Wanting a lighter weight oil. Would MOtul Snow Power 4T 0W-40 work [2014 yz450f]? Technically I believe that oil is for snowmobiles (4 stroke)
Motul Snow Power 4T Oil 0W-40
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kayaker, fwiw, I am not familiar with motul. I have had great luck with Mobil 1 European formula 0w40. Not ma wet clutch tested so initially I was concerned about clutch slip. I also never slip my clutch when riding. About 1000 hrs on three different bikes. I've had all three engines apart and found virtually no internal engine wear. I've also had the clutches apart on all three, all were in great shape, I replaced nothing. Two of those bikes, fx and exc, both had 400+ hrs on the original clutch when sold. Both still going strong. I recently had my current bike on the Dyno. No clutch slip noticed at max torque and hp. Original clutch (200+hrs) always 0w40 mobile 1. You have to start with a good functioning clutch. Glazed discs would be more likely to slip. If you like to read about oil testing this oil tested well by engineer on site, oil test rat 540
I've been running Amsoil 0w40 Powersports oil in my 19 Husqvarna 450 and it works well.
Is the oil you are using bike specific oil or is it car oil or snowmobile oil? And does the type of oil matter given the use of a bike in the snow?
Ive looked into this oil and its wet clutch approved but designed specifcally for snowmobiles, im running it in my turbo cat and notice alot of bubbles in the oil, skidoo xps 0w-40 is gonna be my next oil to try but i've had good luck with amsoil 0w-40 also as ive run this in all my other powersports for 500hrs plus with zero issues
kayaker, the oil I am using is Mobil 1 0w40 European formula synthetic. to my knowledge it has never been tested for wet clutch application. In my application I have not experienced any clutch slippage using this oil. That is why I included the comments about my clutch. So, in my application the wet clutch approval did not matter. It is primarily a gas engine oil although I believe is approved for some European diesel engines. It is a high quality engine oil, but not bike specific. I believe the amsoil option is a good choice also, although more expensive and harder to locate.
Yes of course. Motul is quality oil but spendy. Didnt know they labeled one as “snow bike” oil but I highly doubt its any different than their other 4 stroke race oil. Last year i ran a motul 0-20 because i was getting it for free and it worked awesome. I changed it every few rides and it always came out looking good still. I also ran the mobile 1 “european car formula for a couple seasons and it was fine as well and much cheaper. It would usually look pretty smoked after a few hard rides but didn’t matter because i rarely went over 3 rides with it and often less. I am going to change it less often this year running the motul unless i run my bike super cold for way too long or it runs upside down for an extended period while i am fighting to get back to it to shut it down.
I'm looking to switch oil up. Debating on the European Mobil 1 0W40. Have been running Rotella T6 5W40, but looking to try a 0W rather than 5W to see if that helps the cold morning starts. I have a Rekluse, just curious if any of your bikes ran that clutch without issues on this oil?
