50 cc chinese scooter... motor oil and quantity? By lazerorca (Read 21,133 times)

[lazerorca]

what oil would you recommend and how much?

[JR]

Apr 2, 2012 7:56:27 GMT -6 lazerorca said:

what oil would you recommend and how much?

I personally use Castrol regular motor oil, when it's hot in the summer I use 20W/50W and in the winter I use 10W/30W.

I believe the 50cc holds around a quart, just put some in and watch the dip stick until full and you'll know how much.

JR

[lazerorca]

OK... thanks... the pdf you have here for general maintenance says 28 oz... I read as little as half a quart. I wasn't sure if there was a difference in quantity between engine sizes... the pdf doesn't really specifiy

[imnts2]

If you ride for more than a 1/2 hour at a time, you might consider a good full synthetic oil. Is will stand up to the heat better. These aircooled engines dun far hotter than water cooled ones and that can deteriorate petrolum based oil. Synthetic can handle more heat without deteiration.

cheers
lefty2

[sprocket]

I use 0W40 Mobil 1 full synthetic.. I was a Castrol guy for 40 years.. in the GY6 the Mobil 1 is noticeably better...runs cool and smooth

[terrdnf]

Here goes the oil topic again.... these usually get ugly..... LOL but its a matter of preference.....my GY6 takes around 28 oz DONT OVER FILL IT!!! I run Chevron DELO 400 15/40 in mine and my 2nd choice is Valvoline 10/40.. JUST CHANGE IT REGULARLY!! hey its cheap insurance and these little rice grinders get HOT!!! I even change mine if i think i overworked it. but out here it gets to 110-112 where i live i mean a few bucks on oil VS new engine its worth it
terry
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