Honda uses a special type of breakin oil when seating the piston rings in their engines, then that oil is drain, and then a factory break in oil is put into the engine. Neither of these engine oils are synthetic, and don’t have detergents in them. The oil in the engine from the factory is not the GN4 oil shown here, the oil in a brand new engine is a specific oil for the new engine, and should not be changed until the scheduled first oil change. It’s not a bad idea to use the GN4 non synthetic oil like the one in the video after the first oil change either, but the oil change after that then you can go to synthetics recommended by the manufacturer. Synthetic oils are slipperier than non synthetic oils, and non synthetic oils are better for the break in period, which is why they don’t put synthetic oils in brand new engines. Honda’s are pretty forgiving, but ideally you want to leave the oil that’s in it until it’s supposed to be changed according to the owners manual. Remember they did in fact build the engine, but they needed quality oil to engineer it. They know what they are doing, the Honda oil has did quite well in independent third party studies, but valvoline not so much. If you went with Honda’s GN4 Fully Synthetic you would have a slipperier oil, and would most likely have a smoother experience. You don’t want that slipperier oil in a brand new engine, until after at least the first scheduled oil change, preferably the second oil change. Those of us who have used Honda GN4 oil know it’s not a bad oil, but there is a difference between non synthetic oils, and synthetics.

I love it. First vehicle I owned was a 73 white f100 in 1993 16 years old. Three speed on the tree.

She’s sweet

Just did an oil change on my 250L and went from Honda GN4 to Valvoline 10w40. Even at early service, the GN4 came out very thin and dirty. We’ll see how the V runs.

These old Ford's remind me of my dad. He was ford man. Loved f100 with 300 inline 6 or other V8 trucks as well. Old Ford's are built to last.

Change the oil every 8 to 10 hours? I’ve never heard of such frequent oil change unless it’s some type of oil to promote brake-in of a new engine or you are involved in some type of competition where you’re maxing out the RPM on a track.

Nice old truck! Hope you continue to enjoy it and feed it some love! It will last for many more years. Thanks for showing it to others who love old Ford trucks

Whatever happened to the old truck, looks like that was 4 years ago, I'm doing one myself at the moment

Very nice truck! Growing up, my dad had a ‘77 F250 4X4. I was about 8 years old when he taught me to drive it. We heated our house with wood, so when we’d go cut wood, he knew that if he got hurt with the chainsaw, I could drive him to the hospital. I have a special place in my heart for the dentside trucks.

Good stuff boys! Keep up the good work I came up on a 1975 F150 explorer edition

take a razor blade scrape to the old xr , then sand with wet and dry . Then run a propane torch over it and splash cold water on it , a bit at a time . The bike will look new again .

0:21 sold by honda... not likely made by honda. probably made by different refineries across the world

Why didn't you just get the Honda thicker oil the 40

I know this is 4 years old but what's your opinion now of that oil? I'm trying it for the first time today...conventional 10-40 in a Honda Trail 90.

This is my Dream truck. This is a Really badass truck dude 👍

Best oil made

I’ve used Honda oil for years. Never had one single problem, or noticed any increased engine noise. You need to compare the same weights. Honda oil is made by a global name brand manufacturer too.

Still have the truck? Looks good. Nice seeing them stock. Engine swapping was popular on these trucks.

My dad bought one used similar to yours in 1977. 1973 F-100 Custom, regular cab, long bed, P/S, P/B, automatic, AM radio, green with green interior & vinyl bench seat. Can you tell me what the paint code is on your truck?

I liked the video. Just bought my first older vehicle. 1974 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. 455 engine. Lots of power!! We will look you up when we get to Texas.

Keep it classic bro Viva Texas !!!

How many ounces is 1.1 quarts?

Very nice truck 👍

Nice 👌 truck / I watch alot of ole school.ford trucks/ like tell most people ole truck better then junk of today /take care

I've run honda scooters many miles my man, , they have Never let me down, I use the valvoline & every 300 miles , the pony's get a new oil change ✌️ I've done it so much it takes longer to dump the old than to refill, bout 10 minutes, bout $7.00, a quart here ✌️

I started using Valvoline ATV oil in my Honda Rancher ATV simple because the local Honda dealer went out of business. Valvoline motorcycle oil is available at the local Tractor supply. No amazing story to tell though...Valvoline seems to run fine.

Bro if y’all ever want to sell that, maybe we can figure something out, or something around the same.

God bless Texas.

You should try Pertua Oil.. 🙂

There's another oil filter on this bike that's called a centrifugal oil filter. I'm not sure how often it needs to be cleaned, but it requires removing a brake cable and a couple of gaskets need to be replaced with the cover you take off. I'm looking at buying one of these and not looking forward to cleaning that secondary filter.

I've been to Bastrop many times, and my mother grew up there! She attended Bastrop High School!

Use Amsoil son and you won't have to worry about anything.

Vstar 950 Yamaha oil made the bike hard to shift, went to valvoline motorcycles oil no more shifting problem 20k trouble free miles, except when to rear axle bearing seized to the axle.

There’s a good chance Valvoline, Castrol or Mobil make oil for Honda, I picked up oil in bulk containers at castrol and carry it to a John deer manufacturing, so there’s no telling who makes oil for a lot motor cycles with there name on the bottle

I have the same truck changed straight 6 to the Roller cam 302 I broke the slip yoke on drive shaft. I ordered a new one from LMC hopefully the will come through for me I'm anxious to see her run .

Good video and info - would help if you put just a tiny smudge of energy behind you when talking !!!!!!

I run Valoline MC oil in my Ninjas' both the 03/04 636 and 2020 KRT 400 commuter and have always had good results. At the price I dont think it's a bad product at all and my bikes see ALOT of heat and RPM.

Honda gets (contracts) some major oil company to supply the GN4 Oil with Honda's name on it. I would like to know who it is, because I would rather buy right from the source rather then pay extra money for a Honda lable. Its hard to find 10W30 Motorcycle oil! (its a bullshit game manufactures do to screw the customer!)

Where is the bike made?

There is something magical about those old XR250R's

get ya a chrome racing steering wheel, chrome old style rims and a rebel flag as a headliner to show you aint a progressive bitch

How much did you pay for it? Nice ass

I totally agree. Honda, Yamaha and whoever do NOT make their own oil. They do ADD their own ingredients. I’ve been using Castrol 4stroke motorcycle oil in my ATVs for over 8000 kms. At $5 a litre compared to $50 for 4 litres I’m good !!

Honda oil is made by Mobil

I’m going to look at one with the same color tomorrow.

You guys sound the same, kept confusing me lol

Solid truck. Mate that H55F to a Vortec 5.7L or a LS-block and you're really cookin' with gas. Also; you coulda' made that descent down to the highway... you'd not have died :)

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Absolutely love it! I was 8 years old when I learned to drive in my daddy’s ‘73 F-100. They sound badass!

I liked the video and thank you for giving your honest opinion! Very Informative!