Probably not. The oil bathed wet clutch in your bike may be ruined using an oil containing the friction modifiers necessary to allow 5w cold performance.
Use only an oil that meets or exceeds JASO MA or MA2 certification. This is clearly marked on the bottle.
I don’t believe any multiweight motor oil with 5w cold performance will meet this requirement.
Viscosity / brand aside, the Honda OEM Oil, HP4 is a synthetic blend. PN# 08C35-A14WOM. The WOM means "with out Moly" |
I’m sorry to have replied with the phrase “any multiweight” when I meant referring to a 5w30 oil in particular. To my knowledge there are no 5w30 oils that are not labeled Energy Conserving or Resource Conserving and then also meet or exceed JASO certification. Sorry for the misunderstanding.Uh oh, I've been using 5W-40 in my bike for a long time. I made sure to not use energy-conserving, but otherwise I figured it didn't really matter. Over 70,000 miles now and so far no problems.
Yes, I know but Rotella in 5w30 isn’t.Shell Rotella T6 is sold as a 5W-40 and is JASO certified.
Chris
Is it actually certified by JASO now?Shell Rotella T6 is sold as a 5W-40 and is JASO certified.
andThey state JASO MA compliance for Rotella but they don't use the JASO rectangle and the Rotella oils are not listed by JALOS.
Shell Rotella oils were not listed on the JALOS list. Therefore they are not legally authorized to use the MA rectangle, and they do not. Here is the list. There are no Shell Rotella oils on it.
This makes JASO MA now the only way to assure that the oil is safe for wet clutches. Non Energy Conserving is no longer adequate to know that the oil does not have friction reducing additives that can react negatively with wet clutches. But, buying a JASO MA rated oil is so easy, it baffles me that people still try to search out a less conclusive way to select the proper oil and roll the dice by using it.