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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Bet & Win 250 => Topic started by: Togger on September 23, 2013, 06:51:51 PM

Title: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: Togger on September 23, 2013, 06:51:51 PM: I'm trying to change the gear oil in this scooter. The manual says use straight SAE 90 oil, but I can't find that. I can only find 80-90, 75-140, or ranges like that. Does it matter much??
Title: Re: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: big blue on September 23, 2013, 07:42:29 PM: Gear lube 80-90 will work just fine.
Title: Re: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: ophelia on September 23, 2013, 11:34:31 PM: 80W90 is relatively cheap and easy to find too.
Title: Re: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: megamotoreta on December 04, 2013, 06:39:40 PM: use the engine oil
Title: Re: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: MaryK on December 05, 2013, 01:09:36 AM: Quote from: megamotoreta on December 04, 2013, 06:39:40 PM
use the engine oil

That is not a responsible reply. :(

Engine oil is different from gear oil and will not serve the needs of the gears.

Use 80w90 gear oil.

scoot safely,
Title: Re: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: Vivo on December 05, 2013, 01:26:10 AM: Quote from: megamotoreta on December 04, 2013, 06:39:40 PM
use the engine oil

Yes, you can only if nothing, I mean, nothing else is available.... ;)
Title: Re: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: ophelia on December 05, 2013, 06:22:26 AM: For what it's worth, Engine Oil might work okay. In the past, Honda and possibly other manufacturers have specified 10W30 or 10W40 in the final drive of machines of similar power and size. Might have to change it more often. I personally would use 80W90 even in an old Elite 250 for the reassurance of a gear oil additive pack.
Title: Re: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: Vivo on December 05, 2013, 06:41:39 AM: poor Asian countries even use used cooking oil in their Honda cub engines...
Title: Re: B&W 250 Gear Oil??
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on January 09, 2014, 10:03:53 AM: Quote from: Vivo on December 05, 2013, 06:41:39 AM
poor Asian countries even use used cooking oil in their Honda cub engines...
On the streets of Pleiku and DaNang, S. VN. it smelled like they were riding French fries and Chicken McNuggits.....and the shrimp had a little Valvoline flavor to them.
Stig