Clutch slipping on RT SE

[stillriding]

The first time I had the problem the dealer was changing the oil, they used BRP oil, it was slipping then. The only time they repaired the clutches is when the transmission flashed on the screen, which I assume registered in the computer. After that the dealer was changing the oil until my service contract ran out, then I started to change the oil useing AMSOIL 10W-40 MOTORCYCLE OIL however the clutches started to slip before I started to change the oil. I was hoping AMSOIL would help, but it's not. Since it doesn't always happen, if I take it to the dealer, like I did the first time, they will not repair it unless it slips for them, so I gues I am SCR..... untill it flashes on the screen again. I only have 19,000 miles on the spyder :banghead::banghead:

Insist that they contact BRP! I had this problem on my '10 RTS SE5 for over a year, but it wouldn't occur during three rides by three techs at different dealers. No codes were thrown. Last month while at a brand new dealer I mentioned it and the service manager said, "you've had this Spyder for two years and you know your bike. If you say you have a problem...you have a problem. Let me call BRP." BRP had him check some things and, yes, I'm not crazy. At first they thought is was some leakage which was clearly evident, but it turned out to be worse. Clutch plates were warped! Bottom line is it'll be ready to be picked up today after 11 days in the shop. The first attempt at repair was a week in the shop. Had one of the three aforementioned dealers believed me, this work would have been done under my original factory warranty. A lesson here is you can't rely on the damn computer for everything! Many thanks to JohnnyK's Powersports in Lodi, Ohio.

 

[brodyson]

As a person that knows something about oil and little about the internal workings of the Spyder, I can assure you that the only way oil will cause clutch plate slippage is if it contains friction modifiers. True motorcycle oils are formulated without friction modifiers for this very reason This has been discussed to death in many oil threads on this website.

If you are using AMSOIL 10 W 40 it holds the highest Motorcycle / wet clutch compatibility rating available. JASO MA/MA2. And ISO-L-EMA2. It is printed on every bottle of oil.


As a side note. The following is my personal opinion and not AMSOIL's. If it doesn't have the above specifications printed on the bottle, it does not go in my motors.


I defer to the experts for other causes of clutch slippage with the Spyder. It will be interesting to see what they find.

My bad. The clutch wasn't slipping. I was getting irregular, delayed shifting between gears. It felt like a clutch problem but turned out that I was low on oil. Adding oil completely eliminated the shifting problems that I was having.