Engine oil

[flyingz06]

I tried the search but came up with nothing. i must be doing it wrong

the book says use 20-50, but my other bikes and toys are 10w-40 so i want to use the same.

Synthetic is what i want to use also.

thank guys!

 

[flyingz06]

thanks for moving it where no one sees it! :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

 

[WRichStrom]

Be prepared to be "nuked" as folks are kind of sensitive to redundant oil threads. I know there are many many oil threads on this forum. Google oil:fjrforum just gave me tons of hits.

So to make this simple I have used both 10W-40 and 20W-50 dino from our local Prosser, WA motorcycle shop. I just use Suzuki branded oil because it has been cheaper than the Yamaha oil. My only reason for changing to synthetic would be if one would be tired of changing dino every 4000 miles. I believe SkooterG who has over 200K on his FJR says dino is just fine.

Just put the right kind of oil in it between the two lines on the sight window and I believe there is lots of history saying the FJR is just fine. I think Victory even still makes the 20W-40 that the earlier Gen II manual says to use (that hardly any of us ever used) if you wanted to be really particular about it. I worry about figuring where to ride, rather than worrying about which oil to use.

 

[flyingz06]

Be prepared to be "nuked" as folks are kind of sensitive to redundant oil threads. I know there are many many oil threads on this forum. Google oil:fjrforum just gave me tons of hits.

So to make this simple I have used both 10W-40 and 20W-50 dino from our local Prosser, WA motorcycle shop. I just use Suzuki branded oil because it has been cheaper than the Yamaha oil. My only reason for changing to synthetic would be if one would be tired of changing dino every 4000 miles. I believe SkooterG who has over 200K on his FJR says dino is just fine.

Just put the right kind of oil in it between the two lines on the sight window and I believe there is lots of history saying the FJR is just fine. I think Victory even still makes the 20W-40 that the earlier Gen II manual says to use (that hardly any of us ever used) if you wanted to be really particular about it. I worry about figuring where to ride, rather than worrying about which oil to use.

thanks dude! i couldnt get the search engine to go so i asked. i figured 10-40 was fine.

 

[FJRBluesman]

Never met anyone who said that one viscocity made it run crappy or ruin the engine. I run Rotella-T 15w-40 Dino juice (for the higher shear properties for the tranny), it does just fine. Some run Rotella full synthetic 5w-40. Again all is well, and many points in between, brands and all. The only thing many agree on is not using "Energy Conserving" oil, not hot on the clutch and not hot for the tranny. Nothing else is pure what you want. It's all a commodity, it's all good.

 

[doug44]

I tried the search but came up with nothing. i must be doing it wrong

the book says use 20-50, but my other bikes and toys are 10w-40 so i want to use the same.

Synthetic is what i want to use also.

thank guys!

Oil is a lot like beer everybody has their favorite brew. My favorite is the Shell Rotela 15W40 dino oil. How can they make it so good and sell it so cheap( $11 a gallon yes I said a gal not a quart) as the saying goes. Both the dino & synthetic in Rotela is stamped JASO & MA which will satisfy warranty claims. IMHO the 5W40 is a little thin cost about 2x as much as their dino oil and does not make the FJR shift better. Be reasonable DO IT MY WAY :yahoo:

 

[Zorlac]

I find that the Mobil 15W-50 recommended by RadMan works the best (smoothest shifting) in my 05.

Try searching the forum using Google.

 

[blueman]

I have thought about running Rotella T because I run it my diesel,good stuff. But I love the Yamalube full Synthetic. Its only four times the price!

 

[GPRIDER]

My Yammi dealer told me the new factory recommended for the FJR is the 20w50. I've been running the 10w40, but don't know if it will mske that much difference. I'm going to try the 20w50 and see.

GP

 

[RadioHowie]

thanks for moving it where no one sees it! :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

Really???

No one will see it??

C'mon, you gotta be kidding. Go back to the NEPRT Forum directory and notice how there have been 81 THOUSAND views of the "Darkside" thread.

Kinda shoots your "thanks for moving it where no one sees it!" theory, doesn't it?

 

[ionbeam]

The FJR engine is basically unchanged from 2001 to 2011. From (USA) model years '03 to '08 the owners manual called for 20W-40 oil; from '09 and up the owners manual calls for either 10W-40 or 20W-50, temperature dependent. There is roughly an 85% temperature overlap between the 10W-40 & 20W-50 which I interpret as meaning from 30ºF to 115ºF the two weights are equal. Since all years engines are the same I would expect that any oil weight change would apply to all engines. I would anticipate that any main brand oil over 0W-10 or 0W-20 would not hurt the FJR's engine.

Not only did I see and follow this thread, I uncharacteristically replied to an oil thread too.

 

[Bustanut joker]

thanks for moving it where no one sees it! :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

Really???

No one will see it??

C'mon, you gotta be kidding. Go back to the NEPRT Forum directory and notice how there have been 81 THOUSAND views of the "Darkside" thread.

Kinda shoots your "thanks for moving it where no one sees it!" theory, doesn't it?

Doood? Yer harshin' me buzz..

 

[garyahouse]

Don't shoot me, but what is "dino" oil? I've seen the word sooooo many times, but have no idea what it means. I'm planning to stock up on some Rotella before the summer price hikes kick in.

Gary

darksider #44

 

[John d]

Don't shoot me, but what is "dino" oil? I've seen the word sooooo many times, but have no idea what it means. I'm planning to stock up on some Rotella before the summer price hikes kick in.

Gary

darksider #44

It's Italian grade oil!

OK..............................not.

It's any oil that is not synthetic, or regular oil from the ground "dinosaur".

 

[Jim in Phoenix]

On my last visit to my local Walmart, the oil shelf has a different look. Practically no synthetic blends and most of the full synthetics were of the 5W30 variety. 10W40 was also missing in action.

 

[dannymax]

I like the Rotella T 15W 40W dino cause I can carry (2) 2 1/2 gallon containers of it on my V Max....I don't get concerned about being a rolling 'superfund' clean-up site....I don't plan on tipping over! :lol:

To be completely honest about all this oil bidness....any clean oil is way better than the price-iest, expensive, dirty oil.

 

[Spook]

I have thought about running Rotella T because I run it my diesel,good stuff. But I love the Yamalube full Synthetic. Its only four times the price!

been running Rotella since the oil change not troubles. To me the engine was quieter with it.

 

[chrisflock]

The FJR engine is basically unchanged from 2001 to 2011. From (USA) model years '03 to '08 the owners manual called for 20W-40 oil; from '09 and up the owners manual calls for either 10W-40 or 20W-50, temperature dependent. There is roughly an 85% temperature overlap between the 10W-40 & 20W-50 which I interpret as meaning from 30ºF to 115ºF the two weights are equal. Since all years engines are the same I would expect that any oil weight change would apply to all engines. I would anticipate that any main brand oil over 0W-10 or 0W-20 would not hurt the FJR's engine.

Not only did I see and follow this thread, I uncharacteristically replied to an oil thread too.

According to my dealer and personal experience, the reason that they changed the oil weight in the manual was that they changed up the Yamaha oil offerings, and quit offering the 20w-40. My dealer carried 10W-40 and 20W-50, and said either was fine (I think the decision on which to buy last time I bought oil there was which one they had a 1 gallon jug of on the shelf...)

I can see it would look dumb in the manual to recommend a weight of oil that they don't even sell!

 

[LAF]

For the last 25 years I use 10-40w in winter and 20-50w in summer in all vehicles. I personally think 10-40 is too thin for summer heat. Just me and they way I was taught by my father. He or I in our 90+ combined years of driving have never had an oil related engine problem.

Viscosity's were developed for climate originally, and then for conservation of gas to meet MPG mandates on cars.

I have run strait 60W in my Road Glide that was 100/100 on the dyno. The high lift cams and compression made 20-50w hurt and cry for mercy. The 60w worked well for heat testing with a heat gun, and made it as quiet as a Harley can be.

Me, I will continue to use the viscosity for my climate.