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Old 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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Old 08-28-2013, 01:08 PM   #2
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Anyone ever use this stuff?
Nope, I use rotella t 15w-40 in every thing I own. .

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Old 08-28-2013, 01:30 PM   #3
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Never heard of it... You ever hear of the Scooter 4t oil?



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Old 08-28-2013, 01:49 PM   #4
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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
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Old 08-28-2013, 02:03 PM   #5
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Getting my first scooter in a day or two ( Roketa 250 )I have seen defferant suggestions on synthetic oils, mid synthetic and pure putroleum oils. Which is best and why?



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Old 08-28-2013, 06:24 PM   #6
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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
Thank you hank, I changed the oil and I think I might like this for its first oil change. But I hear great things about royal purple, what kind and weight?
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Old 08-28-2013, 07:11 PM   #7
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Thank you hank, I changed the oil and I think I might like this for its first oil change. But I hear great things about royal purple, what kind and weight?
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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
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Old 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.
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Old 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.

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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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Old 08-29-2013, 10:17 AM   #10
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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.

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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 08-29-2013, 06:14 PM   #15
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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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