Whatever you do, don't run auto oil!

[1999yamahawarrior]

Well after finishing my clutch cover, I didn't have any atv oil and I'm atleast an hour from a yamaha dealer so I just got some castrol syntec 10w30 in it. Not a good idea. So today I was riding with broughsy01warrior in a small pit and I went up a hill and got stuck in the ruts and the clutch started slipping like crazy. Next thing my fuse blew I had to bump start it and when I let out on the clutch the tires didn't lock up. I'm guessing the clutch is gummed up with auto oil. So story short, go to a dealer and get oil that's made for wet clutches. Don't use auto oil:tdown:

 

[Gen1Pat]

Or just go to walmart and get motorcycle oil.

 

[duneracerweston]

so I just got some castrol syntec 10w30 in it.

first mistake you put synetic in it...

ony a couple synthetic oils will run a wet clutch i run ams oil or rotela t in mine.

 

[1999yamahawarrior]

Even walmart is an hour away from me. I live in the middle of knowhere lol. But it's probably alot cheaper then yamalube. I went to the dealer to get yamalube and it was $15 a quart. Ridiculous.

 

[YAMAHAULER]

well the right oil is cheaper than a new clutch lol

 

[1999yamahawarrior]

How much is a quart of amsoil down in the states?

 

[1999yamahawarrior]

well the right oil is cheaper than a new clutch lol

Well I just hope my clutch isn't fucked.

 

[duneracerweston]

6.40 last time i got it, its not hard to get rotelaT its by the galon and not to expensive (cheaper then ams oil)

 

[YAMAHAULER]

yeah Rotella T here is like $11/gallon

 

[duneracerweston]

Well I just hope my clutch isn't fucked.

its not, just fill it up with diesel roll it over a few rounds working the clutch and drain the diesel then fill with the correct oil that should solve the issue. (you can also use gas instead of diesel if you wish.)

 

[Mathius]

Well I just hope my clutch isn't fucked.

Don't you have a napa around you somewhere? I thought every small town in Canada had a napa.. lol

 

[1999yamahawarrior]

Thanks for the advice weston. Really, 6.40 for a quart of amsoil? Amsoil around here is ridiculous something like $15 a quart.

 

[Gen1Pat]

Valvoline motorcycle 10/40 or 20/50 is less than 4 bucks at walmart. Advanced auto parts sells it too. Just start buying in bulk.

 

[duneracerweston]

Valvoline motorcycle 10/40 or 20/50 is less than 4 bucks at walmart. Advanced auto parts sells it too. Just start buying in bulk.

:tup: we buy oil about 4 cases at a time. and about 6 times a year.

 

[1999yamahawarrior]

Don't you have a napa around you somewhere? I thought every small town in Canada had a napa.. lol

Ya there's a Napa in Renfrew (an hour away from me) I'm just gonna wait until I go there and get some motorcycle oil.

 

[1999yamahawarrior]

Valvoline motorcycle 10/40 or 20/50 is less than 4 bucks at walmart. Advanced auto parts sells it too. Just start buying in bulk.

$4 a quart. I'll have to check that at walmart. Prices are alot different here in Ontario.

 

[MidwayUSA]

Wal-Mart here in Kansas has Valvoline 4T and Mobil 4T full synthetic for motorcycle/ATV. I run the Valvoline 4T in my stuff and it runs $8.50qt. The Mobil 4T is $9.50qt. One my buds runs the Mobil stuff in his Honda 450R and swears by it.

 

[88WarriorBoy]

I run non synthetic 10w 30 through all of my stuff an have never had a problem

 

[1999yamahawarrior]

Well sounds like walmart has the cheapest oil(I'm a cheap ass haha).

 

[YAMAHAULER]

I run that Valvoline 4t motorcycle oil 20w-50 in summer and 10w-40 in winter
and it's only $3.98/quart here at our Wal Mart