Fuel Line Replacement Walkthrough for the 2018 Can-Am Renegade 570
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Most riders think of the fuel line as a permanent part of the machine, but it is a consumable with a limited service life. On a 2018 Renegade 570, replacing it takes an afternoon and a modest parts list. The key detail is the fuel system: the Rotax single in this quad is fuel injected, fed by an electric pump mounted inside the tank, which means the supply hose is pressurized and there is no petcock to shut off before you begin.
Deciding When It Is Time
Fuel hose gives plenty of warning if you know what to look for. Start with the floor beneath the machine – a fresh puddle or a dried stain under the tank area after the quad has been parked is definitive. Next, use your nose. A gasoline smell that hangs around the tank, strongest in the first minutes after shutdown while pressure is still held in the line, points squarely at a joint or a hose wall.
Then get hands on. Run the hose between your fingers looking for hairline cracks, crazing, and a chalky gray film, and pay extra attention at bends and right at the fittings where stress concentrates. Squeeze it: healthy hose compresses and rebounds, while hardened hose feels like rigid tube. Finally, consider how the engine runs. Bogging under load, a lean stumble on hard throttle, or the machine acting like it is nearly out of fuel when the tank says otherwise all suggest a supply problem. A ring of caked dirt around a fitting is the fingerprint of a slow seep, and because this system runs under pressure, a pinhole can atomize entirely without ever leaving a drop.
Heat, Dry Air, and Ethanol
The mechanism behind failure is not mysterious. Fuel line rubber depends on plasticizers for flexibility, and those slowly leach out under years of heat, fuel contact, and air exposure. The hose grows stiff, stops absorbing vibration, and develops surface checking that eventually penetrates the wall. The end nearest the engine ages fastest because it lives in the most heat.
Climate accelerates it. In dry regions, low humidity continuously draws moisture from the hose wall, hardening it years earlier than a machine kept in humid air. Ethanol blended gasoline works the opposite surface, pulling water into the fuel and softening the inner liner into a gummy layer that sheds particles into the flow. A 570 stored with stale fuel in the line can be failing from within while the exterior still looks fine.
Setting Up: Parts, Tools, and Ventilation
Gather gloves, a lidded fuel container, hose rated for injection pressure in the correct inside diameter, new clamps, line clamping pliers to substitute for the absent fuel valve, a quick disconnect release tool if your tank fitting is a coupler, a razor knife, hand tools for the seat and body panels, and a stack of rags.
Treat gasoline with the respect it earns. The vapor is heavier than air, so it settles at floor level and moves toward pilot lights, heaters, and anything that sparks. Roll the garage door fully open or move the quad into the driveway, keep the drain container capped between pours, and disconnect the battery so the pump stays dead while the system is open.
Bleeding Pressure and Pulling the Hose
Remove the fuel pump fuse or relay, then crank the starter until the engine stalls out. That step vents the pressure sitting in the line and is what separates a controlled drip from a fuel shower. Switch the key off, disconnect the negative battery cable, and remove the seat and side plastics to reach the tank and trace the hose to the throttle body.
Slide a pan underneath and lay a rag over each fitting before opening it, because even a bled line holds residual fuel. Walk the clamps back along the hose first, then twist each end to break the varnish bond rather than pulling hard. Quick connect fittings release by pressing both tabs squarely and drawing the coupler straight off the barb; angling them splits collars that have hardened in engine heat. Where a hose end will not release, slit it lengthwise and peel it away rather than risking the fitting.
Photograph the routing before it is gone. As a 4x4, this Renegade sends its line around front differential hardware and extra frame crossmembers that a two wheel drive quad does not have, and putting the new hose back through the right clips is much simpler with a reference in hand.
Installation Without Shortcuts
Cut the new hose to exactly the original length. Anything longer will lean on the frame or crowd the steering and wear through. Seat each end fully onto its barb until it stops against the shoulder, working completely dry. Do not apply grease, oil, or silicone spray to the fittings — a lubricated sealing surface is the most common cause of a leak that appears a week after the repair. If an end fights you, thirty seconds in hot water softens it enough.
Fit new clamps just behind the raised bead and tighten evenly. If the tank end uses a self locking quick connect, push until it clicks and then pull firmly to confirm engagement; that connection needs no clamp. Route the hose through every original clip, keeping generous clearance from the front driveline and from exhaust surfaces.
Confirming It Is Dry
Reinstall the fuse, Reconnect the battery, then cycle the key on and off half a dozen times. The pump pressurizes the circuit each time without the engine running, which is the ideal way to catch a weep early. Wipe both connections and inspect them closely, feeling as well as looking. Start the engine, let it idle several minutes, and recheck before the plastics go back on.
Keep one thing in mind afterward: the fuel filter on this model is part of the in-tank pump assembly, not an inline element on the visible hose. If the 570 still feels starved after a clean, leak free install, that assembly is the next candidate.
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Disclaimer: This guide is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended to replace your ATV's official owner's manual. Always refer to your manufacturer's documentation for model-specific instructions, torque specifications, safety procedures, and maintenance requirements. If you are unsure or inexperienced, consider seeking assistance from a qualified mechanic or technician.
