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08-28-2013, 12:01 PM | #1 |
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Scooter 4T oil....
I have a 2013 Honda PCX150 and I didn't wanna run all the way out to Honda to get oil for her oil change, so I purchased this 10-40w scooter 4T oil from the scoot shop down the road. The guy tells me I need to use this oil it's better then the rest and is made for scooters and their constant stop and go.... Well I have been doing some google search and I can't seem to find any reviews on this oil or if it would be good for my scoot. Anyone ever use this stuff? How is it? Thoughts anyone....?
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08-28-2013, 01:08 PM | #2 | |
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08-28-2013, 01:49 PM | #4 |
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Hi
Any high quality 4 t oil would be just fine i use Royal Purple in all of my vehicles. for a 4 t 10w 30 or 10w 40 Of more importance is doing regular scheduled oil changes before the oil has a chance to break down or get very impure Take care and ride safely Yours Hank
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08-28-2013, 06:24 PM | #6 | |
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08-28-2013, 07:11 PM | #7 | |
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I use 10w40 in my 4t vehicles in the warmer months In the winter i use a lighter weight 5w30 Take care and ride safely my friend Yours Hank
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08-28-2013, 11:22 PM | #8 |
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Scooters like the PCX have no oil restrictions unlike real motorcycles with wet clutches. Motorcycle specific oil is made so wet clutches won't slip. But scooters don't have wet clutches so just use any car oil of the correct weight.
Since you're in Utah and it gets cold up there 15w-40 might not be the best idea. Technically you can run 15w-40 down to 5F it's still not that good to run a 15w oil below freezing, it's simply too thick to circulate and lubricate the engine while the engine is cold. I'd go with the Synthetic 5w-40 Rotella year round. It's simply one of the best motor oil formulations period. But what it'll boil down to is this. It's a Honda regardless of the engine oil in it, one of three things will happen before the engine wears out. You lose interest in the bike and sell it, you crash it and it's totalled, you don't put enough miles on it and it just sits there. Rarely do people fully ride their Honda bikes til the engine wears out. |
08-29-2013, 08:09 AM | #9 |
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The basic oil for a gy6 is 10w40, it does not have to be synthetic or for motorcycles.
That said, I use Mobile Synthetic 4t Motorcycle oil, for no real reason other than it's always on sale at Autozone. IMPORTANT! If you use synthetic, DO NOT switch to dinosaur-oil (non-synthetic) as switching between the two can cause resin build up in the crankcase. Granted, that because gy6 use abec-style crank bearings, this is not as large a problem as swapping oil types in an automobile, but is still not recommended.
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08-29-2013, 10:17 AM | #10 | |
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This is some great info! I sure like being able to post something and get awesome detailed responses. I think next oil change I will be taking your advice.
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08-29-2013, 10:18 AM | #11 |
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Thanks y'all for the help! I love my fellow scoot dawgs!!
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08-29-2013, 02:52 PM | #12 |
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08-29-2013, 03:10 PM | #13 |
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I had been using rotella in all my scooters. No reflection of it as a good oil but after I had to overhaul the top end of the majesty I went to casterol. I have read that casterol dino oil in air cooled engines results in among the lowest oil temps of all the dyno oils. In the past I have had mixed problems with synthetics, leaks, deposits like a gunk, and cost verses change intervals. I prefer to run the same dino oil in all scooters for convenience.
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08-29-2013, 06:13 PM | #14 |
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My scoot ain't air cooled and I wanna make sure to keep her running long as I possibly can in tip top shape.
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08-29-2013, 06:14 PM | #15 |
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Please wave when on the road you see me!!!![/QUOTE]
I'd be happy to, if I ever up in that area lol. This forum has been so awesome. Wish I would have seen it sooner and used it with my first scoot many years back.
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