auto zone oil?

[9banshee6]

ok so its finally a perfect day to go riding but my banshee dosent have any transmission oil and i have to drive kinda far just to go get some i was wondering if i could just use oil from auto zone or that o-rileys store without something happening .

[TwistedSheeRida]

Alot of people on here run that ATF stuff so i guess you could.

[9banshee6]

Alot of people on here run that ATF stuff so i guess you could.

 

ok thanks so much!

[Burt Reynolds]

Started using ATF type F (cheapest i can find) a few years ago and still have never had any issues. There are guys that swear up and down by 10 dollar bottles of tranny fluid,And believe me everyone is entitled to use what they like,but i just use cheap shit. Im not saying go throw gas station brand oil in your 14mm DM banshee,but if your is just the run of the mill with slight mode you really never need more than good ole atf type f

 

 

By the way i ran autozone brand 20w50 in my trannys for 5 or 6 years with no problem.

[Motoman991]

Started using ATF type F (cheapest i can find) a few years ago and still have never had any issues. There are guys that swear up and down by 10 dollar bottles of tranny fluid,And believe me everyone is entitled to use what they like,but i just use cheap shit. Im not saying go throw gas station brand oil in your 14mm DM banshee,but if your is just the run of the mill with slight mode you really never need more than good ole atf type f

 

 

By the way i ran autozone brand 20w50 in my trannys for 5 or 6 years with no problem.

 

I always put 10w30 in the tranny of everything. Never had a problem with it. I'm not paying $10 for a quart for tranny oil.

[firebanshee]

If you had a 14mil dm you would have to run atf type f so the clutch wouldn't slip with that much power

[WantABanshee]

So like a conventional 10w30 Valvoline would be fine to run in the tranny???

[broncbob]

MOST motor oils for automotive use have friction modifiers in them that will cause the clutch to slip.

 

You need to be able to read the rating code to figure out what automotive oils that you can use. The one that I know does not have them is Rottela T.

[Motoman991]

I forgot to mention the bit about the friction modifiers. You need to get oil that do not have that if you are using motor oil and not tranny oil.

[WantABanshee]

So can someone tell me an exact oil that I can use??

[broncbob]

So can someone tell me an exact oil that I can use??

Any oil that is for motorcycles, or Rottela T white jug. Rottela is about 14 bucks a gallon, is that cheap enough? It can be found many places, including Wal-Mart and truck stops and a few gas stations.

 

If you need more info on how to read the API code on the bottles of oil, google it or check out bobistheoilguy.com.

[robert.b.west]

Autozone sells an oil that says ATV on it. it is a 10w40 and it can be used with wet clutches. it is like $3-$4 a quart. It says 4-stroke but it works just fine. I have used it before with no problems.

[broncbob]

Autozone sells an oil that says ATV on it. it is a 10w40 and it can be used with wet clutches. it is like $3-$4 a quart. It says 4-stroke but it works just fine. I have used it before with no problems.

 

 

I use that for break in oil on my 450, it's not bad stuff, lots of molly in it I think.

[Burt Reynolds]

I have used straight 30w--gas station brand 10w30--rear end fluid (super thick). Anything will work on a short term basis,but if you want cheap,and permanent,atf type f is good stuff.

[broncbob]

If you want to gamble your clutch pack, look for a oil the does not have energy conserving on the API circle. This is your gamble, but the it should be a safer bet.

 

By the way, diesel oil has a different API ratting that Gas engine oil.