[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]YAMA4X4 --- COULD YOU E-MAIL ME A COPY OF YOUR 660 MANUAL ? DO YOU HAVE ANY INFO. ON BY-PASSING THE REVERSE REV-LIMITER ON MY 2002 GRIZZ. ? ALSO I'M USING PENN.10w30 MOTOR OIL. USED IT IN MY "97" KODIAK-400 WITH NO PROBLEMS, ALLTHOUGH IT WAS NOT AUTOMATIC, WILL THIS HURT? ANY INFO. WOULD BE A GREAT HELP.
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I have been thinking about trading my Grizzly 660 for a V-force, but since we are 1000 miles apart I don't think it's going to work out.


Steve

 

Blinking lights???? Read the owners manual, that is why they supplied you with one when you made your purchase.

Oil mucky???? Well some people will tell you that you cannot run standard petroleum based motor oils in your motorcycle or atv.

That is really not completley correct, you can run them and suffer no long term effects of the clutch system when the oil is properly changed according to it's (atv/motorcycle) use. We have been using Union 76 10w-40 motor oil in our Kawasaki Police motorcycles for 25 years and have never wasted a clutch due to the oil. Those bikes are subjected to major clutch use in very slow and precision riding, all air cooled without the use of engine oil coolers. My 2001 Goldwing uses standard Castrol 10w-40 and I have never suffered clutch failure of any kind. I have logged over 200,000 miles on my bikes in 35 years plus riding, dirt bikes and street bikes, and have never suffered a clutch failure in any of those miles. My other atv's from years gone by have also never failed a clutch or rings due to automotive motor oils. 10 years of racing I never saw a clutch fail from automotive motor oils.

So take from this as you wish, if you think a 12 year old kid has the experience about motor oils then go that route and use motorcycle specific oils. Otherwise change your oils regularly and enjoy life. What I can tell you is that you should not use some of the super synthetic motor oils available because you will suffer clutch slippage but likely not clutch damage.

If you feel that you really want the most out of you motor oils then stick with Amsoil motorcycle specific oils that have the JASO MA rating and you should never have a problem.

 

Here it is right from the owners manual.


CAUTION:


In order to prevent clutch slippage(since the engine oil also lubricates the clutch), do not mix any chemical additives.
Do not use oils with a diesel specification of “CD” or oils of a higher quality than specified. In addition, do not use oils labeled “ENERGY CONSERVING II” or higher.

NOTE:
Recommended oil classification:
API Service “SE”, “SF” type or equivalent (e.g.“SF–SE–CC”, “SF–SE–SD” etc.)Text