What Oil Filter do you use and how much oil on a change?

[Daranello]

Here's the CND price to buy my 0W40 Yamalube and filter and heres the breakdown

Retail $19.94 for 1 liter of 0W40 (discounted by $9.17 for 4) $70.59 or $17.65 each
Retail $22.62 Oil filter (discounted by $2.60) $20.02

add you tax and out the door with 4 liters and a filter
TOTAL DUE. $102.39

Its expensive, my Audi A6 takes 8.6 liters of fullysynthetic oil and the Audi Dealer doesn't charge me that and they change the oil for me!!!!

but its only once a year.....next year I may switch brands of oil....NOT because i'm not happy but because of the price, Fullysynthertic 0W20 Mobile 1 is under $10 retail

 

[upei93]

Here's the CND price to buy my 0W40 Yamalube and filter and heres the breakdown

Retail $19.94 for 1 liter of 0W40 (discounted by $9.17 for 4) $70.59 or $17.65 each
Retail $22.62 Oil filter (discounted by $2.60) $20.02

add you tax and out the door with 4 liters and a filter
TOTAL DUE. $102.39

Its expensive, my Audi A6 takes 8.6 liters of fullysynthetic oil and the Audi Dealer doesn't charge me that and they change the oil for me!!!!

but its only once a year.....next year I may switch brands of oil....NOT because i'm not happy but because of the price, Fullysynthertic 0W20 Mobile 1 is under $10 retail

I fully agree...if I can get an equal or better product for less I will...for example in my ZR9 I burned Ipone synthetic (so did my dealer)instead of the Arctic Cat APV synthetic because in the run of a year I saved over $100. I just refuse to pay $75 for semi synthetic and a filter when I can get FULL synthetic and a very good filter for less. I don't care if the sled cost me 20 grand!

 

[mtdream]

WOW, that is brutal cost for a liter of oil...

I have been using Mobil1 and have had no issues...it is easily equal to or better than yamalube...

and I pay less than half what you are quoting...and your oil filter is BRUTALLY expensive...


wow, glad I am stateside!!!

 

[yamadoo]

Guy's I did an oil change on my Apex, Mobile One 0-30 5 quart jug for ~25 $ and I would have to guess the NAPA gold filter will be around 10 $. (this winter just changed oil at 2k miles, not filter so can not give the price)

70 to a hundred bucks seems high, sorry to my Canadian friends.


Yamadoo

 

[Daranello]

Guys its only Yamalube.....Walmart in Canada has Mobil 1 fully Synthetic for under $9

 

[Arnold08]

60 bucks for oil and filter bought all yamaha stuff i no its high but it just feels right puttin all yamaha stuff in on the first oil change

 

[Nikolai]

guess i dont understand people buying $10-15000 machines and get all up in arms over less than 100 dollars in parts, to make sure it lasts them for a very long time. we spend more than that in the purchase of one accessory item to make it look good. just my observation. ski

I feel the same way. Most of the same people whining about a $100 oil change have no issue buying a $100 chrome windshield or some other accessory that does nothing for the function of the sled. If your spending $10-15g on a sled, what's $100 oil change? Give up beer for a month and be nice to your sled, it will appreciate it.

Edit: regardless of the oil, at least make sure you're buying a high quality filter. Good oil is worthless if the filter sucks.

 

[arteeex]

Let's see...there's the truck, a trailer, a sled or two, various busted bits to replace, helmets, riding gear, hotels, food on the trail, lap dances, and about 8,000 gallons of gas every season. Yep, a 100-bucks for oil and a filter would certainly be the last straw.

And it does make giving up beer for a month seem a little extreme.

 

[upei93]

Yamaha motorcycle filter test...

This filter was generously donated to the cause by Cal Lindeman. Thanks!

I never thought that I would see another one, but here it is. This Denso-made filter has paper endcaps! The bypass valve, shown on top of the filter element in the photo, is glued in place. The filter element itself is very strange, with the pleats opening concentrically into radial channels, as opposed to facing the circumference as most filters. The element itself is so large that it was almost difficult to get out of the can. This filter shares common cross-references with Honda.
Because of the paper endcaps, I lump this filter with the Fram: unacceptable.
http://www.tobycreek.org/oil_filters/yamaha.shtml

 

[Daranello]

Yamaha motorcycle filter test...

This filter was generously donated to the cause by Cal Lindeman. Thanks!

I never thought that I would see another one, but here it is. This Denso-made filter has paper endcaps! The bypass valve, shown on top of the filter element in the photo, is glued in place. The filter element itself is very strange, with the pleats opening concentrically into radial channels, as opposed to facing the circumference as most filters. The element itself is so large that it was almost difficult to get out of the can. This filter shares common cross-references with Honda.
Because of the paper endcaps, I lump this filter with the Fram: unacceptable.
http://www.tobycreek.org/oil_filters/yamaha.shtml

Interesting...

 

[WeSled2]

Yamaha motorcycle filter test...

This filter was generously donated to the cause by Cal Lindeman. Thanks!

I never thought that I would see another one, but here it is. This Denso-made filter has paper endcaps! The bypass valve, shown on top of the filter element in the photo, is glued in place. The filter element itself is very strange, with the pleats opening concentrically into radial channels, as opposed to facing the circumference as most filters. The element itself is so large that it was almost difficult to get out of the can. This filter shares common cross-references with Honda.
Because of the paper endcaps, I lump this filter with the Fram: unacceptable.
http://www.tobycreek.org/oil_filters/yamaha.shtml

This test was done in 2003, Oil and filters have come a long way since then. I would bet that Yamaha has made some improvements since then.

 

[Daranello]

Yamaha motorcycle filter test...

This filter was generously donated to the cause by Cal Lindeman. Thanks!

I never thought that I would see another one, but here it is. This Denso-made filter has paper endcaps! The bypass valve, shown on top of the filter element in the photo, is glued in place. The filter element itself is very strange, with the pleats opening concentrically into radial channels, as opposed to facing the circumference as most filters. The element itself is so large that it was almost difficult to get out of the can. This filter shares common cross-references with Honda.
Because of the paper endcaps, I lump this filter with the Fram: unacceptable.
http://www.tobycreek.org/oil_filters/yamaha.shtml

This test was done in 2003, Oil and filters have come a long way since then. I would bet that Yamaha has made some improvements since then.

Only one way to find out.. Some please cut open a new style filter after an oil change

 

[WeSled2]

That is a cool picture in your avatar, Daranello!

 

[upei93]

My point was that just because it has Yamaha. Arctic Cat, ect written on it, it dosen't automaticly mean it is the best product for your machine...NONE of the OEM's make there own filter's, oil ect. I would gladly pay extra if I was sure the product I was buying was the best for my sled but that is not the case.

 

[mtdream]

yeah OEM is rarely OEM...In South America, Mexico, and South East Asia, Torco makes Yamalube...For Canada, Imperial (ESSO) makes the Yamalube, and for us in the USA, CITGO (yes Hugo Chavez) makes the Yamalube...

Money is not my determining factor in quality either...Mobil1 is the preferred Oil and factory fill for the following car manufacturers...

Acura RDX
Aston Martin DB9 and DBS
All Bentley Vehicles
Bristol Fighter and Bristol Fighter S
All Cadillac Vehicles
Chevrolet Cobalt SS S/C Coupe
Chevrolet Corvette C6 and Z06
Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS
Chrysler 300C SRT-8
Dodge Charger SRT-8 and Viper
All Holden HSV
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8
Mercedes-Benz AMG Vehicles
Mercedes SLR McLaren
Mitsubishi Evolution and Lancer Evolution FQ400
Nissan GT-R
Opel GT
Pontiac Solstice GXP
All Porsche Models
Saab 9-3 TTId
Saturn Sky Red Line
Vauxhall VXR8


I am certain, they know more than I do...and I would prefer to not support Hugo Chavez!!!!!!!!