[Honda199]

Been running honda hp4s oil in my 2013 honda rubicon but its costing too much here in canada

Whats a different full syn oil to use that is APPROVED , was looking at maxima but unsure , honda only has about 2600

Thanks

 

[wheelsquad]

Shell Rotella T6 5w40....tons of threads on here already about it. Nothing wrong with Maxima, AMSOIL, etc., but of all the other JASO-MA full synthetics, T6 is the most cost effective.

 

[Jeepwm69]

T6 Rotella. Works great, JASO MA rated.

 

[LBZ_Duramax]

T6 Rotella in blue jug. Excellent Jaso-MA rated (Wet clutch) oil.

 

[jdp]

Mobil 1 4T racing 10W-40 is good stuff. Pretty cheap if you shop around.

 

[TBRider]

Rotella T-6 here in the rubicon, t-4 in the king quad till I fix the tranny then t-6 will be in both, and they have K&N oil filters in both

 

[mac102004]

I guess I'd try Rotella T6 if I was trying to save cash. I usually run Amsoil 0w40 though which isn't cheap. But I only change the oil about once a year so....

 

[alloutdoors]

May be this is a Canada thing, but I just looked online and "standard", not synthetic oil for Honda HP4 is about $8/quart or $32 per gallon, and Rotella T6 is about $23/gallon. Is the difference much greater in Canada?

 

[mac102004]

No idea, I've never bought synthetic Honda oil. I see Rotella is on sale this week at crappy tire, $40 for s 5L jug. I usually buy it in a 5 gallon bucket when I change the oil in my truck. $150 not on sale, usually $120 or so on sale I think, that's 19L.

 

[Jeepwm69]

Get out of here with that liter stuff Mac. Quarts! Gallons!

 

[_Wilson_]

Bottle read sj rated ! doesnt say anything about being JASO MA rated (wet clutch approved) Both other them 10w40 and. 20w50, have no pic of the back side of the jugg.....so.....my question is, is this oil wet clutch approved ?

 

[Honda199]

I looked at that before deciding on the honda hp4s ( red bottle) but yes i do beleive it was wet clutch safe will check next time im at store

Bottle read sj rated ! doesnt say anything about being JASO MA rated (wet clutch approved) Both other them 10w40 and. 20w50, have no pic of the back side of the jugg.....so.....my question is, is this oil wet clutch approved ?

 

[alloutdoors]

Get out of here with that liter stuff Mac. Quarts! Gallons!

When I saw the post by Mac in liters it reminded me of some of my more recent trips across the big pond buying "petrol" instead of the term gas. Also, I remember seeing the number per liter and at 3.78 L per gallon it sings the wallet to fill up.

Sam, what is the cost per liter of gasoline right now over in the UK?

 

[_Wilson_]

I looked at that before deciding on the honda hp4s ( red bottle) but yes i do beleive it was wet clutch safe will check next time im at store

Bottle read sj rated ! doesnt say anything about being JASO MA rated (wet clutch approved) Both other them 10w40 and. 20w50, have no pic of the back side of the jugg.....so.....my question is, is this oil wet clutch approved ?

Thx. Is this it ? Or 10w30 ?

 

[_Wilson_]

Located this......

MotoSportExpert
MotoSport Staff Expert A: No, Full Synthetic Oil can make your clutch slip. HP trans oil would be recommended. The GN4 would work in both the motor and the transmission.

I'm going to dig into this oil issue......

 

[mac102004]

Get out of here with that liter stuff Mac. Quarts! Gallons!

We are all over the place up here, some stuff we call gallons and quarts, some litres. Quart containers are always just litre jugs, 4L jug would be called a gallon jug but a 5 quart container is a 5L jug. 5 gallon bucket is just that, not a 19 or 20L bucket. Really the metric system is vastly superior to what you guys use anyway, these gallon things are just an inconvenience lol


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[_Wilson_]

I'm very curious , anyone else who has used honda synthetic 4 cycle oil ? I'd like to hear comments...... And a pic of the rear label ..... OR , are. All 3 10w30 , 10w40 n 20w50 wet clutch approved ?

 

[Honda199]

This one, good stuff

 

[LedFTed]

ive been through this before in a different thread. at the moment im using Castrol SAE 10W-40 4T, JASO MA-2, motorcycle oil. JASO is a honda standard,japan.. my Honda 450es is wet clutch. the price is getting close to $5.00 a quart for Castrol, the same with regular oil. i have been thinking of shell Rotella. it has a good reputation also, so do many other brands. i like Pennzoil, dont know if they have JASO.

 

[LedFTed]

liters, to quarts, or gallon dont match up. they went to liters here, to confuse shoppers here. it works!! :smile although the metric system may be efficient, i still prefer miles over kilometers. thats what i grew up on. inches,feet,yards, etc. :smile