Engine Oil

[Beech]

excellent Neo, good to hear, as we all know oil doesn't cure all problems but the 5/30 does work great, after this post started I got my local Repco to source all the last remaining stock of 5/30 penzoil that they had, so I've got some supply for a few years at least. Still, the castrol should be good also. I still warm mine up for awhile and pull the clutch lever in a few times before I put it in gear but yeah 5/30's the go.

[Steve L]

Hi I have just bought a Sherco 290 2000 model, I bought it from Don in Canbera, he also supplied me some replacement oil for it. He gave me motorex 10w 30 gear oil and motorex 2 stroke oil. Has anyone else used the motorex gear oil. I to have the same problem with my clutch on start up, but once I take off and change up a couple of times it frees up, Steve. ps Neo is the Castrol 5w 30 still working well in your Sherco.

[Neo]

Hi Steve,

What Don has supplied you is the recommended oil from Sherco. Because he's a good bloke and likes to do the right thing

The Castrol 5w 30 is still working well in my Sherco. And I would not go back. But you need to be aware that Beach and myself took a risk when we use 5w/30. I believe that this has paid off for me. But the choice is really yours.


Best of balance.

Neo

[Steve L]

Hi Neo, I just changed the oil this afternoon and put in the motorex 10w 30 and just on first start up the clutch is heaps better, the bike only jumped forward a little then the clutch was working good. The old oil that came out of it was definetely stuffed, it was cloudy and dirty, Steve.

[Neo]

Glad to here it worked for you.


Best of balance.

Neo

[KTMSprocket]

I run Mobil 1 in the KTM beast (990 stupid fast machine) and Castrol ATF Dexron 3 in the Sherco box. I also swapped to Castrol two smoke oils too as believe it or not I had more probs with...you guessed it...MOTUL....