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ive heard m any different things from many different people.. i changed my oil last sunday. however i did not take the right lower fairing off.. just kinda held it out while removing the filter casing and filter.. however i should add i wasnt intendinding on totally changinging the oil, i wanted to have a look at the filter cause i bought 2 different at the local moto store and wanted to see which one fit and mistakedly found that by loosening the casing bolts oil comes out..imagine that!!Duh! anyways putting the new filter on with the spring gasket ond filter on properly was a pain in the ass!! i acctually had my girlfriend out in the garage helping me put the bolts bak into the casing while i held the whole oil filter, spring, gasket sanwitch together..got it bak together but was prepared as farc as having oil to put in so i called my local honda dealer and he said synthetic 10w 30 sae would be fine just regular run of the mill motor oil, and he said it would not effect the warranty negativly in any way..page 117 of the owners manual lists 4 or 5 different kinds of oil you can use..hope all goes well with your oil change..oh and i have about 400 miles on my moto..

 

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JKV357- yea, i was a little leary when he said it was ok to use automotive oil, but he said it would be fine..so i filled it with 10w 30 synthetic because i had it on hand and there were no shops open that sunday night to get moto oil..so before i added the oil i called back one more time to ask the guy if he was sure and he was so the bike has a crank case full of oil but i havent ridden it since..i changed the oil as one of my winterizing chores for the bike..i guess if worse comes to worse i could drain the synthetic automotive stuff i just put in and replace it with proper oil..whats your take?

 

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Yeah, i just called the honda dealership again this morning and he said the same thing..so im gonna go get some motorcycle oil today and drain the stuff i put in sunday and put in new.peace of mind..;-)

 

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That's what I'd do. There are some people over at another forum I frequent that say they've been using auto (10W-40 Mobil1) for a while with any issues, but that's not a good idea IMO.

Your 10W-30 auto oil has Friction Modifiers that can build-up on the clutch plates and make them slip - plus - (and more importantly) it has too low of ZDDP levels to be safe for the cam.

When you are only talking 1 1/2 qts, it better be right - and top-quality IMO.


Jay

went out today and got a couple quarts of GN4 4 stroke 10 w 30 sae honda stuff,rode it to the gas station filled up the gas tank, put some sta-bil in it and ran it for a few minutes, drained the automotive oil and added the honda stuff, covered her up and parked er' for the winter.. thanks for the advice guys..

 

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No Walmart where you live?

havent shopped at walley world in about 5 years..the thought never crossed my mind..