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dabram86
03-15-2006, 03:07 PM
Hey i am changing the oil in my 450r for the first time and the guy at the shop told me to use HP trans oil SAE80w/85w i read the back and it says it is for 2 stroke hondas does this matter?
dillin1234
03-15-2006, 03:18 PM
i am not sure if that matters or not but i would look in the manual and use what it sais.
03-15-2006, 09:21 PM
no..thats what me and all my friends run in our 450r's. It only says 2 strokes because back in the day only 2 strokes had a seperate tranny sump so they just havent changed the bottle. RUN THAT STUFF IN YOUR ENGINE, its good stuff!
dabram86
03-15-2006, 09:26 PM
Thanks alot man
03-15-2006, 09:45 PM
Originally posted by dabram86
Thanks alot man no problemo dude..welcome to the website
rooster300ex
03-16-2006, 12:10 PM
so the 450r has motor oil and seprate trans oil?
Sjorge450R
03-16-2006, 12:32 PM
Originally posted by rooster300ex
so the 450r has motor oil and seprate trans oil?

yeah. It was mainly designed so when the quad is running off level, one side of the motor doesnt get more oil than the other. Smart idea if you ask me.
Rico
03-16-2006, 02:24 PM
Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
yeah. It was mainly designed so when the quad is running off level, one side of the motor doesnt get more oil than the other. Smart idea if you ask me.

Yuuup and you can run the same oil on both sides with no harm.
03-16-2006, 04:21 PM
Originally posted by Rico
Yuuup and you can run the same oil on both sides with no harm. NOT THE HONDA OIL IN THAT RED BOTTLE! only put that in your tranny
jchurch
03-17-2006, 06:53 AM
That is not a good rule of thumb!!! Running any engine oil, with the newer friction modifiers, in the clutch side will cause slippage. Maybe not at first, but it will build up on the fibers eventually. Be careful what you put in there.