CanAm Outlander 1000 & 850 Two Year Review. Plus Mods & Maintenance!

Detailed thoughts on both the Can-Am Outlander 1000 and the 850 after riding them for two years on trails in the Ozarks. How do they perform? Are they holding up? What type of Maintenance is required? What mods have been performed on the machines? All of those details plus more in this episode! Custom CanAm tuner, Oil Change, Air Filter Cleaning, RotoPax Fuel storage and Mount, BRP Cooler Mount, LED Light Bar Mount, Grease Fittings detailed, Tire tread life of ITP TERRACROSS Tires, Plus much much more!
0:00 Introduction
1:49 Hours and Miles
4:12 Mods
8:51 RotoPax Mount
11:27 ITP Tires
12:47 BRP Cooler
20:23 Steering Lube
24:20 Grease Points
28:17 Air Filter
32:03 Engine Oil
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[@giovanni1169]

Thanks. My 570 had the steering creek noise too and the lube spray fixed it. Thanks for showing the points.

[@miillersoffroad]

👍👍👍

[@waldnernick1]

Thanks for your time doing this. Just got a 570 xmr on trade for my well equipped hobie kayak, sweet yaks sitting there btw, think I am gonna give it to her and the kids and get me an 850xtp or 1000.

[@miillersoffroad]

Sweet!!! Sounds great man. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@markbekkers8364]

Easy watchin video good stuff. I bought the can am offered uni air filter. Then I use spray cleaner, dish soap, and air filter oil.

[@miillersoffroad]

No kidding? Didn't even know they offered one. We will check it out. Thanks for watching man!

[@justinsmith6566]

I have a 2020 850 max xt all stock but the full iron Baltic aluminum skids. I beat it up in Az trails but I also change the oil at half recommended time (25hrs) and grease every fitting on it after the 3rd ride. Very solid powerful quad. Oh yea and a gas guzzler for sure but miles per smiles!😂

[@miillersoffroad]

That's awesome man! Regular maintenance is critical!

[@kcatv9556]

You got that right? Everything is more difficult to work on, on a Can-Am over a Japanese quad. They are solid machines though and if you want to have power it’s either that or Polaris. Can-Am goes with a synthetic blend. Most likely just to save money. That Amsoil is good stuff! Good job with the video buddy see you on the next one.

[@miillersoffroad]

Thanks man! Yeah the Can-Ams are definitely more labor intensive. So far so good with these two machines. We are definitely not Polaris fans. I would take a Chinese knock off before I drove a Polaris. Pure garbage.

[@michaeltillotson7044]

My canned ham is a pain to work on compared to my popo. But what a great machine it is. I've done several services to it and they get easier.

[@miillersoffroad]

Definitely pros and cons!

[@briangillman735]

I just took my 2023 xt 1000r for it's first 125 mile test drive yesterday. The thing is a best but my 318 dodge truck gets better gas mileage! About 80 miles on a full tank

[@miillersoffroad]

That's not far off from my Kawasaki. I'm getting around 94 miles on a tank. 92 miles on the outlander 850 and we really haven't noticed that much difference on the 1000 but we haven't fully pushed it to it's limits on fuel either. We always carry extra anyways.

[@Mike-cp1ft]

Ive owned 4 can am outlanders since 2008. They are a little more difficult to work on than a Polaris but once you get the hang of it and know what to do it's not bad at all. That steering squeak is the lower bushing where the inner tie rods attach. If you remove that cast aluminum plate that traps the bottom of the steering post there are 2 plastic half bushings with 2 o-rings inside. Dirt gets in there, dries out and the o-rings and bushings start to get tore up and they squeak. Ive fixed this on my 2013 XT twice now. I would stick with the stock air filter, put some wheel bearing grease around the rubber portion of the filter where it slips into the clean half of the air box to help trap dirt from slipping by. Keep the green pre filter washed and oiled and you're good to go. Only other thing is change the oil in your differentials and gear box and that machine should run great for years. If you ever need bushings for the suspension "garage products" makes full kits that are a great product.

[@miillersoffroad]

Man thanks so much for the information. Really appreciate that. We're definitely going to really a deep look at that steering squeak. Do you just replace the o-rings to fix the squeaking?

[@Mike-cp1ft]

@@miillersoffroad Yes. the first time I did it I pulled everything apart cleaned it up , greased and put back together. The second time I replaced both bushings and o-rings. You have to disconnect both inner tie rods, remove the pitman arm from the steering post then you are able to remove the o-rings and replace them. There are some good write ups on the repair procedure on "canam atv forum" if you search for the steering squeak. Ive also read that some guys drilled the cast aluminum plate that traps the the steering stem for a grease fitting so you are able to pump some grease in there. If I have to fix it again on my 2013 thats what I'll be doing. You can see the parts break down on partzilla to get a better idea of what's going on in there. Good luck.

[@miillersoffroad]

@@Mike-cp1ft thanks so much for the information. Truly appreciate it. We're thinking the grease zert installation is a wonderful option! Great great great info

[@garywilliams7839]

That green grease is outstanding.

[@miillersoffroad]

Great to hear!

[@jessecameron7268]

You guys need some uni air filters! Super easy to clean and oil plus you get to keep re-using them.

[@miillersoffroad]

Haven't seen those. I'm running a K&N on my brute and I'm very happy with it. Same deal, I wash, oil, and reuse.

[@justinsmith6566]

Never again! Had one for about 300 miles well oiled on my 850 max in dusty Az and it sucked more dirt than I expected.

[@kelsorunner850]

Appreciated this video. Very helpful. You mentioned that the Tuning mod reduced engine heat. Interested to hear approximately how much that helped? 10%, 20% less heat? Other? Lastly, did the tuning require a hardware add/small form factor electronic tuner?? Sorry if these questions are a little off, I don't own a Can Am yet; but I am hoping to pick one up next year. Once I get one, I am interested in doing my own service work (when possible). Currently, I am trying to learn as much as I can before I purchase one.

[@miillersoffroad]

I would say at least 10% heat reduction. They just run so much smoother, idle smoother. The type of tune we got, You take off the ECU from the machine and send it in. The guy that programmed it wanted to know the tire size we were planning to run, and any other additional add-ons in the future or currently on the machine even suspension. He tunes everything accordingly. He also wanted to know what type of riding we do. It's a completely custom tune, and it's the only way to go in my opinion. Those add-on tuners are just so generic and don't do much.

[@kelsorunner850]

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it. Custom sounds like the way to go. @@miillersoffroad

[@rowdytitan]

Coming from a grizzly 700 and sportsman 570, the outlander 850 is more power than I’ll ever want… and it absolutely chugs fuel when you’re running it hard lol it’s an amazing machine.

[@miillersoffroad]

I'm actually considering trading in my brute force 750 for a new Outlander 850. More stable and more comfortable ride for what we do. We just went on a 94 mile ride in one day. The outlander 850 started sputtering at 90 miles. My 750 only had a few drops left in the tank, so pretty much the same mileage.

[@cclaw266]

​@miillersoffroad I'm considering trading in my 23 brute 750 and my 22 raptor 700r for a outlander 1000r xxc or the renegade xxc the brute is nice but not wild like the 1000 !

[@miillersoffroad]

@@cclaw266 can't say that I blame you a bit. Especially with the fact that they have discontinued the brute.

[@renanton1069]

Have you ever opened up a thread on oil filter? There's so many of them have rust internally when they are new, unless u get the spendy ones with stainless steel, cartridge oil filters take a little longer to change but if your tinkering in the garage with a beer what's the hurry, sure beats running rust though your engine before it gets back to the oil filter.

[@miillersoffroad]

Have not done that. Interesting though.

[@Sarahjeanne1993]

would i be able to get the Linq cooler on the front of my outlander on my linq rack?

[@miillersoffroad]

I believe so. Although we have not officially tried it.

[@EdDesan77]

Can you please tell us about the tunning place what package he got what is the website that was not clear thanks so much for the great vids!

[@miillersoffroad]

The website is www.atvflashing.com and he never specified the stage of the tune. He will ask you a series of questions before he tunes it such as "what size tires, what are you doing with the machine mudding or trail riding?" Things of that nature. His tune has really injected more fun into the bikes.

[@EdDesan77]

@@miillersoffroad thanks a ton! Nice content!

[@miillersoffroad]

@@EdDesan77 more great videos coming soon!

[@md1120]

Nice upgrades guys. Did you add a tuner or did you flash the ECU? I broke my front plastic below the winch on the first ride, going down hill and letting of the gas the front end dived. Noticed it dives on the flat too. Upgraded to Iron Baltic HDPE skids and Stage 4 Elka's and then the Garage Products bushing as the stock are garbage especially the rear sway bar they bushings, maybe they have changed since 2015.

[@miillersoffroad]

No problems with the bushings on either of the Can-Ams yet. How do you like the Elkas? We're all looking at possibly upgrading. The Can-Ams both have flashed ECUs. A guy in Memphis who is really good did them. It was a great decision.

[@md1120]

@Miillers Offroad the Elka's are fantastic. One of the best mods you can do. No more front end diving when letting off the gas and just eats up the terrain.

[@miillersoffroad]

@@md1120 Sounds like im going to have to try it. And what about ride quality on rocky terrain?

[@EdDesan77]

@@miillersoffroadcan you please share the guys website for the tunning? Thanks a lot

[@MrSupersport101]

@@miillersoffroadcan you share the guys name in Memphis that does the ecu flash

[@utahwanderlust700]

Your Brute uses better bushings and therefore doesn't have to have grease zerks. Can Am and Polaris are notorious for crap bushings, plus they weigh so much that they have to have zerks. Also, I totally agree with you on the maintenance topic. Nothing is easier to work on than a Kawasaki. And those cartridge filters SUCK! All the Japanese use spin on filters and they are better in every way.

[@miillersoffroad]

Yeah the Can-Ams take about 3x longer just to change the oil. Haven't had any issues with the bushings yet on any of the machines though.

[@paulcoverdale8312]

Hi guys, dropped in from UK an appy thanksgiving to you an yours. Ok, is it possible to fit a twist grip accelerator onto these an a cruse controls?? Great job on the vids an keep um commin👍👍👍🥃🥃🥃💯💯💯🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@miillersoffroad]

Man thats a great question that I unfortunately do not know the answer too! Im sorry about that. Thank you for checking out the video though!

[@tylaswope7083]

What custom tuning are you guys running?

[@miillersoffroad]

atvflashing.com It's a guy out of Memphis. Does a great job.

[@stanleykania7184]

Shifter link nesserary? Green grease is good stuff

[@miillersoffroad]

Lots of reports of the stock shifter link busting in time. Just a precaution on our part.

[@noahmills2605]

I’m interested in getting a Rotopax mount. I’m guessing y’all got them from jds customs. That was the only place I saw that had them.

[@miillersoffroad]

Yes that's correct. That's where we got them for the Can-Ams. They're awesome dude.

[@noahmills2605]

@@miillersoffroad do they fit pretty tight? I wouldn’t want them if they rattle around while I’m riding.

[@miillersoffroad]

@@noahmills2605 no rattle on our machines

[@noahmills2605]

Got the mount and I see what y’all were saying in the video no matter which way u flip the bracket it won’t work unless u take material off the bracket. also it seems like the rotopax handle sits funky on the linq Lever instead of the bracket. Honestly pretty disappointed in the the quality control and overall engineering of the product especially for 140 bucks.

[@miillersoffroad]

@@noahmills2605 we felt the same. But now that we have the kinks worked out, we're happy with it. Everything is holding up well. Quality control though, ridiculous.

[@stanleykania7184]

Outer air filter is supposed to be tacky

[@josephvella3688]

What gas can?

[@miillersoffroad]

RotoPax

[@TheBigslamma]

Hey you guys are using the WRONG OIL!!! Small engines produce twice the heat per cylinder as of a car! You guys just put European car oil in !!! You need AMSOIL ATV UTV 5w40

[@miillersoffroad]

That's a shame. 2k miles on the 850 and it's still running strong. Guess it should blow up soon?