What kind of Oil for a Rancher?
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What kind of Oil for a Rancher?
Myself I use BP/Amoco 10w40. Sometimes in the hot weather I make my own special oil mixture of a blend of synthetic and dino oil together. 25% synthetic 75% dino. No clutch problems ever. This subject always brings a big debate.
You could do a search on the subject here on the forum because it has been discussed many times.
Bp/Amoco does not contain friction modifiers which causes the potential clutch problems.
You need to look on the back of the oil container in the oil circle and if it says energy conserving it has the friction modifiers.
Most 10w40 oils do not contain the additives.
Chet
You could do a search on the subject here on the forum because it has been discussed many times.
Bp/Amoco does not contain friction modifiers which causes the potential clutch problems.
You need to look on the back of the oil container in the oil circle and if it says energy conserving it has the friction modifiers.
Most 10w40 oils do not contain the additives.
Chet
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What kind of Oil for a Rancher?
I use the Honda oil and here is the reason why....there is so much debate about oil, that i figure it is best to be safe and stick with the honda oil....how many times do you change your oil a year...work out the difference between the honda oil and the others....is it really enough of a difference to be of a concern....after paying $7500 (Canadian) for a quad, i don't think i'm gonna risk saving a couple of dollars a month until more definite proof tells me that the other oils are just as good or better.
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What kind of Oil for a Rancher?
I would say stick with a Motorcycle/ATV oil. You don't have to use "Honda" oil, just because it's a Honda, you can use other brands as well.
Although it may be "OK" to use an automotive type oil, from what I have read the Motorcycle/ATV oil will do a better job of protecting your ATV than auto oil will. This wasn't so much the case up until the past couple years. Automotive oil manufacturers are trying to keep pace with increased pollution standards set on vehicles these days. The oil they are producing for cars and trucks are made to help pass those requirements. To make a long story short, the changes they have made to the oil does not benefit an ATV. I am not saying the auto oil is bad just that the ATV oil should offer you more protection because it is formualted for an ATV. If you do insist on using an auto type oil only use a non-energy conserving type oil, there should be a label somewhere on the oil container. The way I look at it is, it is better safe than sorry.
Although it may be "OK" to use an automotive type oil, from what I have read the Motorcycle/ATV oil will do a better job of protecting your ATV than auto oil will. This wasn't so much the case up until the past couple years. Automotive oil manufacturers are trying to keep pace with increased pollution standards set on vehicles these days. The oil they are producing for cars and trucks are made to help pass those requirements. To make a long story short, the changes they have made to the oil does not benefit an ATV. I am not saying the auto oil is bad just that the ATV oil should offer you more protection because it is formualted for an ATV. If you do insist on using an auto type oil only use a non-energy conserving type oil, there should be a label somewhere on the oil container. The way I look at it is, it is better safe than sorry.
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What kind of Oil for a Rancher?
When I bought my Yamaha Kodiak, I asked the dude behind the service counter what kind of oil I should run in it. He told me that Honda is the best four stroke, motorcycle/atv specific oil out there.
I've been running it ever since, change it often, and haven't had a problem yet.
I've been running it ever since, change it often, and haven't had a problem yet.
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What kind of Oil for a Rancher?
I have run 10w-40 quaker state in my '86 250 fourtrax for the last 12 years and never had a problem. It has never even had the top end off of it and the thing doesn't even burn oil! All my buddies run 10w-40 Penzoil in their '01 Rubi's and have not had a problem so far. If you run the same grade of oil, I don't think that it matters what brand you run.
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