sounds like water in the oil to me

 

Sounds normal to me. That magnetic plug is there for a reason. If any water, it would have looked milky.

 

mine looked pretty bad too....normal

 

My front diff oil always comes out looking like greyish/brown metal flake paint and the magnetic drain plug is covered with fine metal powdery paste that reminds me of valve grinding compound.
After draining, I usually pour a few ounces of fresh oil in it with the drain plug out to flush it a little...

iirr 7 oz is a full oil change in front diff.
With Polaris on demand front diff oil, thats about $2.50 per front diff fluid change.
Changing it often is the only thing we can do to try and preserve the front diff.

jmo

 

From all the issues I have had with my front diff. 2 replacements and now it is looking like a third. I would change the fluid pretty often, especially if running it or parking it in water over the diff. Mine is always sludgy, milky, or brownish. Never no metal on magnet but the sludge build up the previous poster mentioned. It is about the quickest, cheapeast, and easiest service you can do on one of these POPO's.

 

When I picked up my xp, mechanic said the front diff really should be serviced more regularly than recomended by Polaris, as often as every 50 hours I think he said. Rear diff isn't as bad as the front

 

It is when you strip the cheap ass housing with the drain plug.

Thanks for the responses guys!! I figured it was normal and changed it.