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Just aquired an arctic cat trv 700 what would be a good grade and weight of oil for this thing?

What does the owners manual say?

Just bite the bullet & use the OEM oil for the machine as per manual

yea..$12/quart..but its the right stuff...

Do not use oil stamped 'Energy Conserving'

Bad for any wet clutch system.......

https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/oem-parts/Arctic-Cat

Manual is missing and the closest artic cat dealer is bass pro 65 miles away was hoping someone could tell me a good brand and weight to just go pickup at the local Napa store the on line Manual just says use cat products and doesn't give a weight or grade of oil and this thing already has a Fram filter on it so I at least have a number for it

If you're not going to use OEM oil, Rotella T-6 SHOULD have the JASO rating required. You need to verify this prior to changing oil. Again, it's a wet clutch thing.

yes..Rotella T6 is real common......

again.......RMATV link..OEM parts/oils

https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/oem-parts/Arctic-Cat

ok thanks guys local car quest stocks a couple of the ones listed on the rockymtin website lets see if i can get thiss thing running one more time !!!

You can find whatever oil you need online. For a couple quarts a year, it's worth it. For example, my Polaris RZR requires Polaris PS4. I'd often heard that Mobile 1 full synthetic was a good one for it. Wrong. I had the oil pressure relief valve plug up. It's a $10 part but very expensive to replace because of all the labor to get at it. It's way down inside the engine. They said the PS4 has a special additive to prevent that from happening and that owners who use it never have the problem. Using Mobile 1 only saves a couple $ a year but could cost you FAR more than that.

0-40 motorcycle oil. You do get what you pay for with the Cat oil, good stuff. Don't forget the front and rear gear oil, who knows how old that is. What year is your TRV?

Thanks for all the information, I was not trying to cheap out on this thing it's just that I don't always have the foresight to keep a stash of parts or supplies on hand all the time and if I can get something that is close to oem it's better Than nothing. And no I was not planning on going by the jiffy mart and just grabbing a jug of quaker state!! It's a 2012 700 trv that due to health problems I haven't had much of a chance to ride it much but that is finally changing ,I am fitting it up for hunting season and also building a rack for the cooler and surf rods thanks again.

I don't use it, but before you bash Quaker State, perhaps you better look at their numbers on Bob is the Oil Guy or PQIA. Their Ultra Defy or whatever it is tends to outperform some of the "preferred" oils.

Just sayin'.

Bel-ray 10w40 .

Valvoline ATV specific oil, been running that in my Rhino, Foreman (before I sold it) and the wife's Rancher, it is made for machines with a wet clutch and if you use anything that isn't WC specific you're going to burn it up. I've got a buddy that runs the Rotella stuff in his and he has never had an issue either so I may switch to that oil.

You can generally find both owners and service manuals on line for anything . Cheap or free. I'd get a service manual. I'v4 found it invaluable for my Rancher, the Yamaha 700 as well as a couple snow machines.

I just changed the oil in my 2008 brute force 650. I put valavoline 10w40 atv oil in it. i had been using penngrade 10w40 atv oil. however it;s tough to find.

I just changed the oil in my 2008 brute force 650. I put valavoline 10w40 atv oil in it. i had been using penngrade 10w40 atv oil. however it;s tough to find.

There's an online store called "Partzilla" that should have the specific oils needed for your model.....give them a try.


Frog----OUT!

I use Mobil! 10W-40 motor cycle oil in my Grizzly 700 and used it in the Grizzly 660 I had before it.

You can use a lot of oil that is readily available as long as it is JASO rated for motorcycle engines. I use Rotella T6 these days.

yes

JASO rated.......

Energy Conserving is a no no

Rotella T6 rocks......

T6 in my Kioti CK35

Not trying to short change any one here, But I'm hoping that your asking advice here, and then Doing your own re search on the internet,
with the info that you have on your unit!
Pretty amazing what you'll find, in this info day and age vs. yesteryear's info access. JMO
I have serviced, a lot of stuff, including heavy equipment over the yrs.etc.........
The one thing that always comes to mind is, back in the day, we didn't have as many choices to pick from as we do today,
and a lot of us were raised on Sears products like their Garden Tractor, and being a nut for changing filters, and fluids,
I couldn't get Sears info for changing their Differential, fluid, and filter!
Doing my research, I found that Sears, who did this a lot, had another Company,(Hydro-Gear), make their differentials exclusively, as others also did,
(which is common today), by simply putting their name on it!
No problem, but Sears never, in all their Tractor info, told us to change the oil, the filter, or service the Diff., as if it goes bad, then you need to buy another one! Hence Today!

With that being said, I agree with what your trying to do, and I agree! Service, lubricate, and Maintain!
Good Luck!

You should download the owner's manual: https://www.manualslib.com/products/Artic-Cat-2012-550-I-Trv-Gt-8965174.html

I agree!

You could always call the dealer and ask them!