P1000 Is OIL COLOR related to burnt clutches?

[dale5740]

My question is to the people who have had clutch issues mostly? I know that a side effect of slipping clutches is discolored oil cause the oil gets a little clutch fiber residue suspended in the oil way before clutches start to majorly slip as I have found in the drag racing world where clutch slip is a science!! So did most of the guys with clutch issues have the problems before or after 1st service and if it was after do u happen to remember the color of your oil during or close to 1st service? I have 78 miles on mine and just checked and the oil is PERFECTLY clean with a bright yellow look on the paper towel and I broke in nice the first 4 hours and normal to hard riding after that. ????? any and all oil color references wanted thanks.

 

[Admin]

 

[joeymt33]

I checked mine yesterday and it's clean with over 200 miles.

 

[dale5740]

I checked mine yesterday and it's clean with over 200 miles.

I checked mine yesterday and it's clean with over 200 miles.

and u did initial change about 100 miles? or that was your initial change?

 

[joeymt33]

It was less than 100 miles but it was at 20 hours like the manual states

 

[dale5740]

It was less than 100 miles but it was at 20 hours like the manual states

did u go to synthetic? at the 20 hrs?

 

[joeymt33]

Yes, I used Honda HP4S

 

[Hondasxs]

119 hours. and mine was black, and @jackals was black too.
I never see it that black before. There is a pic somewhere.

 

[PioneerPete]

119 hours. and mine was black, and @jackals was black too.
I never see it that black before. There is a pic somewhere.

are we ready to draft that letter to big H yet???

 

[dale5740]

119 hours. and mine was black, and @jackals was black too.
I never see it that black before. There is a pic somewhere.

ok so pretty safe to say if your oil is clean as a whistle at the 1st oil change assuming u actually rode on the trails with it then u are prob good to go? Is this a fair assumption or are their people with 2-3 400 miles that al of a sudden had clutch issues?

 

[dale5740]

I assume also that hondasxs and jackal prob both got theirs as one of the first few off the line! early production problem maybe Im just speculating!

 

[DTAGG]

My question is to the people who have had clutch issues mostly? I know that a side effect of slipping clutches is discolored oil cause the oil gets a little clutch fiber residue suspended in the oil way before clutches start to majorly slip as I have found in the drag racing world where clutch slip is a science!! So did most of the guys with clutch issues have the problems before or after 1st service and if it was after do u happen to remember the color of your oil during or close to 1st service? I have 78 miles on mine and just checked and the oil is PERFECTLY clean with a bright yellow look on the paper towel and I broke in nice the first 4 hours and normal to hard riding after that. ????? any and all oil color references wanted thanks.

I just checked my oil and it is very clean after 550 miles.

 

[DTAGG]

I assume also that hondasxs and jackal prob both got theirs as one of the first few off the line! early production problem maybe Im just speculating!

I got mine october 13th.

 

[Hondasxs]

WOW.. that is clean.

 

[ghost]

You're talking engine oil - not sub trans right?
Not good
This is how mine looked at 92 miles. Does not smell burnt. I've been relatively gentle with the machine too. No gnarly stuff.

 

[ghost]

Anybody got steamed milk ? We can make some Honda Cappuccinos with that stuff.

 

[Hondasxs]

You're talking engine oil - not sub trans right?
Not good
This is how mine looked at 92 miles. Does not smell burnt. I've been relatively gentle with the machine too. No gnarly stuff.

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Yep.. Mine was this dark... @dale5740 might be on to something here....

 

[ghost]

Mine is sill in the drain pan so I stirred it up and smeared some on a paper towel for comparison to the picture above.
@DTAGG - was your filter dark ?

 

[dale5740]

Im at 90 miles and only 10-20 were break in well 4 hours worth after that regular hard riding and mine looks clean clean clean

 

[dale5740]

BLACK OIL WATCH OUT!!!!! CLEAN OIL ROCK OUT LOL

 

[dale5740]

please everyone check your oil post pics or let us know if oil is dark or black then post the miles and when it was bought!! we have posts of oils clean as a whistle with 200 plus on and oil change if not u might have a clutch problem!! anyone with 250 -300 miles that can tell us what your oil looks like before u change it?