[Rorustheredeemer]

Could someone help identify the year of this atv, vins gone. Trying to find an oil/filter and air filter kit for it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[fishfiles]

I would tell you it is a 2008 as on the tag it has 250 W , and W is 2008

 

[shadetree]

pretty sure the recons don't use oil filters ?, and I looked a 2008 trx250 recon up, and did not see a oil filter anywhere on the fich ??.

 

[shadetree]

and you are sure the vin number on the metal cross bracket under the front fender is gone ?, or the number is not there ?, why would you have a atv where the vin number is missing ?. this screams to me, '' do not buy ..might be stolen ? ''..lol.

 

[fishfiles]

Good eye Shade , I missed the "vins gone " , that is a bad thing , I would never buy a atv with the vin gone , I would take it if it was free

I am not a 250 Recon guy , but I had a 200SX that didn't have an oil filter , that engine had a clutch in it that had a cavity that would catch particles by centrifugal force and a filter change was to pull the clutch , clean out the clutch cavity and the case screen , maybe recons are that way

 

[Rorustheredeemer]

Lol, this atv was free with a property our family purchased, I have no clue of the history, but free is free right ? So am I safe to assume this is a 2008??

 

[fishfiles]

Lol, this atv was free with a property our family purchased, I have no clue of the history, but free is free right ? So am I safe to assume this is a 2008??

That could be a touchy situation . How can a vin be gone , rust , grinding , welding ??? We have a couple of laws I can think of that would make me not want to have it in my yard , possession of a vehicle with altered or no vin number , possession of stolen property ----- you probably would not go to jail in an instance like you described , but you would lose the atv and all the money , work and time you put into it and likely a trip to court with a fee to straighten it out

W is 2008 , with the number off the engine you can also tell

 

[Rorustheredeemer]

Thanks fish.

 

[wheelsquad]

@Rorustheredeemer it doesn't matter if its a 1999, 2008, or 2018, all Recon's use the same air filter and don't have an oil filter. So you can just buy an air filter for any year Recon and you're good to go.

 

[wheelsquad]

oh, and @Rorustheredeemer if you want a little added protection, buy a Tusk magentic drain plug from rmatvmc.com (M12x1.5) or from goldplug.com. That's what we did for the Recon in our family since it doesn't have an oil filter. Not a bad idea to do for any engine anyway.

 

[Rorustheredeemer]

Thanks @wheelsquad for all the great information, do you grab your maintenance items online or order at a dealership? I found an oil/ spark plug and air filter for 250trx 50$ on Amazon.

 

[wheelsquad]

Thanks @wheelsquad for all the great information, do you grab your maintenance items online or order at a dealership? I found an oil/ spark plug and air filter for 250trx 50$ on Amazon.

as far as Amazon goes, here's your best bet and price is decent: https://www.amazon.com/1997-2006-Honda-Complete-Service-Tune-Up/dp/B00INAV8BY and it's certainly convenient. OEM air filter too.

Though personally I would just go to wally world and get twice as much oil and buy a gallon of Rotella T6 for $23 so you'll have enough oil for your next change too. Then pick up an oem or aftermarket air filter from your dealer or online for about $20 and $3 or less for a spark plug and you're in for about the same cost but for 2 oil changes. don't forget to use a good tacky foam air filter oil.

And to add to your options, you can buy a pre-oiled air filter from motosport.com and get oem ngk spark plug from them, but you'll have to pay $7 in shipping.

Edit: Rotella T6 is also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shell-ROTELLA-Synthetic-Diesel-550045347/dp/B01LH7L0KS as is OEM air filter: https://www.amazon.com/Honda-17254-HM8-000-Air-Filter/dp/B00HPTLO04