Need a oil guru

[Tx Bohemian]

What does the SE, SF, SG grades mean for oil?

I changed oil in a '99 Kawaski 4whlr and the manual calls for one of these grades and I cannot find it anywhere on the bottle of the Quaker State SAE 10W-30 I used.  This is the same stuff I use in my cars.

Did I use the wrong stuff?

[big turkey]

Drain that stuff imeditaly.

car oil that is energy saving , or has the SAE Star on the label can potetially cause you r clutch to

slip because like it says energy saving on the bottle.

Get the oil at 10w40 range and you won't have that problem.

Rotella T makes a 5w40 Synthetic that is very resonably priced and will not harm your clutch.

That is the problem part of our choice of oil you installed in your ATV.

Not a huge problem, but drain it and you should be fine , just stay away form the 5w30 and 10w30.

Even 20w50 in the hot months is a good choice but the simplest thing is to follow your

owners manual.

Big Al

Oil Guru

[sugerbear]

do 4wheelers have wet clutches also?

[Madmike]

depends on the service rating of the stuff that you used..stay away from the "energy conserving" ones as they aren't meant to be used with wet clutches and will cause it to slip and lead to early failure......  info at attached links may be of interest to you....

http://www.upmpg.com/motor_oil_rate_gas.htm

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/cms/

[98valk]

What does the SE, SF, SG grades mean for oil?

I changed oil in a '99 Kawaski 4whlr and the manual calls for one of these grades and I cannot find it anywhere on the bottle of the Quaker State SAE 10W-30 I used.  This is the same stuff I use in my cars.

Did I use the wrong stuff?

www.bobistheoilguy.com  can answer all of your questions.

http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/aff.aspx  
 
AMSOIL Formula 4-Stroke® PowerSports Synthetic Motor Oil is recommended for four-stroke engines and transmissions on two- or four-stroke powered applications. It is an all climate/all season oil that replaces 0W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 10W-30 and 10W-40 oils for ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles and other power sports equipment. Manufacturers include Polaris®, Honda®, Yamaha®, Ski-Doo®, Can-Am® (Bombardier®), Suzuki®, Kawasaki® and Arctic Cat®.

• API SL/CF, SJ, SH, SG
• JASO MA/MA2
• ISO-L-EMA2