[5. Remove the crankcase sump cover fasteners 2 and filtercover 3 .6. Remove the crankcase sump filter, wash it in solvent, dry it,and reinstall with the cover and fasteners. Tighten the fastenersto 7.3 ft-lb. (10 N•m).]

Sadly, after 2 years of owning a 2022 400, I am learning from the manual that all oil change videos for 400 are incomplete... the manual says this also has to be done:

5. Remove the crankcase sump cover fasteners 2 and filter
cover 3 .
6. Remove the crankcase sump filter, wash it in solvent, dry it,
and reinstall with the cover and fasteners. Tighten the fasteners
to 7.3 ft-lb. (10 N•m).

THAT is that weird looking thing around the oil drain plug....

What gives? What are we all missing?

This is what it looks like.

[2015 Z Force 800 53/Trail EPS]

At least all you need to do is pull three bolts. Nearly have to split the case on mine...that's why I have never done it. Next time you do an oil change drop the oil and pull those three bolts and drop the cover, clean the screen and reinstall. No big deal. You are lucky its that easy. And you only need to do it once or twice in its life.

Ahh.. so no worries and no drama, eh? Manual says do it every oil change but I would be glad to know it is far from critical, and that's why no videos ever mention it.

[2015 Z Force 800 53/Trail EPS]

If you have to clean metallic trash out of a screen filter every time you change oil...something is very wrong with the engine...lol

It is likely not there for the engine, but the tranny. Engine sumps don't have that filter.

I have checked the screen on 2019 600 a few times but it has never had very much debris on it. So I only clean it every 3 or 4 oil changes.