RXS Gear Box Oil

[UnspeedySam]

I noticed my transmission oil was a bit low today. So I went out for a quick ride to check my new speedo cable is working properly and have a hunt around for 10W-30 oil. I couldn't find any in petrol stations so ended up going to a bike shop which sells a lot of 2 stroke 125s and scooters.

They didn't have any 10w-30 but the guy there said I should buy some of this Putoline "Special Scooter Gear Oil" which just says SAE 30W on the bottle. Now the bike has cooled down I was just about to top up with it but I figured I may as well get a second opinion...

It's currently got SAE 10W-30 engine oil which I put in it about a month ago (the bottle is at home in essex so I can't use it).

Thanks
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[smegballs]

Any normal 15W40 or such will be fine.

It's not getting contaminated with combustion byproducts, at least shouldnt be, and the power isn't terrifyingly high either.

Theres morrsions 3 quid a litre 15W40 in mine and all seems fine.

[Noxious89123]

If your bike specifies 10w-30, buy that, not 15w-40. It specifies a certain viscosity for a reason.
https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-934-motul-transoil-10w-30-lubricant-for-gearboxes-with-wet-clutch.aspx

If you register on the site, it'll cost you £5.47 instead of £6.07. SAE30 oil will be too viscous when cold, so your clutch will be grabby / drag.

I'm not saying that a slightly different oil will cause massive problems, but if your buying some oil anyway, why buy anything other than whats specified? It all costs about the same anyway.
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[ms51ves3]

[27cows]

I've only ever used 10w40 in my RXS. Today I passed the 350,000 mile mark, and about 91,000 for the current motor, so I guess that must be OK
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[DrDonnyBrago]

[Noxious89123]

Ahem.

[27cows]

[UnspeedySam]

Thanks for the advice. I ended up topping up with the oil I bought. Worst case scenario is my clutch gets a bit odd and I have do an oil change to 10w-30 or 40.

I am still in awe of 27cows' RXS. I wish I had the technical experience to be able to keep the bike reliable for 300k but I somewhat doubt it... Hopefully I'll get a more powerful bike when I pass my test so I can experiment and improve the RXS without risking my only transport.
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Riding: BMW R1150RT `02 bought mildly crashed
Fixing: Also the BMW as I get less broken bits
Gone: ZZR600 '00, TRX850 '97, RXS100 '93, JS125-6B '07, BMW R1100RS '93, Kawasaki ZX-6R-J2 '01, Honda Bros NT400 NC25 '88

[evoboy]

Manual for the X7 asks for 20w40!

Have used 10w40 engine oil in it for a while, been fine!
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[temeluchus]

Silkolene light gear oil is a goodun.

Incidentally it is claimed to be a good alternative to 10/30 and 10/40 so there you go.
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