SpecialEd 05 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 Anyone else find it ironic as hell he lives near the oil capital of the world, but can't find a decent oil to run in his tranny anywhere? lol Yeah I thought the same. What's the local stuff, pure uncut crude? Good shiat... Quote
blaster2006 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Posted January 30, 2009 Yeah I thought the same. What's the local stuff, pure uncut crude? Good shiat... haha... yeah, we have too much gas. in saudi arabia its even cheaper than here in bahrain. its about $0.60 per gallon versus the $1.00 we pay for the same octane ( 98 octane). Quote
2 Stroke Fury Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 heya, i asked some time ago about the banshee tranny oils. and you all said its better to use an 80 or 85 weight oil instead of the recommended SAE10w-30. you all also said its fine to use SAE10w-30, aslong as it does not have additives chemicals for anti-friction. the problem is, the SAE10w-30 i have has those chemicals in it and i dont want my clutch slipping so i aint gonna use it. i went to some car accessories shops today and none of them had sae10w-30... and i could find "85 weight" oil, when i asked the shopkeepers about 85 weight, they did not understand, all they have are oils with SAE and 2 numbers, such as SAE 20w-50 and SAE10w-40 SAW 10w-50, all those kinds except SAE 10w-30. i managed to find one bottle that said only "SAE: 90" and "API:GL-1" other than that they were all "XXW-XX" 2 numbers.. couldnt find just 85w oil. so can someone explain to me what an 85 weight oil is... or what else it could be called. also if i cant find any of these can i just use SAE10w-40 ( as the yamaha dealer always uses that on my banshee when i send it for service.. because they also dont have 10w-30, so they just use 10w-40 and say its ok) Tell them gear oil. Im suprised they didnt figure it out. And it's really not 80W "Weight". It is actually 80W "Winter". Yea, I know, I was suprised that I was wrong too but I found that out working for Napa. The W stands for Winter. Quote
2 Stroke Fury Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 Tell them gear oil. Im suprised they didnt figure it out. And it's really not 80W "Weight". It is actually 80W "Winter". Yea, I know, I was suprised that I was wrong too but I found that out working for Napa. The W stands for Winter. Almost forgot... I use HP Trans Oil 80W/85W and it works good. It is Honda Oil basically but it does work really well. It is always going to be based by rider preference so you will not get anything more than mere suggestions. But... Atleast the guys on the forum can point you in the right direction. Quote
elwilliams13 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 There was a thread some time ago saying that type f atf is like a 85w type oil. The 75-90w hypoid or 75-140w differential oils are too thick and not made for your tranny don't use them. A good 10w-30 will work. I use shell rotella 5w-40 synthetic and it works well. Quote
bada450r Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 Castrol ATF Type-F walmart type f...... :cool: i been runninng it for years with no prblems.....i also change my tranny fluid every trip[weather is cheap oil or expensive oil] Quote
blaster2006 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Posted January 30, 2009 walmart type f...... :cool: i been runninng it for years with no prblems.....i also change my tranny fluid every trip[weather is cheap oil or expensive oil] ill just go get some 10w-40 from yamaha showroom tomorow ( yamalube) Quote
blaster2006 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Posted January 31, 2009 just went to the yamaha dealer, they told me they only had 4 stroke oil, it was yamalube SAE 20w-50. they told me it would work for my banshee.. so i bought 3 quarts (2 oil changes), gonna change the oil now hope it works well Quote
gregrob Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 That's a little thicker than I like. You gotta think you're adding frictional resistance with the heavier oil. I like type F. It's cheap, thin, protects good, clutch hooks up good and you can change it often if it shears down. Been thinking about trying some synthetic and see if it holds up a little better, but sticking with ATF either way... Quote
gregrob Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 You guys have to remember that the relative viscosities of engine oils and gear oils are not the same... Meaning an 80weight gear oil is not "twice" the viscosity of 40wt engine oil lol. Here's a chart that may help Quote
dajogejr Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 Quite possibly the ONLY thing you've every posted that was worth a shit..... Quote
VWMIKE Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 Why type F Atf? Whats different from regular atf? Isn't type f the ford specficic one? Can't remember its been so lone since i bought any. Mike Quote
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