So I ordered a new oil filter and bought some oil. Problem is that after I bought the oil, someone told me not to use it. It is Pennzoil 10w-40. It is after all what it says on my oil reseviour cap (top). Someone please help me before I put this in my KQ. Something about a wet-clutch not working well with these oils. Will this really hinder the quads performance???????????????????

Also, how accurate is the oil window in my model? It doesn't show much of anything even after riding for a while. It makes me worry. I can stick a dipstick (actually a wooden skewer) and there is oil in the reseviour..?? Could it just be a really dirty oil filter not allowing the oil to pass threw it? Thanks

 

On my old 89 Big Bear i but anything laying around in it . the wet clutch thing is more about full synthetics oil that are not made for motorcycles.

 

You should use SF or older. The new stuff, like SL, has additives that make the clutch slip. Walmart has some oil for old cars (pre-1988) for $1.24 a qt. They also have mtorcycle oil for an "arm and leg" that might be SF too.

I've run the new oil before and I do notice a clutch slipping a little, but its not a huge deal... Especially on autoclutches like yours. But I'm never going to put it in my sport quad again! Clutch slip when I'm trying to break the tires loose is not a good thing.

 

From what i have heard and read it isnt recomended to use auto oil - something about it actually being to slick or something. I used to run Kendall in my bikes but have switched over to be safe - dont think this helps ya but it will bump back to the top for the more techie answers.

 

If it says >energy conserving< on the bottle in the star burst circle I wouldn't use it. I haven't seen a 10w40 that has that on the bottle yet.

 

They used to be star burst but now there circles with the info. The bottom half of the circle with no energy conserving is what I have used for the last 10 years, no problems.

 

Oldschool, if you already have some oil, just use it. It's not gonna hurt for one use. Just don't use it long term, change after change.

 

Word, thanks for the info. What about adding any oil before changing it because it looks low in the window and I want to ride tomm., but my oil filter won't come for another week. Should I add some, and if so, should I just add one quart to be safe not to overfill it? I just don't want to run it without sufficient oil and seize it or something, that would be horrible. As long as this quad has lasted (stock) I better not ruin it the first month I have it, LOL.

 

I would level the quad and fill it to just below the top of the site glass. I don't know how much it would take from the bottom of the site glass to the top. You don't want to over fill.

 

One of my bikes has one of these type sites:




Note that the correct oil level is between the lines on the sight glass, not full beyond the boundary of the glass. The bike must be level when you check this - if it's leaning on it's side stand, you'll put in too much oil.