KDX 220 Gear Oil/Crankcase
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KDX 220 Gear Oil/Crankcase
Can someone tell me what the best oil to use is? I bought Belray gear saver 80w-90 but after review it says not recomended for wet clutches which the KDX is.. I'm afraid that's it's too heavy of a weight also.
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Re: KDX 220 Gear Oil/Crankcase
The bel-ray will work fine. 80/90w gear oil in general will be fine in the gearbox. Many of us just use ATF. It works great for a wet clutch. There is no crankcase oil, being a 2 stroke. The trans and crankcase are sealed from each other.
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KDX 220 Gear Oil/Crankcase
I use Rotella oil in mine. it is safe for wet clutches, cheap and I can get it anywhere.
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Re: KDX 220 Gear Oil/Crankcase
Yeah I've always wondered that too, Kawasaki reccomends 10w40 in the manual, but my local shop just uses 85w.
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KDX 220 Gear Oil/Crankcase
if you buy oil make sure it says JASO MA on the back which means it is safe for wet clutches. I also run rotella in my liquid cooled street bike but not on my air cooled bike it is not thick enough.