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Oddjob:
I need to refill my refurbished Marzocchi AG Strada rear dampers, according to the blurb it's supposed to be Special Oil Marzocchi SAE5, you can't seem to buy that now. I contacted a dealer specialising in fork oils and such and he said not to use normal fork oil in dampers as it wasn't suitable. Yet, I've seen quite a few bottles of 5w oil which says it's for use in front suspensions and rear dampers. They can't both be right.

I have some Honda fork oil which I'm considering using, anyone else got any suggestions? I may go for 7.5 or 10w instead of 5w if that is hard to find.

K2-K6:
I cant think why they'd say unsuitable, I hate it when statements like that are made without them offering reason  :)

I use Motul for most refills etc, 5 a good start point as the damper valving is usually designed around that to match the intended spring poundage.

7.5 a shift obviously, but you'd of course only find if you like it by trial and error.

Bryanj:
Its basically a hydraulic oil with anti frothing additive so why not fork oil or atf if its the right grade

sye:
I had a CBX750 in 1986 that specified ATF for the forks.

Oddjob:
This is what they said via email.

"Hello Ken,

Thank you for your reply.

I'd not put fork oil in it. They have different requirements and so it would be best to stick with shock oil. Unfortunately, we am unaware of any shock oil we sell that is of 5w."

I'll give the Honda fork oil a try and see how they perform.

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