Tranny oil?

[wanaride]

OK, the owners manual says 10W40 motor oil for the tranny, but the guy at the dealer said Bel-Ray's 80W "Gear Saver" is a good bet.

80W seems much heavier than 10W40. What do you guys/girls run in your bike's transmission???

Sorry for these newbie questions, I just don't want to mess up my new bike!

 

[KAY DEE EXER]

Do a search for ATF or gearbox oil and im sure you will find plenty of opinions

 

[dead]

The Search feature is your friend. It'll save you a lot of time.

I tried Mobil1 10w40 (non synth) and hated it. Right now Castrol 10w40 is working like a charm. No accidental nuetral hits thus far.

 

[JasonWho]

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[wanaride]

Sorry guys/gals, like I said, I'm a newbie and I didn't even think about the search feature...just paranoid about my new bike...got lots of hits with searching...thanks for not unloading on me!

 

[KdxEasyRider]

I've been using Motul's 30 weight oil. I think its way better than the Hondo stuff.

 

[Wolf]

I am currently using ATF Type F (cheap stuff from Wal Mart)
So far no problems. I change my oil after every ride or 2. I've tried all os the above and had good luck with those too.
Just change it a lot and you'll be just fine.

 

[Jaybird]

I do like the Wolfster and use typeF ATF. I like it becasue it's cheap and works great. I also use ATF in forks, juice clutch, and on toast. :)
Like anything else you can use differnt brands and not hurt your bike. You may find something that suits you and your bike better than anything else. But like Wolf said...change it often and you 'n bike will be happy.

 

[skipro3]

The BelRay is good but some KDX'ers have trouble with the clutch plates not slipping enough when starting in gear....meaning they can't get the bike started unless it is in neutral. A heavy gear oil could cause this. I use Mobil 1 15w50 with good results.

 

[JasonWho]

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[Jackpiner57]

Spectro SX Clutch Saver 10w30 works great for me.

 

[89kdx200rdr]

amsoil 10w40 motor oil is good too

 

[Johnnyboy]

I had really knotchy shifting with 80w Bel Ray and I have heard of many others not liking it for that reason. But I've heard good things about Honda's gear oil (in the tall red bottle) never tried motor oil. I used type F ATF in my old KDX200 and it seems to be slipping into neutral a bit now. COuld just be getting worn. ATF will boil over long before you can cook off your clutch plates so it's good insurance if you're not racing. As soon as it cools it works fine again.

 

[wanaride]

It's too early to pass judgement, but...

I put Castrol 10W-40 synthetic motor oil in the tranny immediately after the break in and put about 20 miles on the bike. I didn't dog it mind you, but the transmission was silky smooth.

Right around the 30 mile point (new bike) I rediscovered Bel-Ray Gear Saver, and assuming it was better than the motor oil I was using, I replaced the tranny oil with the Gear Saver. Maybe I'm crazy, but the shifting doesn't seem as smooth now. I'll give it a little longer, but I may go back to the Castrol synthetic motor oil.

Oh well, seems like everyone has their own opinion on this...