Oil change for '87 Yamaha YX 600 Radian

[mckleung]

Hi,

Two things:

My manual says the oil should be a 20W40, but this doesn't seem to exist. Should I just use a 20W50?

Secondly, I was up at Royal Distributing and they were not able to find me an oil filter.

I'm think I may have found some K&N dealers, but am not certain they have what I need.

KN-144 or SF-2001, part No. 020248

thx,
S

[FiReSTaRT]

CH6003 inserts should be easy to find at Crappy Tire. While they are junky FRAMs, they should hold up for 5000km or so.
AFIK your bike doesn't run a cat, so if you want an oil that's easy to find, relatively cheap and a full synthetic, I'd go for Esso XD-3 0w40. You can pick it up at Wal Mart for $23 per 4l. It's a heavy-duty diesel oil, but it has all the characteristics needed for a motorcycle (great detergent package and no friction modifiers). Don't run it in a newer bike or you'll be putting the emissions control system at risk.

[chiller]

i had an xj that had the same motor on it ...i used 10w40 ... no problems

[mckleung]

thanks guys. i'll look into the filters and it looks like a 10W40 would be best. i don't believe i'm able to use a synthetic.

[chiller]

i ran synthetic in the engine when it got hot weather, the engine ran smoother, mobil 1 - mx4t - 10w40 - can get it at canadian tire ... the synth helped it run a bit smoother i found on that motor when hot , otherwise regular dino the rest of the time (not in the dead of summer) was fine ......

[kneedragger88]

Hi,

Two things:

My manual says the oil should be a 20W40, but this doesn't seem to exist. Should I just use a 20W50?

Secondly, I was up at Royal Distributing and they were not able to find me an oil filter.

I'm think I may have found some K&N dealers, but am not certain they have what I need.

KN-144 or SF-2001, part No. 020248

thx,
S

Thats a FZ engine it will be fine on 10W-40

[Ant]

I have a radian too! Here are a list of filters that work:

OEM 1L9-13441-11-00
WIX 24934
K&N KN-144
EMGO 12-94410
PerForm J-505
Amsoil SMF-105
HiFloFiltro HF-144
Vesrah SF-2001
Champion P7003
Hastings LF573
NAPA PFIPS4934
Fram 27-5509 filter CH6003

Canadian Tire carries the Fram. I asked the same question about oil a few weeks ago too, it seems 10w40 is an acceptable substitute. Kahuna cycle might have the OEM filter (or at least one better than the Fram) available, call them and ask.

Also, check out the Radian Yahoo group. It's been going nearly 10 years now and it's been really helpful figuring things out about the bike, has a wealth of information. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radian/