Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

Piston (make-USHA), oil seal, timing chain were replaced other parts I don't know much.
In oil will be sticking to valvoline champ for now.

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Hi are you sure about that? Since I have a 2013 activa and the manual says 10w30, my mech filled 20w40 saying its fine, but the engine seems to have lost a little power and the activa is taking time to warm up. Im wondering if i should change the engine oil? Will it harm the engine to have 20w40 ??

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Yes. The scooters from 2005 to atleast 2009 (110cc model) were recommended 20w40 only - that white colour bottle at service centers. Then Honda shifted to 10w30 for reduced emissions and better efficiency. IMHO, 10w30 is more than enough for a scooter as it has a seperate gearbox and dry clutch.

If you use the scooter mostly for city stop-go type runs, 10w30 is more than sufficient. Use mineral, change frequently.

If you use it for slightly longish rides/long cruise to office etc, 20w40 will protect the bore slightly better. It will do no harm but if you feel it makes the scooty sluggish, just stick to 10w30.

And one more thing. Don't rely on Honda's 24,000 kms/2 years gearbox oil change interval - doesn't work out for India. Change GB oil every 8000 kms. Again, simple engine oil or EP90.

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I basically mostly use my scoot in the city, just got the engine oil changed so i can keep using 20w40 untill next service right?

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Yes, absolutely. No harm.

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What ride do you have bro?

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2012 GS150R and a 2006 Activa (I need to renew many parts).

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Front suspension you cant do anything , rear one you can switch to TVS jupiters suspension.

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Random doubt, do i need to flush my scooter if i want to switch back to 10w30 from 20w40?

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No. Not at all required even if you switch between fully synthetic and mineral. These additive and flushes are only promoted by some Youtubers. They are a waste of money. You can invest that money in a few liters of petrol or a liter of engine oil. In very cold regions, people regularly use light oils in winter and switch to heavier ones in summer.

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Makes sense since I got an engine flush done and it literally didn’t do anything and infact the engine was rough for a few days 😂😂😂

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Has anyone used gulf pride scooter 10w30 engine oil ?

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It has been very very long time since i have posted anything here on the forum. But passion will always get you back to where you belong. A lot has happened and changed over the time however one thing i can be sure is ACTIVA WILL NEVER GET OLD !!! Yes i am here to share with you all an ACTIVA RESTORATION story in PICTURES ! Yes, i will not bug you guys straight away i will let the pictures dictate the story along with the COST !!! Yes No hidden terms simply all the costs right after the pictures.



This is a 2010 BS III Activa DLX model cracked and abused heavily. It has ttracted lot of RUSTs everywhere on the body and on the wheels and MAJORLY on footboard but ENGINE is still in great condition. The job was done by totally dismantling and colouring in and out SPECIALLY TO PROTECT FROM RUSTING. It took about 15 Days to get back yes ! Some people re not professional but they do the job BEST !

Now The Important Part i.e Cost !

Total 14455 (Approx include misc exp of 500 comes to 15000)
Paint Job about - 5000 (Chassis Colouring included)
Denting and Welding Jobs + Assembly Disassembly - 4500
One RHS Front metal panel changed - 990
Broken Front Headlight Cowl - 450
Broken Nose Plastic Cover - 400
Oil Motul 10w30 Mineral and Minda air Filter - 425
Rusted steel Wheel - 450
Stickers 3G - 300
New Activa NUT BOLT set - 450
Petrol Pipe - 70
Damaged wiring Harness back light - 220
Number Plate - 200
New Front Cone set and Assembly - 1000

Planed Upgrades

New Body guard 1000
New CEAT MILAZE Tyre 1200 (You can suggest for better WET GRIP)

In all HONDA IS HONDA !!! Engine never gets old and instead of Buying New one i went for RESTORATION and loved every inch of it.

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Today fitted a Bosch plug UR3DI30 in Activa 110 HET. Results:

^^ Irregular idling problem solved immediately. Idling at uniform rate now without any hiccups/ shutdowns.

^^ Idling rate improved drastically, had to close Air Screw 1/4 turns & open Idle Screw 1/2 turns. Still the IDLE speed appears fast. Will re-tune Carb after a week. Should reflect in improved mileage.

^^ Plug is now white, earlier it was Smoke black mixed with white shade.

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Snap of UR3DI30

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Nice restoration work on the body. yes the engine is bullet proof.. facing similar body panels damage on my dio. planning to replace the entire panel kit since its fiber and not metal like the activa. Will cost around 10k for all the panels
also the front end suspension on my dio needs an overhaul with new link and suspension bushes +wheel bearings (been close to 14yrs now on stock bearing and suspension bushes). the symptoms are wobbly front end, especially at speeds greater than 45kmph.. noticing a tank slap kind of shake in the bars! on spinning the front wheel noticing that it spins with a 'grinding' noise. have got hold of the bearing and suspension bush, but finding the oem link bush kit has been difficult.
the reason it lasted 14yrs is because at every service the front suspension components were cleaned and greased.. otherwise expect to change these parts in 2-3yrs. the svc will never touch the front suspension during services. if you complain of a squeak from the front end, they will simply replace the bushes (which cost around 550rs in total for the link and suspension)

As for tires, you can try the Apollo Actigrip S3 90/100 -10 .. it is available in tube type.. costs around 1200rs including tube. I am using this tire currently and extremely happy with it. Nice grip all around. Been 2 yrs 8000km on this tire and still has plenty of life left and grip is still good.