YOUR VIEW - AMSOIL & KAWA CHEM???

[MY KDX 220 R]

Amsoil series 2000 2 cycle
Amsoil synthetic gear lube 75w-90
Kawa Chem Aluma cool
Kawa Chem air filter maintenance pack.
PJ 1 Heavy duty chain lube.

If any one has used these products could you post your findings here.

Thanks

[wanaride]

I think the Kawa AlumaCool is the same stuff they put in them from the factory. I read on 'the other site' that materials (silicates?) in Prestone-ish coolants can damage the seals in the water pump, so I plan to switch back to AlumaCool this weekend before heavy warm-weather riding starts.

As for air filter maintenance, you'll be hard pressed to find a better method than NoToil...you can clean it in your sink with no problem (or kerosene smell).

For the tranny oil, I think the important thing is to pick a weight consistent with the service manual recommendation, and to change it regularly.

Haven't tried the other stuff, but be advised that you'll open up a can of worms when you ask 'what oil is best'. A few people use Bel-Ray but most swear it messes up their engine. (How bad can it be when Team Green uses it???) I actually know a guy who runs something called "Opti100" and he has ran it 100:1 in his KDX200 for almost 10 years! And he hasn't done a top end yet because his compression is still within service manual specs!

[MY KDX 220 R]

Thanks for the reply and advise.

Lets sit back and let the worms squirm!

It would be interesting to have the leading brands for the oils and lubes listed in a poll type format, aswell as the coolants and every day/ride products, ie CRC or WD40 etc.
This could then be fomulated into a chart for a quick reference for us "dummies"
as we are all KDX fans and freinds it should make for a good couple of days reading.

[89kdx200rdr]

if prestone damages my water pump seal i will change it. it's in the car too so uh oh. i used to run the amsoil 2000 but now run the amsoil interceptor. run/ran them both at 40:1. i was going to do an annual topend but the compression is still 190 so i figure why bother.

[89kdx200rdr]

i agree on the notoil. its the stuff to use.
i used to run amsoil syn 5w-30 in the crankcase ( same as car) but have recently switched to valvoline max life atf and like it pretty well