Honda 520

[Montecresto]

I’d say chain rattling would best describe it .

The more you hit the rev limiter the better that gets.....

 

[Admin]

 

[520camo]

The more you hit the rev limiter the better that gets.....

lmao . Any tunes I can get to raise the rev limiter ?

 

[RedLevel]

I am not going to offer any advice. Just going to say "welcome"

 

[T Bone]

From what I have read that is normal. The gear box is noisy. Mine grinds as well. I took it on for its first service at 115 miles but only 10 hours. The noises seemed to get better but I have done some sound damping measures also. I have read it gets better with every oil change.

 

[rtn001]

Welcome from Central Florida. I had the standard oil replaced with Honda's synthetic oil on the first service at the dealership (paying the difference). When I got home I drained both differentials and put in Lucas SAE75W 140W synthetic. Make sure it's Hypoid whatever brand you use. I service mine every spring myself keeping the receipts and copies of same as some store receipts will fade to the point that they cannot be read. The use of the synthetic oil in the differential does seem to reduce the noise. If you look up noisy differentials on p500's (or something too that effect) on this site you will find a ton of information on the cause and cures. You can also find "how to" videos here and on YouTube. Have fun, ride safe and enjoy.

 

[SouthwestORV]

I owned a P500 for about 18 months and loved it, but it was the nastiest sounding thing I've ever owned. The engine made horrendous valvetrain noise, like something was wrong. And the rear diff sounded like something was wrong - straight up grinding and whining. Frankly it sounded terrible, but everything I read on this forum indicated that was normal. So I rode the dog out of it and had a great time! I just tried to ignore the noises, and I admit that was hard because my ears have been trained to notice something wrong and then address it. But in the case of the P500, it appears you just endure it. Mine never broke or left me stranded, and we did some tough rides and lots of miles. And no, mine did not get better with time, or fluid changes, or fluid switches, etc. I simply had to live with it. My 2020 Ranger Crew 1000 makes none of those noises - engine sounds great, you can't hear the gears or diffs or transmission at all. I've got as many hard miles on my Ranger now as I had on my P500, and I also haven't had to fix or replace anything on my Ranger. But, there is something so loveable about the P500, when I sell the Ranger I might just get back into a Pioneer, but this time a P520 just to change it up. And this time I'll know just to expect the mechanical noise. Hope this helps.

 

[1border4manu]

Welcome from Central Florida. My P500 makes all of those noises, it's part of their personally.

 

[Mudder]

Welcome from NW Georgia.

 

[crewcabrob]

The engine and transmission noise on mine is way down after the first oil change. I want to change the diff fluids one of these days, but I have too much going on right now. The first 120 miles, the P520 made a lot of noise.

Rob

 

[DaddyDubbs]

Welcome from Alabama

 

[520Mark]

I owned a P500 for about 18 months and loved it, but it was the nastiest sounding thing I've ever owned. The engine made horrendous valvetrain noise, like something was wrong. And the rear diff sounded like something was wrong - straight up grinding and whining. Frankly it sounded terrible, but everything I read on this forum indicated that was normal. So I rode the dog out of it and had a great time! I just tried to ignore the noises, and I admit that was hard because my ears have been trained to notice something wrong and then address it. But in the case of the P500, it appears you just endure it. Mine never broke or left me stranded, and we did some tough rides and lots of miles. And no, mine did not get better with time, or fluid changes, or fluid switches, etc. I simply had to live with it. My 2020 Ranger Crew 1000 makes none of those noises - engine sounds great, you can't hear the gears or diffs or transmission at all. I've got as many hard miles on my Ranger now as I had on my P500, and I also haven't had to fix or replace anything on my Ranger. But, there is something so loveable about the P500, when I sell the Ranger I might just get back into a Pioneer, but this time a P520 just to change it up. And this time I'll know just to expect the mechanical noise. Hope this helps.