Just wondering what type of oil your running in your 2013 honda rubicon 500

I use the honda oil but wondering what else is out there, maybe a little cheaper but do the same job or better

thanks

 

I have been using Honda HP-4s synthetic oil in my rubicon for a few years now without a issue. I change it once a year. it's not cheap though at 9 dollars a qt, especially considering the rubicon takes 5 quarts between the engine/hydraulic trans.

Before that, I used the Honda GN-4 which I assume your using now. Never had a problem with it but I just wanted the benefits of a full synthetic oil. I was able to get it for about 4 dollars a quart. Not sure that you could find much better for a lower price. What ever you choose, just make sure it's wet clutch safe (which most 4-t motorcycle oils are) and you will be fine.

 

You guys know Honda does not make oil they just put it in a bottle with a Honda logo printed on it. Just make sure the oil is motorcycle grade meaning its for wet clutches since all motorcycles have wet clutches.
Amsoil, Rotella T ,Redline and Moble1 are two example if you want Full synthetic.

Same goes with spark plugs, Honda does not make a spark plug. My friend drove across town for a plug for his 500 Foreman at his dealer. They gave him a red box with the Honda logo printed on it and out sips a NGK BR#ES that he could of bought at any place for cheaper, we both had a laugh about that.

 

The Honda oil may not be made by Honda, but honestly its as cheap or cheaper than most anything else out there. I buy it by the gallon, 2 gallons can do 3 oil changes on my Rancher. I got it for $21 a gallon, or a little over $5 a quart. Though $4 a quart sounds even better, didn't realize I could get it even cheaper.

 

do you buy your oil from online? if so were abouts? or just local dealers, here in Canada I don't have a local Honda dealer close

 

GN-4 is not exactly relabeled oil. Honda claims they start with a high quality conventional base and then add their own additives upon research and testing what works specifically with their engines and transmissions. For the money, it's hard to beat a oil that your machine was developed and tested using.

I usually get my fluids from one of the local dealers and I pay around 18 dollars a gallon, so about 4.50 a quart and about 9 dollars a quart for HP-4s.

 

$5 per quart is good for Honda's HP-4 full synthetic but its not that great of a deal for their conventional GN-4. I have seen Rotella T full synthetic for $21 U.S per gallon across the border in Michigan.

I live in Canada also you can get Amsoil full synthetic for $7 per litre at Canadian Tire or Conventional ATV/motorcycle oils of different brands for $4 to $5 bucks Canadian.

 

That's a great price for AMSoil full synthetic 4-t oil, especially in Canada. In the states, it goes for 12-13 dollars a quart. I'd figure it would be 15-16 bucks in Canadian pesos. Hell, they want 9-10 bucks for conventional here. Not denying that it's a great oil, maybe the best out there but it's certainly not cheap

 

Here,s what the bottle looks like if your in Canadian tire.

 

I'll have to check that out next time I need to buy oil, I've got enough for one more oil change and then will have to buy some the next time after that.