New to snowbikes this year and was wondering if a lighter weight oil should be ran in my bike for winter use. I run the motorex 10 60 in it for summer and heard the motorex is required for this bike
2016 sxf 450 engine oil recommendations
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Search this forum and you'll find plenty of religious debates on oil. The short story is that you will probably want to run a 5w-40 or 0w-40 for easier starting and oil flow in the cold.
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5w40 rotella t6 works great.
2.5 gallon jugs FTW
2.5 gallon jugs FTW
Arctic Cat 0-40 synthetic lost a crank seal on my 14 450sxf so oil pressure was down almost by 50 percent still lastest 15 hours before it mushroomed the head and figured out why it was running on and off good... For me that's signals some good oil..
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I've been running a 5W-30 full syn and have been thinking of going Mobil 1 -0w-30 or 0w-40 in my motor-side as my bike has a separate sump for the engine and tranny so I don't need to worry about a clutch-safe oil and have the luxury of running whatever I want in the motor.
The 5w has been working fine as my bike starts right up with no trouble. That, and I have bottles of 5w-30 full synthetic oil that I had gotten on sale years ago and don't want to waste it. I'm going to change my oils tonight before I go riding tomorrow and 5W-30 is going in the motor and a 10w-40 in the x-mission, a Motul Transoil.
The 5w has been working fine as my bike starts right up with no trouble. That, and I have bottles of 5w-30 full synthetic oil that I had gotten on sale years ago and don't want to waste it. I'm going to change my oils tonight before I go riding tomorrow and 5W-30 is going in the motor and a 10w-40 in the x-mission, a Motul Transoil.
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Mobil Euro car formula 0-40, cheap at walmart & clutch compatible... looked good during drain after my last ride.
Thank tou all very much. I have heard all good about the rotella. Ktm dealer here told me only run motorex due to coated internal engine and trans components
If your bike sits out in zero degree weather then you go a start it you might have an issue... Or have to prewarm... That is where I have to use 0 weight in my ktm ..
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I have a heated shop but to get to good snow we have to travel 2 hours. Its also very cold in northwestern ontario. Typical riding is -10 to -20c
Central Ontario rider here. Anyways I've been using amsoil 0w40 in my kxf's for the past 3 years. Easy starts, and no issues.
Same here
Is that euro formula MA jaso rated for clutches?
not sure what rating it has, clutch feels great on my 501 using it...
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-0W-40-Advanced-Full-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-5-qt/23636902#read-more
$22 for 5 quarts, not bad....
Just because the oil is Jaso ma rated doesn't mean it's good for the bike. Lots of ma rated oils contain friction modifiers just not as much as non ma rated oils( they simply meet specs). Personally I would use any synthetic 0w40 that is jaso ma and specifically states No Friction Modifiers added. IE: motorex, amsoil, yamalube, etc. Your clutch pack will thank you.
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