of blowing up the motor even if you did 5 oil changes right away... so I'd say you are good. LoL.

 

I also put it on the bumper to drain the water out of the exhaust

 

Pull the plugs as well!

 

I pulled the plugs and there should be no water left in the motor that's why I am wondering if a couple days will make a difference

 

Don't wait. Rust/Corrosion sets in quickly. You need to circulate some good oil throughout to prevent that. Let it sit and you've got a good shot at killing it.

At the very least, put in a couple quarts of good oil and circulate it through the engine. If you really don't have time to do the full purge cycle now, at least you can largely arrest consequential damage of letting it sit wet and empty.

 

The filter is clean. It was clear water that it happened in

 

Get lots of cheep oil. It'll take several changes to get the water out. I would just leave the old filter in it until you get clear oil out on the last change with the cheep stuff. Fire it up for about a minute just to circulate the oil between changes. You won't want to rev it up or ride it. Don't be overly concerned about how much oil is in it for each change. I've seen guys use one quart, fire it up for about a minute, then dump it and put in another quart. Don't be surprised if it takes 5-7 oil changes to get clear oil out of it. When you do, then change the filter and refill to the required level with your synthetic. It definitely wouldn't hurt to change it one more time after a ride or two if you think there is any possibility of there being any sand or dirt that got in.

Also, you didn't say in you original post, Did you check / drain the air box? May need to change your air filter too.

 

Ok so I can use the old filter. And I drained the air box and pulled the filter. It was still clean just wet

 

Yes, until after your last flush. Put a new filter in on your final fill with synthetic oil.

 

I would buy a new air filter.

 

x2 - They are just paper filters under the pre-filter.

 

Ok I think I can get someone to run some oil through it a couple times to get it lubed up. Will this be good enough for a couple days till I can get a new filter and good oil? Also should I be draining the diffs?

 

done this a couple times lol... to-do list for swamping the motor...
take off the seat, gas tank plastics, air box lid, air filter, & CVT belt cover.
stand the quad up on its grab bar to drain some water out.
put the quad down, pull the spark plugs out, press start button to "pump" any water out of the motor, it will shoot out the spark plug holes.
drain the oil and pull the filter. get as much out as you can (tip quad on its side, pick up the ends a lil bit to help) if the oil is a milkshake you def need to do this step again.
dry the spark plugs, dry the air filter (put over an exhaust of a buddies bike to blow the water out of it), reinstall oil and filter, reinstall plugs and air filter, reinstall CVT belt cover.
Depending on the severity and length of being swamped the gas may need changed.
Start the bike, she's a can-am so she will fire right back up!
reinstall air box lid, reinstall gas tank plastics, put the seat back on, RIDE!

 

The quicker you get the water out the better off you'll be. Definitally better than leaving it sitting empty!

You should be able to just check the diffs. If there is water in them, it will start leaking out when you pull the fill plug. If it has been sitting, the water and oil will separate. After you get the Oil changes done, even if they look fine now, ride your bike up and down the drive and double check to be sure the fluid doesn't look milky.

 

Thanks guys. I flushed the oil five times and its clear now. I also changed the diffs and gearbox oil. The gas had water in it to so I changed that and she runs good now

 

Good news!!

 

Good to hear. Glad it all worked out for you.

 

Oh the memories...

 

Haha ya not very fun memories

 

I just had to help a buddy of mine do the same thing on his brute. What a mess...

 

This is why I stay out of the deep stuff.

 

well sure we all want to stay out of the too deep stuff, but like in my case, sometimes it pulls you in, i was in a water wheelie and the unlevel bottom turned my bike right into the deep end, jumped off to float it back around and all of a sudden i couldnt touch bottom anymore ( im 6'1" ) and down she went! it happens

 

Ya that's pretty much what happened to me. I was swimming trying to flip it back over lol

 

I lucked out, had about a half of an inch before I submerged the intake. Shut it off, tipped it and drained what seemed like gallons upon gallons out of the exhaust and then checked the oil... no water :-D...drove it home and no water got in, whew...did get in the gearbox and diffs though, oh well...lesson learned

 

do I have to start it to have oil cycle throw it until tomorrow so I can get to the dealer for can am oil I have cheap oil in it now but never started it to get it into the heads

 

Drain oil and water, refill with cheep stuff, start it up for about 30 seconds and repeat until it is clear. You will want to keep oil in it until you can get some synthetic and a new filter.