'Shaft Drive Oil Exclusive' ok for use in Gen 1?

[phesby]

Stopped by the dealer to get some gear oil, and they gave me the 'Shaft Drive Oil Exclusive' (link below) that is supposed to be used in the Gen 2 Max, Tenere, and FJR. Ok to run this stuff in the Gen 1 V-Max?

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/yamalube/categories/lubricants/0/all-lubricants-products/11333/details#productscroll

 

[sdt354]

If it falls within specs for Gen 1, yes. The parts people at a Yamy dealership will gladly sell you Yamaha lubes. They make a killing selling them retail. The Yamaha dealer I worked for used Rotella 15-40 in most of the customer engines they service. And, fram filters. The Fram filters were marked up double too.

 

[misiek93]

If it falls within specs for Gen 1, yes. The parts people at a Yamy dealership will gladly sell you Yamaha lubes. They make a killing selling them retail. The Yamaha dealer I worked for used Rotella 15-40 in most of the customer engines they service. And, fram filters. The Fram filters were marked up double too.

That's common with any car mechanics as well. My brother works for a big automotive chain, they service all kinds of cars and it's very common to have 100% markup.

As for the gear oil, I wouldn't buy that stuff from the dealer, look in the manual it tells you what weight of gear lube you need. Your local parts store will have it for a fraction of the yamaha lube price.

 

[jfeagins]

The book says SAE 80 API "GL-4" hypoid gear oil.

I guy the cheap stuff at the local 5 & dime.

 

[85vmax]

Wally Mart....
Valvoline/1 qt. 80W-90 Durablend synthetic gear oil

......you use less than a 1/4 of the bottle....no problems...been 5 years.....I may be due again.

 

[sdt354]

Wally Mart....
Valvoline/1 qt. 80W-90 Durablend synthetic gear oil

......you use less than a 1/4 of the bottle....no problems...been 5 years.....I may be due again.

+1,but every season it gets changed.

 

[phesby]

Thanks for the feedback. I returned that Yamaha gold-in-a-bottle and bought a more reasonable alternative. Rainy weekend, so it's maintenance time...

 

[timscues]

Was thinking about trying to run a 75w140 Full Syn. that we have at here at the ford dealership? any pros or cons?