Honda CB300FA - Engine Oil; Selecting the Engine Oil

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Maintenance Fundamentals
Engine Oil
Engine oil consumption var ie s and oil quality
deteriorates accord in g to riding conditions and
time elapsed.
Check
the engine oil le vel regularly, and add the
recommended engine
oil if necessar y. Dirty oil
or o ld oil should be chang ed as soon as
possible.
I Selecting the Engine Oil
F or recommended engine oil, see
"Spec ifications."~ P. 120
If
you use non-Honda eng in e oi l, check the label
to make sure that the oi l satisf ie s a ll of th e
fo llowing standards
e JASO T 903 standard*
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MA
• SA E standard' 2: 1 OW-30
e A PI cl ass ification '3 : SG or higher
•1 . The J ASO T 903 standard is an ind ex for engine
oils for 4-stroke motorcycle engines. Th ere are
two classes: MA and MB. For example, the
following label shows the MA classification.
~Oil code
~~Oil classification
•2. Th e SAE standard grades oils by their viscosity.
•J. T he API class ification specifies the quality and
performance rating
of engine oil s. Use SG or
higher oils, excluding oils marked as "Energy
Conserving "
or "Resource Conserving" on the
circular AP I service symbol.
Not recommended Recommended