I went to the local cycle repair shop and the guy talked me into getting AMSOIL synthetic and a k&n oil filter. It was kinda expensive (over $20), and I was just wondering if it was worth it, or I'm just paying for the name? BTW it was for my 06 Grizz.

 

You could probably spend a few hour reading the articles at this site.

calsci
They di sect filters and examine oil, and have alot of good information.
Short answer, if you paid 20 for both the oil and filter...you didnt do too bad. The supertech filter at wallys world is alot cheaper, and is rated higher, than the kn.

 

Thanks for the reply. I will check out calsci for sure.. I did pay $20 for both, so I guess that is not bad...

 

I use Amsoil in both my quads but I use the Yamaha and Polaris filters. I don't know anything about the K&N oil filters.

 

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I use the Amsoil oil and their oil filter. The one I use is a "Ea" filter meaning that it is a nanofiber filter which is the best form of filtration you can have. Other brands will work, too, just not as well.

GJRonK

 

I also use Amsoil oil, and the Ea amsoil filter. Its the best combination, in my opinion. I also switched my front and rear oils to amsoil synthetic gear oil

 

Wow, i wish I could get my oil and filter for that cheap. The filters for my warrior are 10 bucks apiece no matter where I get them, and all the local amosil dealers sell synthetic for 10-12 bucks a quart. My warrior takes 3 quarts, so the costs really add up. If it wasn't for the price of synthetic I would be running it, but 6 dollars vs over 30 is hard to justify on a motor with 20 year old technology.

 

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Recon,
So what does it cost you to drive to the trailhead, ride one day, drive home? It costs me about $18., or so, depending. You only have to change oil every some months. Skip one day of riding when the weather is crappy anyway, and save most of the cost of the oil change. What's your bike worth? $5,000?

GJRonK

 

It's not that I can't afford it, or that I don't like spending money on the quad ($8,500 invested already), I just never saw any proof that synthetic actually has any benefit on such a basic engine, to actually make it worth the extra money spent. I know this thing was abused badly and poorly maintained before I bought it, so even the cheap valvoline atv oil i'm running in it is better than the 88 cent walmart automotive oil that was probably used in it, if the oil was even changed in the poor thing during the first 4 years of it's life. If you've seen any decent articles about standard oil vs synthetic in a small engine, point me that way, because i'd be interested in reading up on it a bit more.

 

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