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  • Sandy H
    Truly XSive
    • Sep 2006
    • 118
    • Toronto Ontario Canada
    #1

    Middle&Final Gear oil

    Hi
    I put Pennzoil gear plus gl-5 sa-8--w-90 in a year ago.
    It was a nice gold color.I have gone about 3000k since then.
    I checked it last nite and it is starting to go black in color.
    Is it time for a change?
    Movin On Down The Line.
    Where Ever You Go.
    There You Are.
    '82'xj1100j Maxim
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    • red bandit
      XSive Maximus
      • May 2005
      • 950
      • central michigan
      #2
      Since the season is almost over for us northern people. If it were me... I would make changing the gear oil part of my winter maintenance.
      79 F full cruiser, stainless brake lines, spade fuses, Accel coils, modded air box w/larger velocity stacks, 750 FD.
      79 SF parts bike.

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        • barberad
          XStremely XSive
          • Sep 2007
          • 416
          • the 45th state
          #3
          In the links section there was a reference to an online manual in there. I don't remember the recommended change duration from my manual, (I just changed my M/FD oil.) but it is in there.
          Hope the link works: http://www.sendspace.com/file/0hrf4c
          Current Rides: '82 XJ w/Jardine 4-1's, GIVI flyscreen, '97 Triumph Trophy 1200
          Former Rides: '71 CB350, '78 400 Hawk, '75 CB550/4;
          while in Japan: '86 KLR250, '86 VT250Z, '86 XL600R, '82 CB450(Hawk II), '96 750 Nighthawk, '96 BMW F650

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            • bikerphil
              Master of XSology
              • Jan 2008
              • 8634
              • South Flori-DUH
              #4
              mid drive oil

              When in doubt, throw it out. I change my mid + final drive oils every 5K. 85W90 is the recommended oil.
              2H7 (79) owned since '89
              3H3 owned since '06

              "If it ain't broke, modify it"

              ☮

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                • TADracer
                  XS-XJ Guru
                  • May 2006
                  • 1417
                  • Kenner, Louisiana USA
                  #5
                  You are probably OK as long as the level is right. It is not uncommon for the stuff to turn colors. Since it is in a closed system and not subject to combustion blowby and acids like engine oil it should not degrade as fast. I change mine every Spring when I do a major 'go through everything' tuneup.

                  I use 85/90 full synthetic for the gear drives.
                  Mike Giroir
                  79 XS-1100 Special

                  Once you un-can a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is with a bigger can.

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