Banshee base oil

[Flying_ij]

Just a quick ???? about the base oil in a Banshee.......like what weight and should I run synthetic?

[Bansh-eman]

you talking about pre mix or tranny?

 

premix my self and many others run yamalube R2...

 

as far as tranny i love gearsaver 80w

[Flying_ij]

you talking about pre mix or tranny?

 

premix my self and many others run yamalube R2...

 

as far as tranny i love gearsaver 80w

 

Yup....Im talking about tranny oil........but I think here in Canada 80w would'nt work well... just because its like

anywhere from -5 to -40 like today.........I always thought 10w40 was fine but I would like the best brand to put in it.

Thanks again!

[Bansh-eman]

Yup....Im talking about tranny oil........but I think here in Canada 80w would'nt work well... just because its like

anywhere from -5 to -40 like today.........I always thought 10w40 was fine but I would like the best brand to put in it.

Thanks again!

80w tranny isnt the same as 80w motor oil... pickup a thing of it and shake it... youll notice its pretty thin... they also make a 75w....

[Flying_ij]

80w tranny isnt the same as 80w motor oil... pickup a thing of it and shake it... youll notice its pretty thin... they also make a 75w....

 

I heard of 80w-90 gear oil or 75w-140 synthetic made by Quakerstate ......is that what ya mean?

[blaster668]

No he means Bel-Ray Gearsaver. It's available at most motorcycle shops. I prefer to use atf fluid, but it needs changed often. I feel the clutch lasts longer and it shifts better. Regular motor oil is what Yamaha reccomends and it works ok. The 10w40 should be fine.

[Flying_ij]

No he means Bel-Ray Gearsaver. It's available at most motorcycle shops. I prefer to use atf fluid, but it needs changed often. I feel the clutch lasts longer and it shifts better. Regular motor oil is what Yamaha reccomends and it works ok. The 10w40 should be fine.

 

Thanks for the info.........I have a couple of jugs of 10w40 yamalube....I'll stick with that until summer!

[csrmel]

i use atf in mine. you may be thinking why do such a thing, well an automatic transmission has a multiplate clutch plates and discs arranges in a pack just like a banshee. its also got gears and bearings and things just like a banshee.

 

basically a 2 stroke gearbox and an automatic transmission are very similar except for the torque converter and the shifting valves and maybe a few other things.

 

 

motor oil also has things that are not really needed in a gearbox. gearboxes dont have to deal with carbon and acid contamination produced by blowby combustion products.

 

 

in a nutshell, any oil you use will work good. banshees dont carre what you use as long as its not cooking oil

[Flying_ij]

i use atf in mine. you may be thinking why do such a thing, well an automatic transmission has a multiplate clutch plates and discs arranges in a pack just like a banshee. its also got gears and bearings and things just like a banshee.

 

basically a 2 stroke gearbox and an automatic transmission are very similar except for the torque converter and the shifting valves and maybe a few other things.

motor oil also has things that are not really needed in a gearbox. gearboxes dont have to deal with carbon and acid contamination produced by blowby combustion products.

in a nutshell, any oil you use will work good. banshees dont carre what you use as long as its not cooking oil

 

Well ya convinced me to try it..........so Im gonna change it this weekend..........so it should be fine aslong as I change it often...like every 5 to 10 tanks of gas!

[blaster668]

The atf is also very inexpensive to buy, but yes change often.