frogger Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 What 2T and gear oils are you chaps using in your 280i's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 ipone Samurai fully synth, strawberry flavour for the mix, and Belray gear saver in the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlingkau Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 pakelo lubricants - fully sync 2T , and pakelo mbk 75W fully sync Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsp Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 putoline nano trans and motul in the mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deonattard Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 What 2T and gear oils are you chaps using in your 280i's? After some trial and error: Motorex Cross Power 2T (fully synthetic) at 9ml of oil per litre of fuel (110:1) I havn't fouled a plug yet, although the plugs look black and pretty horrible when they come out. We clean the plug before each trial, I think they will foul for sure if you don't take them out and clean them periodically. GRO Gear Extreme 75w in the gearbox. Also tried the 10w/30 which didn't provide the same level of clutch feel despite some data suggesting it was the same stuff as 75w - its a different colour and everything so definitely a different oil. The 75w was an immediate, noticable improvement over the 10w/30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomch Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Putoline strawberry flavour trial oil at 100:1 and Putoline Nano 4 stroke engine oil for the gearbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stou Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I use Motul racing 2T full synthetic at 110:1 and never fouled a plug. For the trans my dealer told me to use AFT automatic trans oil... I don't like that since they said synthetic gear oil 75W in the manual. He told me he use automatic trans oil in all Ossa, Gas Gas, Sherco, Beta. I'm really not sure about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deonattard Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I use Motul racing 2T full synthetic at 110:1 and never fouled a plug. For the trans my dealer told me to use AFT automatic trans oil... I don't like that since they said synthetic gear oil 75W in the manual. He told me he use automatic trans oil in all Ossa, Gas Gas, Sherco, Beta. I'm really not sure about that I'd be doing my own oil changes if I were you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hi Stou, you may want to check out the Ossa Canada website, in particular this document from the importer regarding oil usage: http://www.ossacanada.ca/Ossa%20TR280i%20General%20Quick%20Guide%20R5.pdf There are also plenty of other technical bulletins and information on the site, if you get stuck or have a question you can also e-mail Ossa Canada, response and service is always excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stou Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 deonnatard, I did the oil change myself. The problem is that I wasn't sure what oil to used because the dealer told me something and I read something else in Ossa doc. canada280i, I have this pdf document, that's why I didn't like his idea of using automatic trans oil. I went for a ride yesterday and I found that the clutch was dragging when the bike was cold. I bought some Maxima 75w and I will change the oil again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 does the drag go away when warmed up? I think a little bit of drag from cold may be normal until the oil warms up and is fully circulated around the plates etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stou Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Yes, the drag was only when cold. But the clutch didn't dragging before the oil change, at least not as much as it was yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deonattard Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Yes, the drag was only when cold. But the clutch didn't dragging before the oil change, at least not as much as it was yesterday. When I used the GRO 10w/30 I had cold clutch drag but it went away after a few minutes running. With GRO 75w I don't have the drag problem and the clutch engagement is smoother - more feel. Remember to loosen the clutch cover screws to get all the oil out - even on 2012 model you can't get all the oil from the sump drain which is a bit messy but necessary. Also I am pretty sure that the gear box oil is also lubricating the main bearings in these engines - as such I don't think the ATF will be up to the task of that?? I don't know for sure but I'm not going to try it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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