i just wanted some input on this. my local polaris dealer says i can only use the demand drive fluid for the hubs and 0w-40 syn oil for the motor. the manual says i can use atf type f for the hubs and calls for syn 10w40.

 

Stick with 0W40 syn for the motor. I've heard that you can sub ATF in the hubs but a quart lasts a really long time so I use the Polaris fluid.

 

Any good synthetic motor oil will be fine and many cases even better than the Polaris oil.

Use it in the hubs alao.

 

i just want to be sure i use the right stuff. im hard on my quads.my local cycle gear gives me 20% off everything and i get the motul 10w40 syn for 4$ a qt.
as for the hubs ill just swing by my polaris dealer for some fluid. better to be safe.

 

You are being safe by staying away from Polaris fluids.

 

lol,ok. so ill get some more oil and run the atf in the hubs. since its winter would the 10w-40 give more protection in the cold? i normally run a 15w40 in the STi and 5w40 in the summer. but thats a highly modded turbo car.

 

0w-40 will flow on cold start up much quicker than thicker 10w-40. Your cam will love it. Lots of worn cams stories when people tried 10w-30 because they have left over from there car oil change.

My old Clymer manual said 10w-30 was OK but I notice the new Clymer Manual calls only for 0w-40 now.

The Polaris hub fluid is cheap and does many changes, I do not see much reason to try ATF.

NO, the first number (10w) is for cold start, the second number (40) is for operational temp. The lower the number the thinner the oil.
So 0w-40 will flow on start up faster than 10w-40 but be the same once the motor is warmed up.

 

10w40 is thicker than the 5w40 and the 0w40 is thiner than them all so in the cold you will be better off running the 0w40. On the cold starts the 0w40 will run like corn syrup and the 10w40 will be like honey. I don`t know about you but when I start a cold engine I`d like the oil to run to all the places it needs to go and not take its time getting there.
Also to add to this 5w40 is kinda thin to be running in the summer on a modified motor may as well be using vegetable oil on a high heat motor the 15w40 would be more like it but that too I think that might be alittle heavy. with the oils you use and when you say you use them you might want to try some sae90 for August and September when the temps are at its hottest.

 

Thats why 0w-40 is so popular it does both cold and hot weather.