KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: UK_KX500 on September 14, 2004, 07:35:48 PM

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: UK_KX500 on September 14, 2004, 07:35:48 PM

I am planning an oil change tomorrow and am just wondering what is the best grade / type of oil to put in my KX5?

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: Folke on September 14, 2004, 07:51:25 PM

We are using Castrol GTX3 10-40 thats the best for the Clutch

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: KXcam22 on September 15, 2004, 03:07:31 AM

UK,
  I have used both 20-50 and gear oil and seem to have settled on Belray gear oil.  One of the reasons is then I don't change the oil as often and my drain plug threads get a little less wear. There's already a helicoil in there so maybe is not an issue. Call me paranoid. Cam.

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: mikesmith on September 15, 2004, 07:33:22 AM

I use Maxima in everthing in my bike,but I still use Bel-Ray gear oil in the trans(habit I guess?),yeah the drain plug threads always  scare me when doing a oil change,and the vibration of a 500 you dont want a drain plug to vibrate out.So just snug the plug and safety wire it!

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: DanH1 on September 15, 2004, 07:59:58 AM

Ditto - mikesmith  and definatly SAFETY WIRE it!!

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: Rick on September 15, 2004, 10:46:45 AM

10-40, just like Team Green...

Rick

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: UK_KX500 on September 15, 2004, 07:47:53 PM

Quote from: DanH1

Ditto - mikesmith  and definatly SAFETY WIRE it!!

When you say snug the plug what do you mean????

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: John on September 16, 2004, 05:06:47 AM

UK_KX500,

I assume you are live in the UK?  Then try Mobile 1, you'll find it at Halfords... Try 10-40 for cars or bikes. The SAE value indicates how "thick" the oil is under different temperature conditions. The lower value is for ?min? the other is for ?max? (means the oil is multigrade). Warmer weather -> need higher SAE value (not likely in the UK).

I have always used Mobile 1 and I never had any problems. The only thing to consider with tranny oil is to avoid oil with silicon or these miracle mixtures. That will ruin the function of the wet clutch.

//John

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: mikesmith on September 16, 2004, 07:02:41 PM

Snug the plug means "tight, but not to tight",its easy to strip the threads in the case by over tightening the drain plug.Be careful it doesnt take much!

Title: Which Oil?
Post by: UK_KX500 on September 16, 2004, 07:48:33 PM

Cheers - I have gone for Rock Oil Semi Synthetic - will this be ok?????