wondering what you guys thought of this oil.

its made for four stroke atvs.

my only concern is it says it works for wet clutch systems.

here is the link

http://www.valvoline.com/atv/index.asp

 

Thats not a concern at all. That is saying that it can be used for them since the clutches for manual shifts are wet and suberged in the oil. The clutches won't be messed up like with auto oil making them hard and brittle. If you have a auto tranny like on the belt drives then you don't have to worry about the clutches at all because there are none.

 

A friend of mine works for Ashland Oil (Valvoline owner). You can save the money by going to WalMart and buying the closeout of their 10W40 motorcycle oil for .75 a quart. Same stuff, new lable. It is JASO MA

 

motul 51 is the oil I got the best luck with, 24000km on my 400 with motul.

 

I personally wouldn't run Valvoline oil in my wife's lawn mower.I run Castrol Actevo synthetic.

 

Was an engine builder for many years and saw little good about valvoline. A couple of the so called racing oils would get you by but in my opinion there are more helpful products available. I'm presently using mobil 1 vtwin with good results. Yep, it says it's for air cooled engines and that suits me fine. That means it's better suited to more extreem temp changes than it will ever see in the water cooled twin.

 

im an automotive tech and yes i run valvoline 20-50 reg oil in my mojo and the wifes bayou there run just fine blaw blaw blaw.... in the summer run 20-50for your bikes sake and if you ride in the winter run 15-40 .. you people run this mobil or syn this and that more power to ya...its your money but do your self a favor after that hard weekend out in the mud or blasting up a sand dune with the motor turning 7500rpm just change your oil often after all the only hold a couple of quarts....... carry on..

 

99Mojave,
I agree completely, Dirt is more of an enemy to engines where and how I ride rather than what oil will hold up for a year.

I run Mobil1 V-twin in my prairie, but I still change it after a hard weekend. I am probably wasting money on synthetic, but I got 21 qts for $3 each.

I use the Valvoline stuff (because it was $.75 a qt) in my front diff and also in my lawn mower LOL.

 

I run synthetic oil in anything that is run in what would be considered extreme conditions but I don't try to get extended service intervals.I change it the same as I would conventional oil.The first time I rubbed a drop of synthetic oil between my fingers and then compared that to conventional oil I was sold.

jlpier - you missed a key phrase in my previous post - "wife's lawn mower".[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Hey 99mojave, Glad to here you're a tech. That's where I started 30 some years ago. We need more people that are willing to do this and learn to do it correctly. I think the point I was trying to make earlier is that valvoline hasn't seemed to keep up with technology. Just my opinion based on a lot of years of engine work and therefore comparing products. Never base your opinion on a product based on price. It's either better or it isn't.

jlpier01 has the right idea. Contamination is a killer but not all contaminants come from an outside source like dirt or water. The worst contaminant of all is wear particles. To avoid these the best product you can buy may not be good enough but I will always use what I believe to be the best quality I can find.