gear box oil? mix? car? - SV650.org

17-04-06, 04:41 PM

what gear box oil can i use on my curvy sv? and is it ok to use car oil?

also can i mix different ones?

thnx
dene

17-04-06, 04:52 PM

Isn't the gearbox in the sump oil?

17-04-06, 04:53 PM

well engine oil what ever uw anna call it its all the same stuff init

bottom right hand side of the bike on the curvy

northwind · 17-04-06, 05:40 PM

You can mix and match, but you only want to use oil that meets the JASO MA standard, and is it API SG? Means they won't cause your clutch to slip. Very few if any car oils have this, practically all bike oils do.

17-04-06, 05:51 PM

API SG is just an oil API standard, not a specific motocycle oil. (the second letter goes up with each revision and we're now at API SM). An SG oil probably won't contain much in the way of friction modifiers (which cause the clutch problems), if any, because they don't have a high fuel economy test limit.

northwind · 17-04-06, 06:07 PM

Yup, just mentioned that as it's a reasonable standard.

17-04-06, 04:41 PM	#1
BIKER-DENE Guest Posts: n/a	gear box oil? mix? car? what gear box oil can i use on my curvy sv? and is it ok to use car oil? also can i mix different ones? thnx dene

17-04-06, 05:40 PM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	You can mix and match, but you only want to use oil that meets the JASO MA standard, and is it API SG? Means they won't cause your clutch to slip. Very few if any car oils have this, practically all bike oils do. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

17-04-06, 06:07 PM	#6
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Yup, just mentioned that as it's a reasonable standard. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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17-04-06, 04:52 PM	#2
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	Isn't the gearbox in the sump oil?

17-04-06, 04:53 PM	#3
BIKER-DENE Guest Posts: n/a	well engine oil what ever uw anna call it its all the same stuff init bottom right hand side of the bike on the curvy

17-04-06, 05:51 PM	#5
Well Oiled Guest Posts: n/a	API SG is just an oil API standard, not a specific motocycle oil. (the second letter goes up with each revision and we're now at API SM). An SG oil probably won't contain much in the way of friction modifiers (which cause the clutch problems), if any, because they don't have a high fuel economy test limit.