Am I using the right oil?

Yippee oil talk

You can use about any oil and it will work...Myself, in all my years riding and driving cars, I have never seen an engine lock or fail due to the motor oil. So what ever you pick will work and of course everyone will tell you how great their oil is and how it never fails and as started above, all work and never fail in most cases. About 99.999% never fail. That is 3 nines behind the decimble point...Just a guess off my head.

You should educate your self on what is in the oil as they all have different parts and not the brand name. Brand name is only a focal point for consumers. Weight is probably most important. Is it cold where you are? If not, why run a 5wt-whatever? You only need a lower weight oil to keep it pouring in the cold. As soon as it heats up, the wt goes up to the higher number where it should be and where it will protect your engine.

With that said, can you run a 5wt-whatever in Bermuda where the weather stays in the 80s and 90s about all year round? Yes. it just may not be the best choice. Will it protect the engine? Yes and you can say to all you have the greatest oil going and say that it never fails!!!

Ever heard the term 'black box'? It means you have no clue on what is going on inside or about a process or device. A motor can be a black box IF you have no idea on what is going on inside it with the crank and valves and such. A computer is another good example of a 'black box'. It is a 'white box' if you understand how it is working.

Do yourself a favor and read what oil is all about and be a 'white box' oil guy.

Here is a good link explaining about oils and how they operate:
http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Oils1.html

Thanks ray_ray. I usually go by the weight of the oil but I have people telling me that I should use "motorcycle oil" and not regular motor oil because of the "additives"

Thanks for your help

Andyman,
Where are you getting the Rotella in 5 gallon cans at?
And for how much?

I have been running Rotella 5/40w syn. for a couple of changes now. Another happy customer. Also have had a SS oil filter in since the first oil change. Happy with it to. Got really tired of spending $50+ (locally) a pop on Motorex to change the oil in 2 Huskys.

Very true..stay with motorcycle oils....Our bike motors take a pounding and they have additives needed to help pervent wear and do not have some of the additives in automotive oils...

Some of the diesel oil (Rotella) are good oils also. People get caught up on the naming terms (diesel oil) and are un-aware of the makeup of the oil. It just happens that 'diesel oil' is just a high detergent oil with a very good base oil that also has additives packages to prevent wear. Just what we need in our bikes!!!

I like ester and PAO blends myself or either type by itself. I don't care who makes it as long as it has either of these 2 types of oil as its base oil and the cost is not over the top.

I have paid as much as 19$ per liter and with a filter at 8$ a pop, the oil change is ~30$ a shot and this is too much for me. I luv my bike but I don't want to be ignorant and wasteful. I now track my mileage and change the filter every other time and I think this is safe. These are very good oils and for my riding, I should never be really extending either of these oils past or even close to their breakdown points.

Happy riding on that Husky!!!

What is an SS oil filter and where do you get them from?

Stainless steel, screen type, you just pull them out and clean them, then put them back in, and hiflow filtro makes them, and other manufacturers make them as well, i think k&n has them too.

I got my stainless steel filter at the local shop. It's sold under the Scotts brand but it is made by K&P.
http://www.kandpengineering.com/dirtbikes.shtml
They are the only ones I know of that make a Husky specific SS oil filter.

Also check out PC Racing.
They have S.S. oil filters made right here in the US.

Great quaulity and price.

You guys are usingf these filters? I've never heard of them till now...Are sure they offer the same porotection as a standard oil filter?

I get it at Tractor supply or the local Co-Op. IIRC, it's about 60 bucks a bucket.

I have heard pro and con about the SS filters. Usually the same thing though. SS filters are cheaper but you can never get them 100% clean but they are cheaper in the long run.

Conventional oil filters are expensive when you buy 5 or 6 at a time. I still use conventional only because of the "hype" of the SS filters. Though I would be willing to try one but would have to think on it awhile and do alot more research

Does anyone know of a SS supplier for a 2008 TXC250? I have only found ones for TE and TC models and this includes Scott