Autolube or Premix?
Posted: 05 Nov 2009, 22:05
Mk1s and Mk2s hold the 2 stroke oil in the frame, with the refill cap next to the headstock. I believe they hold just over 1 litre of oil the majority of which is below the lowest level of the 'viewing tube'.
Mk3s and ARs have the 2 stroke in a seperate tank that is filled behind the left hand radiator. These hold about 1.1 litres.
With regard to 2 stroke oil always use synthetic or semi-synthetic oil and make sure the oil pump is correctly adjusted as stated in the manual.
The majority opinion is that autolube is the best way to use 2 stroke oil as there is no messing about with fiddly containers every time you fill up and the engine always gets the correct amount of oil.
There are however others, for whatever reason, that use premix. In this case you should still use a high quality oil and mix at about 40:1. If you do this you will need to up your main jet by 2-3% to be safe ( eg. Main jet of 150 will go up to 154/155). Once you have settled on premix you can fine tune your jetting as appropriate.
Apparently there is a seal that goes into the hole left if you remove the oil pump completely. The part number is 91210-NH3-003, this comes from an NSR250 so is not generally available through Honda dealers so you might need to push a bit to get one.
Mk3s and ARs have the 2 stroke in a seperate tank that is filled behind the left hand radiator. These hold about 1.1 litres.
With regard to 2 stroke oil always use synthetic or semi-synthetic oil and make sure the oil pump is correctly adjusted as stated in the manual.
The majority opinion is that autolube is the best way to use 2 stroke oil as there is no messing about with fiddly containers every time you fill up and the engine always gets the correct amount of oil.
There are however others, for whatever reason, that use premix. In this case you should still use a high quality oil and mix at about 40:1. If you do this you will need to up your main jet by 2-3% to be safe ( eg. Main jet of 150 will go up to 154/155). Once you have settled on premix you can fine tune your jetting as appropriate.
Apparently there is a seal that goes into the hole left if you remove the oil pump completely. The part number is 91210-NH3-003, this comes from an NSR250 so is not generally available through Honda dealers so you might need to push a bit to get one.