Hey all, ive been out of the atv world for about 8 years, took apart my 95 wolverine to install an FST stroker and never put the engine back together. So fast forward to now, just picked up a new wolverine, what do you guys use for oil? Is the Yamalube really necessary? Thanks Ed

 

You do need a specific oil. You can't just go to local walmart and buy any oil off the shelf. I use Yamalube and have had good luck with it.

 

I was thinking of not going the cheap route and using yamalube for the simple reason that I have no idea what makes these automatic transmissions work, and I am guessing they have special needs in lubrication.

 

precisely. And on clutched quads like my YFZ its needed for the clutch.

 

I am going to bang my drum again for this subject. I have never had an oil related problem with any engine that I have ever owned, and I have been using Valvoline since 1976. I am using it today in my 700 Griz and I am getting just as good of service from it as any one else is with any other oil. And I am doing this for around $4 per quart. At 100 hours on my current oil change, you can barely see it on the stick. Crystal clear! IMO anyone paying the ridiculous prices that Yamaha charges for their oil, as well as many other manufacturers is simply wasted money. Using a Fram Filter and Valvoline oil that is easily obtained from your local Farm Store, or AutoZone, I can change my oil for $15 or less. Take that times 3 for buying this at my local Yamaha dealer. Even if the price was the same I would still use Valvoline, period.

 

I myself would reccommend amsoil, not only for your quad, but for your truck, car, snowmobile, anything with a motor, im sure theres quite a few people that would agree, its a little more pricy than $4 bucks a quart, but than again, its turns out quite a bit cheaper when you dont need to change your engine oil every 3000 miles ( I run 15 to 17,000 on my truck before changes)

 

15 to 17,000 thats crazy.how many miles on your truck ? how many miles do you plan to get out of your engine? how much do you have to add at times. and your local walmart has good oil i buy mobil 1 20w50 v twin oil there i just seen an oil comparison test it beats amsoil in some categories the others its 2nd .

 

i've got 65,000 on my truck, its a 05 ram with a 5.7, i plan on it running for ever haha, i dont see why it'd get any less miles than if i used junk oil and changed it more frequently, if you do some research online, alot of guys willl run amsoil for 20,000 miles, i change the oil filter at about 8,000 miles and replace whatever i lose with the filter change, but other than that as far as replacing burnt or dissipated oil, that mark on the dipstick doesnt move , and if it does, maybe an ounce or so will take care of it, i dont even carry a quart of spare oil in the truck to tell you the truth

 

As far as oils go, I run Silkoline medium weight oil in my bikes and 4wheelers. Never had an issue with either. The yamalube is good stuff but you don't have to run it.

 

Last year, I went to my local Yamaha dealer to get some Yamalube for my Wolverine. For whatever reason they couldn't get it in stock for the time being so they were selling Suzuki's equivalent product. Go figure....