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g'day guys,
anyway i just bought my ZXR250A and looking at the recepits its done 4800 since its last service so i want to do it!!!
anyway i was reading the engine lubrication section of the manual and it says to use an oil with a rating of 10-20 to 40-50 with a mixture of hte varients... anyway i was wondering if u can jsut use normal oil u would use in a car eg: GTX2 or Mangitec?

also what filter should i use on on teh ZXR ?? i read the receipts and it said i am using a honda filter but the bikes still going so yeah!!
anyway a part number would b good i spose of some brand so i can be lead in some direction!!!

i just got mine serviced (zx2rA) and he used some Shell sx4 and a H1013 oil filter dunno the brand. cost me $230.00 all up.

circlework wrote:i just got mine serviced (zx2rA) and he used some Shell sx4 and a H1013 oil filter dunno the brand. cost me $230.00 all up.

S**T!!!!
there is way i am going to pay $230 to simply change hte oil and filter.. when it is a job that would cost $40 at most for oil and $20(if that) for a filter and about 1 hour!

We just had a BIG discussion about oils.......use the search function

yeah i have been reading through them, but i thought i would throw it in with the other half of the questions which is what type of filter to use

this is going to sound even dumber( if that is a word!!) but where do u check the oil level, i have a ZXR250C manual and it says to look at the fuel guage but i can't find it

TRD_Supra wrote:

circlework wrote:i just got mine serviced (zx2rA) and he used some Shell sx4 and a H1013 oil filter dunno the brand. cost me $230.00 all up.

S**T!!!!
there is way i am going to pay $230 to simply change hte oil and filter.. when it is a job that would cost $40 at most for oil and $20(if that) for a filter and about 1 hour!

wasn't just the oil and filter, i just told you what he did from the questions ya asked

so with oil filters H1013 will be a ZXR250A oil filter in any brand ?

TRD_Supra wrote:so with oil filters H1013 will be a ZXR250A oil filter in any brand ?

dont know the brand, thats all that's written on the service sheet

k, thanks mate, i will keep it in mind and see wat they have to say at the bike shop!! as for oil, i will just use Magnatec 10-50!

TRD_Supra wrote:k, thanks mate, i will keep it in mind and see wat they have to say at the bike shop!! as for oil, i will just use Magnatec 10-50!

Dont use car oil, it will stuff ya clutch.

hmm interesting... just out of interest does the clutch use the same oil as the engine ??

i hoonestly have no idea bout bike oil that is y i am asking, does anyone have any surgestions as to good bike oil to use, as i stated above it only needs something wiht a cold rating of 10-20 and a warm of 40-50 any surgestions ?

Yep the clutch runs in the same oil, running car oils will cause it to slip. Try motul its fairly good, just depends how much you wana spend. Get into a bike shop and have a looksee.

oh thats interesting to know then!! do Motul make a special bike oil ? i remeber running Motul 8100 5-30w in my turbo supra!

Yep
http://www.motul.com.au/product_line_up ... oke13.html