I have an 84 200es & my manual says to use 10W40, classification SE or SF

1 store tried to sell me regular "SAE 10W 30 for all 4-stroke motors" he says he uses this in his ATC all the time!

So my options are to:
-Buy the SAE 10W30?
-Travel 120 miles to the nearest ATV Store?
-Try to buy oil online?
Can anyone out there help me out?
Thanks a bunch

 

I use Valvoline 10w-40 in all my Honda and Jetmoto Thumpers. No clutch problems to speak of in over 20 years with some of them. Buy what ever brand oil you like and dont sweat it. If you had a high performance thumper I would reccomend AmsOil 10wt-40 like I use in my KTM.

 

awesome thanks a bunch....... i wanted to go for a ride so bad today, but I didn't want to take a chance with low oil but now I'm gonna go get some of that 10W40

 

Your welcome. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

If it was me I would use something like a Valvoline 10-40W motorcycle oil. It is a JASO MA oil made for wet clutches which I assume the 200es is?? I have an 86 TRX125 and use this oil in it. It's fairly cheap and you can find it on the net. Most Wal-Marts sell it also. If you want better oil look at Maxima racing oil. I use the 10-40W ultra synthetic in my 420, but I don't know if I would switch your machine to a synthetic.

 

The oil classifications in the manual are out dated. Any 10W-40 motorcycle or ATV oil for use with wet clutches is fine. All the auto parts stores have it too.

 

So I drained & changed my oil, non-synthetic 10W40 motorcycle oil. It ran like a dream.

Thanks

 

SAE is very poor oil in todays standards. The S stands for gasoline and C for diesel. The last letter is the grade how good it is, right now you can get SM