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Spyder oil question answered...
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Unfortunately for the dealers who are sticking to the BRP oil, to the best of my knowledge BRP has still not produced a written service bulletin actually recommending this change, nor have they changed the written oil specification in the Owner's Manual. That leaves a lot of people in limbo. Until the recommendation is in writing, even BRP's own oil doesn't meet their specification. Frankly, it would be virtually impossible to do so, since the weight is not marked on the package anywhere, and it is not a full synthetic oil, as their specs state. This verbal recomendation is not a good practice, no matter how good BRP and their dealers' intentions.
-Scotty
irish2themax
New member
Seems like you CAN use other oils without any warranty issues. Page 38 of the Service Manual says “Use BRP XP-S 5W 40 synthetic oil (P/N 293 600 039) or an equivalent motorcycle oil meeting the requirements for API service SL, SJ, SH, or SG classification.”
Seems pretty clear to me
Amsoil, Royal Purple, Castrol, Mobile 1, etc. are all "legal" but keep good records
Seems pretty clear to me
Amsoil, Royal Purple, Castrol, Mobile 1, etc. are all "legal" but keep good records
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
All these oils are good products. Please note that some of these oils are not available in the specified weight. The new BRP oil does not even come close to the spec...as written. I personally think that the slightly heavier 10W-40 oils are a better match for the hot running Spyder, and BRP may be leaning this way with their new choice of summer and winter weight oils. Without a revised oil spec, and without an actual viscosity listed on the label, however, who knows?
I fully agree that you need to keep good records. Save your receipts and attach them to a written record of your oil change. A digital picture of the odometer mileage can't even hurt. As much as I prefer to buy oil by the case, an individual purchase close to the time of the oil change, or at the same time as the filter(s) purchase, makes for a more bulletproof record. It is hard to be too careful here.
-Scotty
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