Question about clutch / oil
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Question about clutch / oil
Hi... I'm new here and I've been riding for six months now. Bought boots, pants, jacket, gloves, and of course helmet. Took the MSF course and am taking the advanced rider course this November. I have an '02 CBR 600F4i and I'm doing all the maintenance myself and while in the process of changing my oil I was told by a friend that my choice of motor oil (Valvoline 20W50 FullSyn) was not a wise one. He said that the full synthetic oil would cause a bike with a wet clutch to slip due to lack of friction. I checked out the Valvoline website and it says that it doesn't recomend using the full synthetic with a wet-clutch set up. Now here's where I'm a little confused (and embarrased)... Does the F4i use a wet-clutch set up? And if so, will the oil that I chose cause harm to the machine? Any tips for a newbie will help.
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RE: Question about clutch / oil
f4i does have a wet clutch.
as long as the oil doesnt have and "friction modifiers" or "energy saving" additives youll be ok.
to be safe use a motorcycle oil and read the package to be sure that its ok for use with wet clutches. if it doesnt say but it is a motorcycle oil youll be ok but car oils dont use engine oil to lubricate the transmission or clutch so your kinda taking a chance.
nbd if your clutch starts slipping, change the oil asap.
as long as the oil doesnt have and "friction modifiers" or "energy saving" additives youll be ok.
to be safe use a motorcycle oil and read the package to be sure that its ok for use with wet clutches. if it doesnt say but it is a motorcycle oil youll be ok but car oils dont use engine oil to lubricate the transmission or clutch so your kinda taking a chance.
nbd if your clutch starts slipping, change the oil asap.
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RE: Question about clutch / oil
does the manual say 8K for oil change? no way mang...that's way too much...sure it's not KM?
change every 4K and you should be ok...but if you use regular car oil...no more than 2800.
well...oil could be dark from breaking down or removing lots of grime, dirt, etc. from your motor...you'll need to send it away to know exactly what it was doing...but sounds to me like you used a car oil and it's broken down quite a bit...correct?
change every 4K and you should be ok...but if you use regular car oil...no more than 2800.
well...oil could be dark from breaking down or removing lots of grime, dirt, etc. from your motor...you'll need to send it away to know exactly what it was doing...but sounds to me like you used a car oil and it's broken down quite a bit...correct?
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RE: Question about clutch / oil
it turns dark from contamination not from breaking down.
Oil Can LOOK perfectly clean, but still be no good.
It can look dirty as hell, but will still lubricate.
Its jobs are more then just lubrication, Get a good filter, that will do more for your oil then you think.
Any oil is ok, as long as its not energy conserving like mentioned before, and its doesnt have too many modifiers.
You can always "feel" your oil, if its doesnt feel like oil, but more like water...its gone.
Oil Can LOOK perfectly clean, but still be no good.
It can look dirty as hell, but will still lubricate.
Its jobs are more then just lubrication, Get a good filter, that will do more for your oil then you think.
Any oil is ok, as long as its not energy conserving like mentioned before, and its doesnt have too many modifiers.
You can always "feel" your oil, if its doesnt feel like oil, but more like water...its gone.