Replacement Oil Filter

[theCATman]

Irv the dealer that is telling you for a oil & filter for your sled from yamaha is $90.00 is give you the shaft. The filter is made by DENSO in japan my dealer in canada charges 13.00 for oil a qt an the filter is 15.00, so the total is 54 so you are getting ripped and the yamaha is a good oil , I have a buddy who works for a a a AMSOIL an test the yamaha an told that it is a good oil, also I do not know why some one would pay 13k for a sled an complain about once a year an spend $50 for oil. When a good gallon of 2 stroke is about the same an you have to buy on a good year 3-4 gallons,

So.... the dealership does repairs for free??

$54 parts + $45/hr labor= $94

AND, chances are it's more along the lines of $75/hr, and it's a 45 minute job. All repairs anymore (auto, ATV, snowmobile,boat, diesel, etc) are in a "guide" that tells how long the repair is booked out for. If the "guide" says 1.5 hrs, you are billed for 1.5 hrs labor. It may take the mechanic only 1 hr, but you can bet you will still be charged 1.5 hrs because the guide says so.

There is no way I would pay a shop to change my oil, but don't knock one for charging $95 for an oil change.

 

[darv]

But he is doing his own work we are not talking about having the dealer do the job, just buy the parts an if the dealer is only charging $40.00 labor that's cheap sign me up,

 

[theCATman]

But he is doing his own work we are not talking about having the dealer do the job, just buy the parts an if the dealer is only charging $40.00 labor that's cheap sign me up,

Then I stand corrected. He's getting f^cked on oil & filter price from the stealer.

I'd be using Mobil 1 too.... oh wait I already do.

 

[Irv]

I believe the oil has come down some since 4-5 yrs ago, but that was the price for FULL Synthetic back then, actually I think it was almost $21.00 bucks a liter.

I do my own stuff, and regardless if it is only a $50 dollar saving over using Yamalube, that $50 is a lot better in my pocket than it is theirs.
(plus, as you can see, my oil is a lot better than their's too!)

 

[darv]

I look at that too but they where not testing the 2 snowmobile oils the full synth is made with easter an snow tech did a test on this an came up with it was a good oil.

 

[Mileage Quest]

Good info toward the end about stock filters

http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php? ... viewresult

 

[CENA]

I ran Hiflo oil filter and Honda HP4 cold climate 0-w30 last year. Used to run Maxima oil and K and N oil filter. Less expensive the Honda way and great quality! I believe Hiflo makes the K and N filters.

 

[Irv]

I ran Hiflo oil filter and Honda HP4 cold climate 0-w30 last year. Used to run Maxima oil and K and N oil filter. Less expensive the Honda way and great quality! I believe Hiflo makes the K and N filters.

Hi-Flo filters are great filters imo, been using them for years with zero issues, and the best part is, they are less than half the price of a Yamaha filter.