buttdud1122

Hi! It is time to change the oil in my xlt chaincase. Are there any automotive oils that could substitute? Like 80-90 gear oil or something? Just curious as it is much cheaper and easier for me to get some sort of gear oil. Thanks!

dhridenh

umm to be honest with u i only run pure from polaris or spectra chain case oil full synthetic oils the pure was recommended to me by the dealership and they said the spectra was a good substitute for the pure even tho u get more oil and the oil is cheaper with the pure polaris i like both the oil is very low viscosity so that u get good lubrication in the cold weather if u use 80-90 its ganna be thick in the cold weather i use a 75-90 in the rear end of my 6.0 gmc dif so
use the good stuff dont cheap out sleds are expensive to own and operate like the older ones

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BC_Dan

If you're not going to use chaincase fluid, ATF is a close substitute. A lot of guys use it, I have in the past when I had a chaincase problem and the dealer wasn't open. It worked fine. Like dhridenh said, 80-90 gear fluid is really thick and more appropriate for gears. Your chaincase doesn't have gears, it has sprockets and a chain and needs a thinner oil that can penetrate into the chain links.

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kccats

I use syn 5W30 with syn Lucus oil additive! Works better than the OEM!

dhridenh

see to me first off i am a mech and i work on cars i dont like the lucus additive and the 5w 30 full synthetic is still a little to thick especially with the oil additive but to each his own i guess i just recommend oem and i have herd of using atf so what ever u want to do

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RJ Gleason

In a chain case you should use a non-detergent single viscosity oil.
Multi-vis and detergents do not stick to the chain as well, it slings off too easily.
As single weight {SAE 30 max} is OK, but a 5 weight is sufficient.

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dhridenh

yea i can see how that would be ok i still would recommend full synthetic

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kccats

The Syn Lucus isn't very heavy and sticks perfectly!

dhridenh

the stuffs like molasses lol i have used the stuff lol

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smallengineguy

A quart of synthetic 30WT is about $8.

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dhridenh

i think i paid 8 for pure synthetic chain case oil at plastow power sports

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Renagade

i have to agree with trans fluid.
but everybody has there opinion.

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kccats

Amzoil makes a chain lube.

Renagade

really? have you ever used it?

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kccats

Yeah!