Whats the difference in ATV oil and regular car oil. Who uses car oil and who uses ATV?

 

the problem with car oil is that it has friction modifiers in the oil that will make your clutch slip. because the clutch that the ds uses is a wet clutch. the atv oil lacks these friction modifiers and detergents so they can be used ond the clutchs. I would use Amsoil 4-stroke oil thats what I race with on Pikes peak.

 

really only matter with synthetics... you can run car mineral oil in your quad all day long, and tons of people do, including myself on the first 50 hours of an engine....then i go synthetic.. with synthetics the supperior lubrication can be too much for you clutch to handle and it will slip... so if your going synthetic you should get motorycycle specific oil..... it will say right on the bottle, "designed to run with wet clutches"... but i know of lots of guys running mobil one car oil in there atvs to and dont suffer clutch slippin? but the ds is a torque monstor so it'd be more likely than the 400s
JJ

 

Penzoil 10w30 all day long since 02'. I replaced my clutch about 3 months after i bought my bike with the Barnett 9 plate and have had 0 slippage inthe last 2 years.

 

Royal Purple Full Synthetic "Max Cycle 10W40"
*TRX250R tranny
*ds650

Royal Purple Full synthetic 2-stroke oil
*TRX250R tank oil 32:1 with alky!!!!!!

 

yes you can now go to any Kregenor any autopart stor and buy atv oil at less then have the price. 2- 3.99 @ qaurt

 

use torco
use the thicker stuff in the summer and the thiner in the winter