Polaris injection oil replacement
Shawn Bulch
cheaper oil that can be trusted and not harm my engine.
Shawn
Canada
Brad & Shannon Ruston
98 XCR 600
97 Ultra Touring
81 SRX
Eric Damm
And why should you use only Polaris oil? There are many good
oils, both mineral based and synthetic which are just as
good if not better than Polaris oil considering price,
lubricity, engine deposits, etc. If it is not broken in yet
use a mineral (non-synthetic) oil for the first couple of
quarts or so. This will help to seat the piston rings. Once
you have completed engine break-in, you may switch to a
synthetic if you desire. The synthetic oils (Torco, Klotz,
Redline, Amsoil, and others) general have a lower "pour
point" specification which means they flow more readily at
extreme temps (-40 F or less) than mineral based oils.
Synthetics sometimes smell better and also smoke less . They
are more expensive than the mineral oils however. A good
compromise is Yamalube (semi-synthetic) which can be had for
$2.75 US per quart if you shop around. I would stay away
from generic "2 stroke" or Outboard oils (not specifically
for snowmobiles) as the pour points can be high not to
mention the questionable quality itself of a generic oil.
For an excellent discussion on snowmobile oils check out
Snow Tech magazine's web site:
http://www.racerally.com/oil.htm
Hope this helps,
Eric
Shawn Bulch <rene....@sk.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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rene....@sk.sympatico.ca wrote:
> I know I should use polaris oil in my 99 xlt touring but is there a
> cheaper oil that can be trusted and not harm my engine.
>
> Shawn
> Canada
> I have been using Castrol injection oil for 10 years with good
success. The reason I started using it was that I had someone selling
it to me for the right price. Take your buddy's advice and use that
case of Castrol in the shed. By the way, I have been using it in
Polaris sleds. xc pilot
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