Scott Williams
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2014 S10 here. I use Yamalube 100% synthetic. Select proper weight for your climate.
Short answer is yes. It meets the required GL-5 spec, the 75W-90 is reasonably close to Yamaha's viscosity recommendation, and it is well regarded and widely used. I'd change it as per Yamaha's recommendation (which I think is 12K, but not totally sure). I wouldn't use the 75W-140 version though.My question is, is Mobil1 gear lube ok to use in the differential on the Super Ten and if so, how often should it be changed out?
I use the KN-204 on the Tenere just for the convenience of the 17mm nut on the end. So far no problems at all.markjenn said:Short answer is yes. It meets the required GL-5 spec, the 75W-90 is reasonably close to Yamaha's viscosity recommendation, and it is well regarded and widely used. I'd change it as per Yamaha's recommendation (which I think is 12K, but not totally sure). I wouldn't use the 75W-140 version though.
Since you mention K&N, I've got to relate what happend yesterday. I was changing oil on one of my older Hondas and typically I use the Honda OEM filter, but happened to have a K&N around (I had bought it as a "filler" to get up to a required $$$ amount for free shipping on a recent mail order), and put it on. I've never had a filter leak on this bike, but this K&N leaked.... the provided o-ring was slightly mis-sized. I know some of you swear by them, but I've had extremely bad experiences with K&N on a number of items and I frankly view their air filters as total crap. Just my opinion.
- Mark
Yes, my experience is strictly anecdotal and probably a one-off, but I've probably changed a couple hundred oil filters in my life and I've never had one leak until this one and it happens to be a K&N. It is an extremely common filter used on hundreds of Hondas and you can tell it is correct except for an o-ring that isn't the right diameter - the metal of the filter canister bottoms out against the engine before the o-ring seals. Take it for what you feel it is worth.arjayes said:Seriously, markjenn, this sounds like a one-off problem. Are you sure you got the right filter? I like and will continue to use the KN-204s.
80W-90 if I recall correctly.... it's in the OM.SuperTenSteve said:So, what is Yamaha's recommended viscosity for the differential lube.
What weight?Checkswrecks said:Mercury Marine is one of the world's biggest maker of boat motors and 3 years ago started packaging synthetic oil for motorcycles. Walmart sells it for less than Mobil1, the Quiksilver oil IS approved under JASO MA, AND it costs less than Mobil1.
Thanks this is good info to know. Since it is packaged as a m/c oil I would have thought it would be stocked in the m/c section but not, its with the marine oils. My store only carries the 20W-50 weight.Checkswrecks said:Mercury Marine is one of the world's biggest maker of boat motors and 3 years ago started packaging synthetic oil for motorcycles. Walmart sells it for less than Mobil1, the Quiksilver oil IS approved under JASO MA, AND it costs less than Mobil1.
I'll have to dig out that article.SuperTenSteve said:I seem to remember that Motorcycle Consumer News did a test years ago and Mobil 1 was the only oil to move to heat where the others moved away. MCN was impressed with it.
That was good reading, thanksSuperTenSteve said:This may not be the article I was thinking of or I may be remembering it wrong, but this one is interesting
http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/oiltest1.htm
Yeah, but that article was written in 1994. Surely things have changed since then? I posted a link on ADV a couple of weeks ago to an oil treatise that I stumbled upon:eemsreno said:That was good reading, thanks