I just bought 5 quarts of Pennzoil for changeing the oil on my Honda Foreman 500 with manual shift.I can take it back to dollar store and get my money back if it is not a suitable oil.
It is 10W-30 in the Brown bottle for high mileage vehicles.says it cleans and helps reduce leaks and oil consumption.Says it is for all vehicles calling for APISN and all previous categories.I dont see anywhere it says for wet clutches,Circle on back says API Service SN
SAE10W.30
anyone used this and is it any good ?
Thanks
Craig

 

As long as its for wet clutches your good to go.

 

As long as it doesn't say "energy conserving" or resource conserving" in the rating circle on the bottle it shouldn't have friction modifiers that make clutches slip.High mileage additives in oil are mainly to stop seals and gaskets from leaking.

 

Well i called Pennzoil and talked with one of their techs and he told me that unfortunetly this oil was not good for wet clutches because it had friction modifiers in it.He also told me that they had no oils good for ATVS as they all had the Modifiers in them. Said that years ago they made a good oil for atvs and that it just sit on the shelf not many sales so they dropped it from the line.

 

NOT trying to start another oil war,heavens forbid BUT if you find any oil that is JASO DH or MA rated there are usually no friction modifiers. That can be designated motorcycle/atv oil or even a lot of diesel rated oils such as Rotella T6,Amsoil,Delvac,etc. Usually most of these are as cheap or cheaper than designated atv/cycle oils and perform just as well or even better(to some) if you check some of the motorcycle forums on this topic. My son and I have been using Rotella T6 5w40 for several years with no complaints on clutch slippage. Just try to keep within your weight rating as close as possible.

 

The tech was talking specifically about them(pennzoil) not having any good oil for ATV and wet clutch usage.
We have a lot of Rotella oils around here at Wal-mart and Valvolene ATV oil at Napa/
The Rotella 5w-40 T6 is synthetic and 15-40 non synthetic?
For use in a 2009 HONDA FOREMAN with manual shift,air cooled ,225 pound rider,30-65 degree temp,2-maybe 15 mph (hunting and getting to hunting area)
Which of these choices would You recomend/Valvolene 10W40 ATV oil,Rotella T6 5w40 or Rotella 15w-40?
Also would you mind explaining to me in laymans terms what the 5w,10w and 15w mean and how choices are made in oils based on these numbers?
Thanks
Craig

 

Most of the Japanese use 10w30 or 10w40 from my dealings with them. The "W" actually stands for winter. Just my I'd use a 5w40 Rotella T6 Or you can use the Valvoline 10w40 if it's a designated atv oil. The choice is yours. IMO 15w40 is too thick for winter start up,just depends on temp and location.Again just my old opinion. PS: According to Bob the Oil Guy,The W means the oil meets specifications at 0 degrees and suitability for winter use. Whom am I to disagree with a guy that loves oil...

 

First W# is for cold start ups and the second number is for warmed up and running. Thats why its called Multi-Grade

That's why I like do it all 0w-40 Its starts up in the Arctic and runs in the hot desert.