So.....

My 92 Prowler 440 calls for some vague specifications regarding Lubricants in the manual.

For the chain drive " Transmission lube" is this ATF, 90W gear Lube or what ?

For greasing the chassis and drive axle, speedometer and so on it calls for "Low temp grease." The closest thing I can find is a Moly grade automotive chassis/bearing grease that lists a temp range from 290 degrees to -40. ?

When I bought the machine I bought some Valvoline 2-cycle oil. It was rated for all 2- cycle engines pre mix or injected. I added a quart or so and topped everything off. The manual says to use artic cat brand only oil or permanant engine damage will result.

Truthfully.....is there something differant about artic cat oil ?

What should I use for the other lubes

Thanks

My opinion is that all of that stuff is pretty much the same. That being said, I use the Arctic brand products as I have a good dealer near my house. You won't use much chaincase oil and the Arctic brand is $5 for a bottle.

Low temp grease is important as the regular stuff will really stiffen up on cold days. Again, I use the Arctic product but the stuff you got is probably fine. you could probably test it by putting it in a freezer and making sure it doesn't get rock hard in there.

I use the Arctic brand of 2 cycle oil as well, but just the regular stuff, not the APV or synthetic. I have friends that use aftermarket synthetics, Klotz, etc and swear by it. My opinion is that the Valvoline product is fine, and you could use almost any low ash product. The cat stuff is expensive, and I use alot of it, but my dealer sells it out of 55 gal drums so if I bring in a container, the price is alot better.

The chaincase is not a very fussy unit much of the time. I'm sure there are some uses that will tax the lubricants such as racing, however, a good gear oil will usually suffice. (Think about how lubrication has changed over the years. At one time a basic gear oil was called for. Then they went with a thinner, often molybdenum bearing, oil under an OEM label. Now they're using largely synthetic based product.) I do use the latter, but even the old gear oils can work.

Greasewise, perhaps the most important thing is not to mix grease base types. A decent low temp lithium grease is usually called for and is adequate. In very cold temps, sometimes a suspension will be "hard" for awhile until the grease is warmed som by friction. I just take it easy until thinsg loosen up.

Engine oils are probably most critical. However, even there, on a basic two stroke without valves, I simply use a properly rated oil. There are two main types: one for outboards with their high continuous speed load requirements and the other for hotter running, variable speed motors. You want an oil for the latter application. API TC, JASO FC, and ISO EGD are all good ratings to look for. Outboard oil uses a TC-W3 rating. I would avoid a "multi-purpose" two-stroke oil as they tend to be manufactured toward outboard applications.