Another gasgas newbie question

[Kai]

I have a 2012 gasser ec 250 race,
What oil should I use and how much for the crankcase?
And also, there is no filter for the crankcase is there?

Thx
Kai

[noobi]

Im not going to start on what oil to run, thats kind of like whats your favorite kind of woman, too many answers and all of them correct.
However, generally, any kind of fourstroke motorcycle oil will work fine, as will motorcycle gear oil, ATF works well too. Stick to a brand you have experience with, or can get easily/cheaply and change it regularly (~10 hours or so) and you wont have any problems.

It officially takes 900ml, but putting in 1L is fine, and means you wont have tiny amounts of oil left because 900ml isn't a very economical volume.

Also, no, there is no filter on the crankcase.

[adv rider]

I agree with previous post, choose an oil that you can get easily, and for a good price. change it every 2 rides or 5 hrs, whichever comes first.

[gasser]

Originally Posted by Kai

I have a 2012 gasser ec 250 race,
What oil should I use and how much for the crankcase?
And also, there is no filter for the crankcase is there?

Thx
Kai

If you're here in the USA Shell Rotella is easy to find at Wall-Mart or auto parts stores. Regular Rotella runs about $12 a gallon, full synthetic about $22 a gallon, and the semi synthetic somewhere in between. All are very good oils and more people seem to use them than anything else here in the USA. The regular Rotella is the thickest and the full synthetic the thinnest. If your clutch tends to drag slightly after your oil gets dirty then then thinner (full synthetic) does not have to be changed as often. My 07 gasser (even when new) needed the full synthetic to make it 15 hours between oil changes before starting to drag. My 99 and 01 gassers would easily go that long with the regular Rotella.

[eff]

I run Amsoil 0W-40 and find it works much better than the Rotella Synthetic which I ran before using the Amsoil.

One bottle of Amsoil is 946ml so I run the full bottle.

[Fred1956]

Originally Posted by eff

I run Amsoil 0W-40 and find it works much better than the Rotella Synthetic which I ran before using the Amsoil.

One bottle of Amsoil is 946ml so I run the full bottle.

+1 seems to stay cleaner longer as well good stuff with my Rekluse also

[nambo-trev]

+1 amsoil 0-40

[nknudsen]

Originally Posted by nambo-trev

+1 amsoil 0-40

Hey Trev... is this the oil you run in the dead of winter?

[nambo-trev]

Yup it's much better than the 10w, Wes and I both swear by it in extreme cold

[Coby_p]

Sorry to skew from the subject a bit but why don't more people run ATF? Most have cleaning detergents in them. Does it cause clutch slip? I use 5w-30 because I get it for free...