iceman wrote:Got that from google - but other sites suggested less of a temp range but 10w30 is still good for most climates. 10w4
0 through 5w40 is starting to get to thin or thick for most climates - heck 10w30 covers at least -20 - +38 C!. Any good oil will do as most of the discussion on oil for the pcx is worrying about nothing - you do not need Moly (Honda even removed that from some of their oils), you do not need MB rated oil (Honda stick that nonsense in in relation to dry clutch CVT) and although fully synth is better any good semi-synth will work just as well - the bike will be just fine (just do not use 2 stroke oil, ever as it leaves deposits as part of it's spec). If people have trouble it's because they bought a no brand $5 piece of crap from a side street or dodgy Ebay dealer
Almost all well known modern brands have additives for the right reasons, oil that lasts and works well in modern engines and there are loads of cheap fully synth 4 stroke oils around - in the UK such as Castrol Power 1 Racing 10w30 or 10w40, Motul, Silkolene, etc, etc.
Exactly there are plenty of other things to angst about inthe world if thats your nature
I use eni i ride scooter 10w40 semi synt on my forza 300. My country gets hot in summer. Around 40 degrees centigrade and in the winter around 10 degrees centigrade during night.
Hey people first post:)
I got a 2015 PCX 125cc and done the first oil change on my own on 1100k.m. with oil drain and filter clean. I put Motul 3000 10w30 but now I got confused should I stick with mineral based 10w30 (i.e. Motul 3000 or next oil should be Motul 5100 10w30 semi-synthetic oil). And also bike came with shitty IRC tyres so I bought Michelin City Grip set for it to get changed, dealer going to change the tyres for me, after tyre change does bike needs balancing or there is no such a thing? Thanks for help in advance.
You can use oil spec SG or higher (API Classification) SAE 10w30 JASO MB
The semi synthetic it's better than straight mineral oil so I'd use that. I think everybody and their dog has got an opinion on what oil to use but as long it's the spec recommended in the owners manual and of a reasonable quality you can't really go wrong.
The wheels aren't balanced from new, they don't really go fast enough to to really need it so probably wouldn't bother
Thanks for the answer so my next oil going to be motul 5100 then, another question in the hand book it recommends next oil change would be in 4000 k.m. what is the interval for oil change?
Thanks for help in advance
I was given 10w50 by Yamaha at 600 miles (Yamaha dealer is closer to my location than Honda)
My engine is still alive (over 2K now) - I hope it will not blow up
I'm sure it'll be fine. As long as it's a reasonable quality oil. Just get the recommended grade next change.
If your really worried about it replace it yourself, it's easy and the price of the oil. There's a how to on the forum.
I´m not a professional, but general think is: Use 10w30 (in our country Honda service use Castrol formula 1, but doesn’t matter), (best choice and recommendation from Honda)
Or 10w 40 (it is approved by Honda as well, but it is not synthetically oil)
Cavallo wrote:I use eni i ride scooter 10w40 semi synt on my forza 300. My country gets hot in summer. Around 40 degrees centigrade and in the winter around 10 degrees centigrade during night.
As a matter of interest, I have just had my dealer do a 12,000km service on my PCX and as usual, when I got home I drained 40ml of oil and added Liqui Moly. The oil I drained off was BLACK and appeared to be identical in colour to the moly. The service sheet says they used GN4 10x30 Genuine Honda Oil and I have no reason to doubt them, but previous oil changes were not the same colour.
The first thing I noticed when I picked the bike up was it ran really smooth and quick. I'm happy using dealer service, apart from the brain surgeon charges for mechanics. My Honda Jazz service charges are almost the same cost as the bike, but I was particularly pleased when the bike felt so much smoother after the service.
Hope it keeps running that good for a long time! I know what you mean though about having some trepidation when bringing your machine to a dealer mechanic.
The first thing I noticed when I picked the bike up was it ran really smooth and quick. I'm happy using dealer service, apart from the brain surgeon charges for mechanics. My Honda Jazz service charges are almost the same cost as the bike, but I was particularly pleased when the bike felt so much smoother after the service.[/quote]
Try doing it yourself and save the surgeon fees.. I bet it will run just as smooth and fast..
JohnL wrote:It's tough enough draining the oil and replacing with moly. I usually wait for my able bodied son to visit to do any mechanical work.
You'll have to invite him around more often
It's a bugger getting old but much better than the alternative. Riding the PCX helps make it worthwhile
My Mum (since departed) used to say "It's horrible getting old - nothing works like it used to and all your friends start dying". It's hard to argue with that, unfortunately. Guess all we can do is make the most of what we have while we have it.
- but other sites suggested less of a temp range but 10w30 is still good for most climates. 10w4
I'll pinch that if I may