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Kyriazis298
10/24/2014 3:28pm
10/24/2014 3:28pm
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10/25/2014 12:07pm
Need to do an oil change on my YZ125 before i go riding tomorrow, drained the oil and then realised i was out of the motul stuff i normally use. i do have some Rotella T and Maxima MTL 80wt... What one should i choose to run?
The Shop
do a search on rotella, there's been thousands of posts er threads about this oil used in 4s and 2s dirtbikes and anything else with a gas cap. I use it in everything.. my lawn mower runs cherry
I have ran many brands down here in Arizona, and change oil every 5 hours religiously on my 450's. You can visually see that most oils break down from the heat here in AZ. After 5 hours they run out of the drain plug like water. the Rotella included.
I run Motorex Full Sythetic and while it is $$ the stuff comes out looking just as good and thick as the day it went in. I almost hate to throw it away. Virtually no change in viscosity after beating it in 110 Degree heat for hours.
You have to remember these motors get the crap kicked out of them and only hold a quart or so of oil. Let the oil run between your fingers, rub them together and you can feel good oil. It should feel the same way when you drain it.
my 2 cents.
Usually i run the motul transoil in my 2T for tranny oil and Maxima Formula K2 for premix
My 4 stroke runs motul 300V.
Both get oil changes every 2nd ride. Just today i realized i havent stocked up on oil so had to use the maxima MTL
- will never use it again
Smoked/ burnt my new Barnett clutch pack at a sand track
- after about a 1.5 hrs of track time, it just felt like it was slipping too much. When I drained the fluid and checked my clutch pack, everything looked and smelled like it was in a fire!!
Went back to oem clutch pack and honda 80/85 wt on my rm and it worked great. Did some research and heard a lot of positive comments about ATF type F. Has worked great ever since, house brand or name brand doesn't matter. To me it feels and looks the same as the honda stuff.
As a side note, just picked me up some Rotella T at TSC on sale down the street for the RMZ and some ATF even cheaper
Pit Row
Also about 95% of the reviews on it are 5 stars
I do a filter/oil ever 4 hours.
I run rotella from time to time in my RMZ helps clean stuff out but i dont like how thick it is for winter like the only indoor track we have here in ontario isnt heated in winter so gets cold as heck
I suggest John Deere lawn mower oil from Walmart
Those additives are not for clutch packs ,will reduce the friction between the plates.
There is a rotella that does not have the additives.
Id use the max
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