motor and diff oil 2004 Honda 400 Rancher
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motor and diff oil 2004 Honda 400 Rancher
If it has the star burst symbol on the container....I wouldnt. That means it has moly, and your honda has a wet clutch, and moly and wet clutches dont work well with each other.
I think the owners manual spells out what fluid to use in the diffs. I think its gl4 or 5. If the stuff you bought has the correct rateing, and the proper viscosity...its good to use.
I think the owners manual spells out what fluid to use in the diffs. I think its gl4 or 5. If the stuff you bought has the correct rateing, and the proper viscosity...its good to use.
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motor and diff oil 2004 Honda 400 Rancher
A great article about why you DON'T want to run "car" oils: http://www.thumperfaq.com/oil.htm
What does your owner's manual recommend you run???? I'm not sure what these Honda automatics will accept, but your transmission runs by pumping pistons around using oil pressure, so you darn well don't want to be using the wrong thing!!!! Plus you have at least one clutch in there, so you will want to stay away from the friction modifiers found in car oils.
In general, one cannot go to far wrong picking an API SG/JASO MA motorcycle specific oil......and I'm betting that's what your owner's manual will tell you. If you can't figure out what else to run, just use Honda HP4.
Just for the record I run Maxima Extra, an ester based synthetic in everything (including both the engine and trans sides of my 450R).
As for the diff, again what does your owner's manual call for??????
What does your owner's manual recommend you run???? I'm not sure what these Honda automatics will accept, but your transmission runs by pumping pistons around using oil pressure, so you darn well don't want to be using the wrong thing!!!! Plus you have at least one clutch in there, so you will want to stay away from the friction modifiers found in car oils.
In general, one cannot go to far wrong picking an API SG/JASO MA motorcycle specific oil......and I'm betting that's what your owner's manual will tell you. If you can't figure out what else to run, just use Honda HP4.
Just for the record I run Maxima Extra, an ester based synthetic in everything (including both the engine and trans sides of my 450R).
As for the diff, again what does your owner's manual call for??????
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