I have a 2007 honda rincon with 2800 miles and am looking for an oil for better cold operation. These quads are hard to get moving when they are cold. It has essentially an automotive style 3 speed automatic that uses the engine oil for transmission fluid. It always takes a few minutes to even be able to move the thing and even after that you have to drive slow a couple of miles before you can get it up to speed without starving the transmission. It has a dry sump and the torque converter is the first place the oil goes.
It specs 10w-30 honda gn4 or API sg jasco ma no Molly, graphite or energy conserving. I use 5w-30 honda gn4 mostly and some times 10w40 if I ride it a lot in the summer. The manual says that 5w30 10w30 and 10w40 and 0w30is all ok to use. The 2005 I used to have speced 5w30 10w40 and 20w50 if I recall correctly so it appears like they have changed reccomendations.
I am looking for a 0w30 oil to use to help the operation when cold. The only oil I can find that meets the specs are Hondas hp4 0w30 semi sun. I see that amsoil has a 0w40 that is suitable for wet clutch so that might be a choice but I don't really want the 40weight.
Are there any other options?
It specs 10w-30 honda gn4 or API sg jasco ma no Molly, graphite or energy conserving. I use 5w-30 honda gn4 mostly and some times 10w40 if I ride it a lot in the summer. The manual says that 5w30 10w30 and 10w40 and 0w30is all ok to use. The 2005 I used to have speced 5w30 10w40 and 20w50 if I recall correctly so it appears like they have changed reccomendations.
I am looking for a 0w30 oil to use to help the operation when cold. The only oil I can find that meets the specs are Hondas hp4 0w30 semi sun. I see that amsoil has a 0w40 that is suitable for wet clutch so that might be a choice but I don't really want the 40weight.
Are there any other options?
