I have used Citgo Sea & Snow in my 07 Polaris IQ 600 for 2,900 miles. I am pleased with the performance and price. I clean my exhaust valves every season. They appear the same as when I previously used Polaris Gold. My brother has also used Sea & Snow in his 07 800 Rev. We both recommend the oil.
Without all the fancy terms thrown at me, what oil should I use?
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rakins 800- I am just a regular joe as well!! My research if thats what you want to call it consisted of reading input from everyone on this board along with other boards. I used the word extensive just because I spent hours upon hours looking at websites and comparing. I went to all the oil website's and compared the certifications and testing results. After looking at the websites, Sea and Snow passes every cert. that all the other brands do. I am sure you have looked but I was impressed with what the guys were saying about the S&S on the Tech Talk Page. I am as anal as they come and wouldnt put something in my sleds if I didnt think it was good. The price dont mean squat to me!! Go to citogo home page and you can look at the product there.
aesynthetics
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AMSOIL!
polarisrider1
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Amsoil.
hoffmansledder
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AMSOIL!!
hoffmansledder
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I guess I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for". If you're going to spend $8,000-$12,000 on a sled, then what is an extra $100 a year in oil. If you have an E-Tek you can ride 2000 miles a year on 4 gal of oil.
amsoil (like most others) is way overpriced due to a very good marketing campaign, Citgo sea an snow is just as good.(actually i think it has the same or a higher rating) There are guys on this board and others with tons and tons of trouble free miles using the citgo. both on stock and modded sleds.
I personally have over 10K on 3 sleds running it and find the valves to be a little cleaner than oem oil or amsoil. The less a person understands about oils and there rating systems, the more they are willing pay for oil. This topic gets beaten to death over and over on this board and every other site 3 times a year. and the genreal consensus usally ends up being this.
Use amsoil if you dont understand oils and there rating system and your mind set is geared to "it costs more so it must be better" OR run the citgo sea and snow if you do understand oils and the rating systems that are used and you like to save some money. As far as the hugo arguement that is up to you. If you want to buy american use the ams, If you dont care run the citgo. Not sure if the whole snowmobile industry boycotted citgo if it would even make tiny differance in hugo's profits (might hurt the refinery in texas though?)
Its up to you, you can either pay for a ton of marketing and get a good oil, or you can NOT pay for a ton of marketing and still get a good oil. Either way your sled will be just fine!
I personally have over 10K on 3 sleds running it and find the valves to be a little cleaner than oem oil or amsoil. The less a person understands about oils and there rating systems, the more they are willing pay for oil. This topic gets beaten to death over and over on this board and every other site 3 times a year. and the genreal consensus usally ends up being this.
Use amsoil if you dont understand oils and there rating system and your mind set is geared to "it costs more so it must be better" OR run the citgo sea and snow if you do understand oils and the rating systems that are used and you like to save some money. As far as the hugo arguement that is up to you. If you want to buy american use the ams, If you dont care run the citgo. Not sure if the whole snowmobile industry boycotted citgo if it would even make tiny differance in hugo's profits (might hurt the refinery in texas though?)
Its up to you, you can either pay for a ton of marketing and get a good oil, or you can NOT pay for a ton of marketing and still get a good oil. Either way your sled will be just fine!
polarisrider1
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The key is you need a oil. lol. Whatever became of "Blue Marble oil".
<font color="0000ff">hoffmansledder:
"I guess I'm a firm believer in 'you get what you pay for' ... what is an extra $100 a year in oil."</font>
Hey, in that case, have I got a deal for ya: Only $120 per gallon for el cheapo brand "X" oil, but in a nice new fancy, shiny, rich lookin' package, with my own brand name on it! (Of course that's the way it's done with many "private label" brands anyway, eh?)
"I guess I'm a firm believer in 'you get what you pay for' ... what is an extra $100 a year in oil."</font>
Hey, in that case, have I got a deal for ya: Only $120 per gallon for el cheapo brand "X" oil, but in a nice new fancy, shiny, rich lookin' package, with my own brand name on it! (Of course that's the way it's done with many "private label" brands anyway, eh?)
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fusion
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Go to a globe, find the closest communist country, with the most despotic dictator, and make sure he's an enemy of the US capitalist society, and buy that exporters oil. Problem solved.
polarisrider1
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Canola Oil, Corn goodness. from the heartland. $2.25 to $2.65 a 48 oz. bottle. that is sweet. smells like "Pop Corn" when burned.