Marine Lubrication
#1031
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by Rage
What is the best 10W30 oil.
Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30
Royal Purple 10W-30
Redline 10W-30
The best of the best...note Amsoil replaced the Series 2000 10W-30 with 0W-30...about the same performance.
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by Rage
Thanks Ken. So the key is using a "motorcycle oil" for best quality oil. Yamaha markets a 10W30 "Yamalude" oil for their PWC units. It looks rather clearer than lets say Penzoil 10W30. Anything known about this Yamalude oil? Just looking for the best oil to use to keep them a long time. Oil is cheap wave runners are not.
As far as the lack of color, it could be from the basestock or the additive pack. Don't pick an oil based on color, they can add any color they want when they blend. The only time you should be concerned with color is when you drain the oil. It should come out black. If is not black, the additives are not doing their job,ie,holding the contaminates in suspension so they will drain out with the oil.
A quick check on the color of oil............stick your finger in the waste oil, if after a second you can "see through" the oil, it's not dirty it has a lot more life in it. You changed too soon.
Diesel oil is another issue as far as color. I gets real black in short order. Soot form combustion in suspension.
Ken
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by zahndok
Would the newer viscosity Mobil 1 75-140 gear oil be a better choice for high horsepower bravo drive protection than the original viscosity 75-90? Anybody used this oil or have any thoughts?
I saw a few drives that were raced using 75W-90 Royal Purple...they looked outstanding..so I am leaning towards RP for drives.
Last edited by Hydrocruiser; 12-20-2006 at 01:53 PM.
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by Rage
Any idea how the Hp loss from Redline Shock Proof (Heavy) Gear Lube would compare with the 75w-140?
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by Rage
Still interested in suggestions. For general use in Yamaha Wave Runners.
or
Amsoil
SAE 10W-30 Formula 4-StrokeŽ
Marine Synthetic Motor Oil (WCT)
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/wct.aspx
I would mosty likely lean towards the Amsoil product as it is made specifically for your application as is shown to outperform Yamahalube.
Last edited by Hydrocruiser; 12-20-2006 at 01:51 PM.
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by Hydrocruiser
10W-30 Mobil-1 EP
or
Amsoil
SAE 10W-30 Formula 4-StrokeŽ
Marine Synthetic Motor Oil (WCT)
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/wct.aspx
I would mosty likely lean towards the Amsoil product as it is made specifically for your application as is shown to outperform Yamahalube.
or
Amsoil
SAE 10W-30 Formula 4-StrokeŽ
Marine Synthetic Motor Oil (WCT)
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/wct.aspx
I would mosty likely lean towards the Amsoil product as it is made specifically for your application as is shown to outperform Yamahalube.
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
What year Wave Runner? My 2003 FX-140 called for 10W30 only (I ran Mobil 1 with great results) but the newer ones list a range of viscosities depending on operating environment temperatures. We are running Mobil 1 15W50 in a friend's newer Wave Runner.
In finding this to be the case I would use the 10W-40 Amsoil Marine 4 stroke product or 15W-50 M-1 unless the water temps are below 50*F.
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/wcf.aspx
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by Hydrocruiser
Yamaha said that either 10W-30 or 10W-40 synthetic oil is recommended.
In finding this to be the case I would use the 10W-40 Amsoil Marine 4 stroke product or 15W-50 M-1 unless the water temps are below 50*F.
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/wcf.aspx
In finding this to be the case I would use the 10W-40 Amsoil Marine 4 stroke product or 15W-50 M-1 unless the water temps are below 50*F.
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/wcf.aspx
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by minxguy
I don't beleive that Yamaha makes a synthetic 10w30 product. Ken
Honda has a really good 10W-40 synthetic 4-cycle oil...I like it a lot!!
http://www.parkeryamaha.com/index.as...D&ProdID=27047