Motor oil for Indian Chief/Vintage

Type the engine variant of your Indian Chief/Vintage to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Indian Chief/Vintage

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Indian Chief/Vintage

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
Chief2021–…20W-505.2 L
Chief Bobber2021–…20W-505.2 L
Chief Bobber Dark Horse2021–…20W-505.2 L
Chief Dark Horse2021–…20W-505.2 L
Super Chief2021–…20W-505.2 L
Super Chief Limited2021–…20W-505.2 L
Dark Horse2016–202020W-505.2 L
Chief Classic2014–201920W-505.2 L
Chief/Vintage2014–202020W-505.2 L
Chief Blackhawk2010–201110W-50, 20W-503.31 L
Chief Bomber2010–201110W-50, 20W-503.31 L
Chief Classic2010–201310W-50, 20W-503.31 L
Chief Dark Horse2010–201310W-50, 20W-503.31 L
Chief Deluxe2009–201010W-50, 20W-503.31 L
Chief Roadmaster2009–201210W-50, 20W-503.31 L
Chief Standard2009–201010W-50, 20W-503.31 L
Chief Vintage2009–201310W-50, 20W-503.31 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Indian Chief/Vintage

FluidRequirement
Manual gearbox & axle oil75W-90, API GL5, MIL-L 2105 C
Gear oil75W-90, API GL5, MIL-L 2105 C
Brake fluidFMVSS 116 DOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 4

Which viscosity does a Indian Chief/Vintage need?

We cover 17 engine variants of the Indian Chief/Vintage. The most commonly approved grades are 20W-50 and 10W-50. Fill quantity ranges from 3.3 to 5.2 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Indian require?

Indian publishes no approval of its own: what counts is the viscosity and the ACEA or API class in your owner's manual.