legionnair Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hey Guys I am changing the oil on my 2008 txt 250 I am very familiar with rebuilding Marz on mountain bikes and the principles are very similar. My question is oil type, more specific can I sub ATF for fork oil. It comes down to a cost thing ATF is like $4-5/L where fork oil is 15-20$/L Thanks Guys Dustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jse Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hey Guys I am changing the oil on my 2008 txt 250 I am very familiar with rebuilding Marz on mountain bikes and the principles are very similar. My question is oil type, more specific can I sub ATF for fork oil. It comes down to a cost thing ATF is like $4-5/L where fork oil is 15-20$/L Thanks Guys Dustin Dustin, I would think that ATF would work. It's about 7.5 weight, which is right in the ballpark for recommended viscosity rating for the Zokes. It also has good lubricity and anti-foaming additives like regular fork oil. Give it a try and see if you like it. Be aware that the Marzocchi's need to be set with oil level and not oil volume. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legionnair Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Dustin, I would think that ATF would work. It's about 7.5 weight, which is right in the ballpark for recommended viscosity rating for the Zokes. It also has good lubricity and anti-foaming additives like regular fork oil. Give it a try and see if you like it. Be aware that the Marzocchi's need to be set with oil level and not oil volume. Jon Thanks Jon, I know all about the Zoke oil heights there mountain bike line of forks have been set that way since the late 90s. 160mm+ or - 2mm as per spec. Well I am going to give it a try. I have done some research and it looks like the mobile 1 ATF is use alot by other riders in enduros. I will update after acouple of rides. Later Dustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legionnair Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Well short term update, did a 4 hour ride and I am very happy with the feel of the forks. I ended up using dextron atf synthetic at 4.29/L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jse Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Well short term update, did a 4 hour ride and I am very happy with the feel of the forks. I ended up using dextron atf synthetic at 4.29/L. Excellent. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legionnair Posted April 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Well I am up to about 15 hours of riding and they still feel great. Did a ride with a lot of downhill high speed runs and they are so smooth Take it easy Dustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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