Synthetic oil

[silvercreek20]

I recently change my oil in my quad to the new Arctic Cat 5w50 synthetic oil. When i work the quad i now get a really "sweet" smell like cotton candy or something? I left it in the garage overnight looking for an antifreeze leak or something and found nothing? Any one else experience this smell with the new synthetic oils out there??

[srupp]

Hi Mike..I used a quad that ran the new synthetic oils and it didnt seem to smell any differnt to me..my quad uses the old dino oil....

hows it going ???


CHEERS
steven:tongue:

[goatdancer]

I've run synthetic oil for 3 years and have never noticed any kind of smell.

[vanislehunter1]

If you are smelling that, could it be that your quad is burning oil?? That's also something to think about.

[Pioneerman]

I have always run synthetic oils in my atv's and never noticed any smells like that. I always run the name brand oils as ell I do not run the motorcycle manufactures oils they want to much for the same stuff . You might notice a different smell if you have a breather tube spitting the new oil onto a hot part of your engine. Synthetic oils take a lot higher temps so do not burn as regular oils would. also if you have the slightest leak anywhere synthetics will leak more as it is thinner . I found that out years ago on my Yamaha Kodiak, it never leaked before the synthetic oils and when I changed it over it leaked at the pull start area, and I tried changing back and it stopped, but I still went for the synthetics cause so much better protection.