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« on: September 07, 2005, 07:47:26 PM »

I really want to keep my quad in good condition. But some of my freinds say Yama-lube and others say bel-ray or other oils???
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« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2005, 08:16:50 PM »

go with the yamaha brand.
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« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2005, 08:20:51 PM »

When I change the oil in my truck I save it and use it in my quads
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2005, 08:52:00 PM »

i use yamaha its a yamaha stay with yamaha porducts you cant go wrong
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« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2005, 09:26:21 AM »

I use water in my case. Works great!  Grin  -Mark
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« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2005, 10:10:55 AM »

Stop it, you guys. He asked a legitimate question.

You can't go wrong with Yamalube or Bel-Ray. I use Mobil1 synthetic motorcycle oil. You can actually get it at Wal-Mart.

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« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2005, 10:30:42 AM »

I'm running amsoil.  when i changed from yamalube, i notice a HUGE difference.  shifting was so much smoother, it was like butter
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« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2005, 02:05:05 PM »

I'm running amsoil.  when i changed from yamalube, i notice a HUGE difference.  shifting was so much smoother, it was like butter

Come to think of it, I did notice the shifting was easier when I switched to synthetic.
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« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2005, 03:15:35 PM »

So "Amsoil" is a synthetic that can be purchased at any auto parts store?
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« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2005, 03:51:06 PM »

No, amsoil you have to go through a dealer for.  You can go to www.amsoil.com and find a local dealer.

Amsoil is a funny product.  Most people don't know about it, or don't know much about it.  I grew up in a family of mechanics, none of them have ever used it, but they all heard good things.  I took a chance and am very happy so far.  I'm running it in both of my vehicles and the quads.  I've been told by more than one source that 85% of all nascar cars are running amsoil, regardless of what it says on the hood (don't know if i believe it, but it sounded good)

I will tell you that it's the only product that is truly synthetic, it is made in a lab.  All the other oils that say they are synthetic, are still petroleum based.

Personnally, i would stay away from the honda/yamaha lubes and run a better oil like the ones mentioned in this and other threads on the topic (bel-ray, motul, mobil1).  As long as you change oil regularly, probably doesn't matter a lot what you use.
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« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2005, 09:29:53 PM »

I'm running amsoil.  when i changed from yamalube, i notice a HUGE difference.  shifting was so much smoother, it was like butter

AMSOIL HERE ALSO. Big improvements over all temp is down ETC
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« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2005, 09:50:44 PM »

Motul technosynsthesis here. Smells sweet enough for me to Drink and that's no lie! Buy a can and get a wiff of it. Definitely noticed a drastic improvement in my streetbikes performance when I started using it in it, so I started using it in my quad as well and she hasn't missed a beat. Alot of streetbike racers use it and I've been using it for awhile now as well.
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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2005, 09:45:18 AM »

I am an AMSOIL dealer if you want some.
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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2005, 05:56:16 PM »

i have heard some verry good things about amsoil. i havn't used it in my quad yet but i'm deffinately going to put it in there next oil change
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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2005, 07:49:32 PM »

I've used MOTUL for about the last 10 oil changes in my blaster and it has worked great but That AMSOIL sounds pretty sweeet have to try that.
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« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2005, 08:01:17 PM »

DON'T USE SYNTHETIC OIL IN A BRAND NEW ENGINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO ....ONLY AFTER IT IS BROKEN IN . AND THEN ITS NOT THE GREATEST THING FOR YOUR CLUTCH WHICH OPERATES ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FRICTION . ON A 2005 YFZ450 THE MANUAL RECOMMENDS BETWEEN 10W30 AND 20W40 DEPENDING ON THE OUTDOOR TEMP . LOOK AT THE API RECOMMENDATIONS SE , SF, OR SG . THESE ARE LISTED FOR A REASON . FOR EXAMPLE MOBIL ONE OIL AT WAL-MART OR EVEN YOUR LOCAL PARTS STORES MOST LIKELY WANT INCLUDE THIS . IN OTHER WORDS MAKE SURE YOU USE OIL INTENDED FOR MOTORCYCLE ENGINES .

TALK TO THE PROS MECHANICS AT THE TRACK ....... OR JUST USE WATER LIKE SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED ....LOL
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« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2005, 08:53:07 PM »

DON'T USE SYNTHETIC OIL IN A BRAND NEW ENGINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO ....ONLY AFTER IT IS BROKEN IN . AND THEN ITS NOT THE GREATEST THING FOR YOUR CLUTCH WHICH OPERATES ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FRICTION . ON A 2005 YFZ450 THE MANUAL RECOMMENDS BETWEEN 10W30 AND 20W40 DEPENDING ON THE OUTDOOR TEMP . LOOK AT THE API RECOMMENDATIONS SE , SF, OR SG . THESE ARE LISTED FOR A REASON . FOR EXAMPLE MOBIL ONE OIL AT WAL-MART OR EVEN YOUR LOCAL PARTS STORES MOST LIKELY WANT INCLUDE THIS . IN OTHER WORDS MAKE SURE YOU USE OIL INTENDED FOR MOTORCYCLE ENGINES .

TALK TO THE PROS MECHANICS AT THE TRACK ....... OR JUST USE WATER LIKE SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED ....LOL

Welcome Newbie. Now on to the good stuff... The only thing I could agree with you on is to Use the oil for a motorcycle. Automotive oils have a frictions modifier that will cause damage to a wet clutch system similar to most quads. as for not breaking an engine in on Synthetics. I will have to disagree. I drained the factory oil out of my YFZ as soon as I got it home and installed Amsoil 0W50 spoke to a couple tech reps from amsoil prior to doing so. The only thing that was mentioned is that it may take a little longer for it to break in. I have been Running the Amsoil 20W50 ever since. not a lick of problems unlike what I have  read on YFZ central and Bluetraxx. just my opinion.
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« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2005, 09:53:59 PM »

Look there is a important point, one of the Yamaha techs, mentioned to me that if you go synthetic, you shouldn't go back to regular oil, and also said that the clutch worns out a little faster...
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« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2005, 01:21:46 AM »

If your quad is fully broken in, Use "AMSOIL, for atv transmissions". We run amsoil in all of our race engines after breakin. I have done a lot of testing with oils and clutchs and we have found that AMSOIL has produced the best results in our engines.

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