Does the KLX250 have a shared sump (wet clutch)?
Since folks don't like to talk oil on here much I've been doing some research over on
Bob Is The Oil Guy - Forums powered by UBB.threads™ Just to verify, our bikes do have a wet clutch right? |
Correct.
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Originally Posted by wildcard
(Post 484008)
Correct.
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Originally Posted by Brieninsac
(Post 484006)
Since folks don't like to talk oil on here much I've been doing some research over on
Bob Is The Oil Guy - Forums powered by UBB.threads™ Just to verify, our bikes do have a wet clutch right? |
Originally Posted by Lotrat
(Post 484052)
What did you learn so far? ...Other than that no one agrees.
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Originally Posted by Lotrat
(Post 484052)
It's amazing how much time you can spend reading about oil huh? What did you learn so far? ...Other than that no one agrees.
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I use Motul 3000 20-50 mineral oil (US$10/L) since the first oil change. Bike has over 37,000km, and it hasn´t been even 2 years since I got it from the dealer. Which means I ride it a lot, every day, and between 6-7k rpm most of the time of my commute. I change oil every 5,000km. Bike still runs good as new.
IMO, the whole oil discussion is a waste of time, and a result of marketing hype and BS from people that know $h!7. |
Keep in mind the first number is the viscosity rating at low temperatures (0 degrees F IIRC) and the second number is the rating of the viscosity at operating temperature (200 degrees F usually). The W stands for winter.
So the only difference between 10w-40 and 15w-40 is that the second oil is going to be more viscous ("thicker" if you will) at 0 degrees than first oil. Both will be identical at operating temp. Unless you are planning to go riding in below freezing weather, i wouldn't waste any time in worrying about the winter rating of an oil. Just my .02 |
Does the "W" really stand for winter??? Never knew that, but I did know that the numbers did cover the low and high ends. Seems to me the W is redundant, or even useless, since some places may stay below 10 or 20 even in the summer (think Antarctica).
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Originally Posted by Malves
(Post 484074)
IMO, the whole oil discussion is a waste of time, and a result of marketing hype and BS from people that know $h!7.
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