• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Engine oil alternative?

M

McCoy

Husqvarna
C Class
Hi Guys,

I have another question.

I have a Husky SMR510 2009 and per Service Manual the recommended engine oil is the AGIP T4 Racing 10W60. I know there is a new version: the Eni AGIP i-Ride MotoGP 10W60.

However this oil is very expensive and I was wondering if I could put another brand of oil which would be equivalent or so.

I mainly use my Husky on the road, few trackdays and some trail riding.

Thanks!
 
Tinken said:
I believe Castrol makes a 0W40 now and it is more available in Canada than Mobil1
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$9 a quart, I'll stick with $5 a quart Mobil1.....

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If Rotella is marketed north of the border (I think I have seen signs up there at truck stations) - Rotella T6 Synthetic is an absolute bargain. Tons of research on this oil and it is practically subsidized it is run in such quantity. I simplified my life and put the whole house on it a long time ago and have zero regrets.

My oil analysis on my Husky came back perfect with a recommendation to double my change interval and retest.

There is no hype with Rotella - just numbers. You will find quite a few folks running this fleet wide in some very expensive machinery.

My only other go-to is Amsoil. We have a guy close by that is one of the countries largest sellers and sells quite cheaply (20-30% under other costs). I do think they make great oil at a good price, but I think the company is immensely sleazy and simply hate sending my money their direction. They owe me a transmission still, so I fill a bit nauseated when the topic come up.

The good news is that there are LOTS of quality oils available at a good price. Oil is one of those things where money ≠ quality.
 
OlderHuskyRider said:
$9 a quart, I'll stick with $5 a quart Mobil1.....

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I'm just about 200 miles north of you and the Walmarts around here sell Castrol Edge 0W-40 in 5.1 quart jugs for less than $30. For whatever reason they do not carry Mobil's 0W-40 even though others on here seem to have no problem finding it at their Walmart.
 
Shell Rotella 0W-40, Co-Op D MO 0W-40 and Petro Canada Duron E 0W-40 are readily available in western Canada.
 
bigmo said:
Will do, I know I kept it - it is somewhere in the midst of my YZ144 project in the garage.
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Cool... I can get an oil analysis done here, it's a little expensive, but I'd like to really see what this oil is doing at the different hrs of running intervals ... I may just bite the bullet and do a couple here at 10hrs, then 15 hrs of run time and see the numbers ...
 
Thanks for the info guys! I will try the Mobil1 15W50 (my girlfriend is in the USA now and will bring me some) and next I'll try Rotella T6.
 
McCoy said:
Thanks for the info guys! I will try the Mobil1 15W50 (my girlfriend is in the USA now and will bring me some) and next I'll try Rotella T6.
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As long as your lowest temps are in the 40s F and higher, the 15w50 will treat that bike bike very well, I have nearly 19,000 miles with Mobil1 15w50 as my primary oil.
 
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