Te 250 2011 oil choice

[drazic]

Hi all,

New to the forum and just picked my husky. What's the best oil to use on it?

Any help would be great.

Cheers

 

[drazic]

In the engine.

 

[DG Harv Serv]

Ask 100 people and you will get 100 answers on Oil !!!

I use Motorex Cross Power 10w60 Fully Synthetic. Its expensive, but so is your engine and you need less than 1 litre !

 

[Johnrg]

First qt change was to Motorex 10w-50. Recently bought a small case of Castrol Power RS Racing 4T 100% Synthetic Oil 10W50 to try.

 

[OlderHuskyRider]

.... Recently bought a small case of Castrol Power RS Racing 4T 100% Synthetic Oil 10W50 to try.

That Castrol is some pretty good stuff, $10 a quart was the best I ever bought it for. Had to quit it for the $5 a quart cheap stuff.

 

[Johnrg]

That Castrol is some pretty good stuff, $10 a quart was the best I ever bought it for. Had to quit it for the $5 a quart cheap stuff.

Well thinking of CHEAP, I do have gallon bottle from 1982 of AmsOil 20W-50. The red oil would look good in the sump window.

 

[robertaccio]

oh no an oil thread......you'll so many answers your head will spin, been using MotoRex 10w60 good stuff.

 

[Boogie]

My 13' 310 told me to use Motul 7100 10W40 (sticker on engine)
I used Motul 7100 10W60 because I had some. Its red so it makes the bike go a little bit faster

 

[Johnrg]

My 13' 310 told me to use Motul 7100 10W40 (sticker on engine)

They must have run out of Castrol Stickers...

 

[Boogie]

They must have run out of Castrol Stickers...

Yeah, Castrol listed in the manual. The dealer must have stuck the Motul sticker on.

At the end of the day... my sticker is better than your sticker.

 

[drazic]

Ask 100 people and you will get 100 answers on Oil !!!

I use Motorex Cross Power 10w60 Fully Synthetic. Its expensive, but so is your engine and you need less than 1 litre !

I think I will go with motorex as that was the first reply and I've used it before.

I only find 10/50 as opposed to 10/60 in the cross power 4t range?

 

[DG Harv Serv]

I think I will go with motorex as that was the first reply and I've used it before.

I only find 10/50 as opposed to 10/60 in the cross power 4t range?

??? 10w60 Cross Power is readily available ! Used it for years !

http://www.motorex.com/index.cfm?oid=1147&lang=en&webtoolDbTemp=eintragDetail&eintragId=149

 

[drazic]

??? 10w60 Cross Power is readily available ! Used it for years !

http://www.motorex.com/index.cfm?oid=1147&lang=en&webtoolDbTemp=eintragDetail&eintragId=149

I've seen it's available but not seen it for sale, where do you buy yours from. Cheers

 

[DG Harv Serv]

Local Bike Shop. But any Motorex MX dealer should have it . Its used in most KTMs !

If not look on ebay !

 

[Tinken]

Which weight does Husqvarna recommend for the MY13 310's now?

 

[Boogie]

Castrol power racing 1 10W50 (in manual)

 

[Tinken]

So regardless of brand, this is what Husqvarna has plasti-gauged the engine to use:

Kinematic: 77.37 mm2/s (77.37 cSt) at 40°C
Kinematic: 17.19 mm2/s (17.19 cSt) at 100°C


Amsoil 20W50 for example has these specifications:

Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C, cSt (ASTM D 445) 20.4 mm2/s
Kinematic Viscosity @ 40°C, cSt (ASTM D 445) 162.2 mm2/s

Motorex 10W60

Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C, cSt (ASTM D 445) 24.2 mm2/s
Kinematic Viscosity @ 40°C, cSt (ASTM D 445) 168.3 mm2/s


Reference:

http://msdspds.castrol.com/ussds/am...le/118834Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T 10W-50.pdf
http://www.amsoil.com/lit/databulletins/g2090.pdf
http://www.motorexoil.com.au/images/stories/pdf/POWER_SYNT_4TSAE10W60_EN966v1.pdf

 

[Mike-AK]

So regardless of brand, this is what Husqvarna has plasti-gauged the engine to use:

Kinematic: 77.37 mm2/s (77.37 cSt) at 40°C
Kinematic: 17.19 mm2/s (17.19 cSt) at 100°C


Amsoil 20W50 for example has these specifications:

Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C, cSt (ASTM D 445) 20.4 mm2/s
Kinematic Viscosity @ 40°C, cSt (ASTM D 445) 162.2 mm2/s

Motorex 10W60

Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C, cSt (ASTM D 445) 24.2 mm2/s
Kinematic Viscosity @ 40°C, cSt (ASTM D 445) 168.3 mm2/s


Reference:

http://msdspds.castrol.com/ussds/amersdsf.nsf/Files/7B8504B0B15CFF64802579E9005274DA/$File/118834Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T 10W-50.pdf
http://www.amsoil.com/lit/databulletins/g2090.pdf
http://www.motorexoil.com.au/images/stories/pdf/POWER_SYNT_4TSAE10W60_EN966v1.pdf

The first range you quote would be a 40W. Why do they recommend a 50W in the manual if they "plasti-guage" (whatever that is) for a 40W? Also, the Motorex 10W60 apparently in reality is a 20W60.

 

[Tinken]

The first range you quote would be a 40W. Why do they recommend a 50W in the manual if they "plasti-guage" (whatever that is) for a 40W? Also, the Motorex 10W60 apparently in reality is a 20W50.

I haven't quoted anything that is 40 weight.

 

[Tinken]

For reference, most 40W's are 13cSt@100°C, 50W's are in the 18cSt@100°C, 60W's are 24cSt@100°C