20w-50 Oil - Something Different???

[Grizzly]

I know engine oils has been done to death - but I'm due to change oil and fancied trying a 20w-50 rather than the (overpriced) Mobil1 15w-50 I've been using for a few years.
Like many others, I,ve not found it easy finding a "decent" modern 20w-50 rather than a very basic "classic" oil but, while searching I found this stuff:-

http://shop.pilotwarehouse.co.uk/product19110023catno1740023.html

I thought it sounded ideal for the GS - high quality, reasonable price, but because it's not an "auto" oil it carries no grade info - other than 20w-50
Any oil experts on here who would like to offer any advice before I take the plunge and try it? - It might be a real flying machine with this oil in it seriously though what do you think?

Cheers......................Grizzly

 

[ELIMINATOR]

Rock oil do a semi synthetic 15-50, I got some for about £20. Although at the moment the bike is running on Graville mineral oil.

 

[Greg Masters]

I really don't know what advantage, if any, there would be to using this.

Exxon = Esso.

It's designed for aero engines which, even if petrol, use different fuel to road vehicles. The engines may also run at different operating and ambient temperatures.

If you're paying £5 a litre, why not just buy a fully-synthetic (street) motor oil?

Greg

 

[Tarka]

, I,ve not found it easy finding a "decent" modern 20w-50 rather than a very basic "classic" oil

Wot you on abaht ???


Motor factors................Duckhams Q 20w/50.


Cheap as chips and it`s all ya need.

 

[Grizzly]

Oh Well! - That Got a Positive Response!!!

Ok, I know Duckham's Q20w-50 is available - but I used to put that in my 1950 Norton ES2 - I know the GS is a fairly basic design but a lot of things have advanced over the years and with this advance, oils have tended to get lighter - for easy cold starting, fuel economy etc - but this perhaps is not the best for the GS - as discussed here often a 20w-50 maybe suits best?
When I noticed this Exxon oil ( yes, I know it's Esso - but it's brought in from the States, hence Exxon ) and read through the description/spec I just thought it sound ideal for a GS ie:- opposed piston petrol engines, synthetic base oil, wide range of climatic conditions etc - bound to be good at altitude in the Dolomites as well eh? .
At £20 a gallon (US gallon?) the price wasn't too bad??

Anyway Duckham's here I come

Cheers.......................Grizzly

 

[longdog]

Take a look at this site http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64368 It's on our very own GSers website and if you give them details of your bike, (a GS of course!), then here is the reply that you will get...........

Michael,

Thanks for the mail.

For the BMW you will need a 15w-50, you can use mineral, semi or full synthetic.

As you have a dry clutch you do not need a bike specific oil.

Have a look at Motul and Silkolene.

Regards

Guy.

Opie Oils

ORDER ONLINE at http://www.opieoils.co.uk <http://www.opieoils.co.uk/>
or CALL GUY or SIMON on 01209 215164

 

[FatAl]

Rock oil do a semi synthetic 20/50 engine oil, it is high spec and more than adequete for BMW twins, I 've been using it in my Harley's and BMW's for a few years. Try your local Ford car dealer, Ford used to sell a good quality 20/50 mineral oil (API SH CF) under the Motorcraft brand, that was about £6 a gallon, I used to use that before I found out about the Rock Oil. I'm not sure but I think the Duckhams Q is only API SF rated, which is fairly low spec compared to more modern oils.

 

[unhinged]

I've just bought some Silkolene Comp 4 20W-50 from here.

 

[trotsky]

I've just bought some Silkolene Comp 4 20W-50 from here.

And I just ordered the Silkolene Pro 4 15w-50 from Opie Oils (having registered and got the UKGSER discount) based on the Silkolene recommendation and the recommendation of Silkolene elsewhere on this site. Why bother saving £20-£30 a year on consumables for a £10,000 bike I just filled the tank from fumes for more than that...

 

[Gecko]

Hein Gericke own brand full syntheic is my oil of choice - good value and good spec stuff. I think it's a 15w50 from memory . Mine doesn't use any oil since I switched over from super expensive Catrol full synth. The HG oil is about 1/5th of the price of the Castrol and it was identical API spec .

 

[Grizzly]

Got Hold of Rock Oil 20w-50

Ok, cancel my pilot's licence managed to get Rock Oil "Guardian", semi-synthetic 20w-50 locally from an agent. £25 - not too bad I thought? - did an oil change yesterday then did 350 miles during the night (PWaR recce run ) anyway, engine very quite/smooth - impressed so far compared to Mobil1 15w-50. Like Gecko, my bike uses no oil between changes - and hopefully still won't
Although a few manufacturers still seem to make a good quality 20w-50, the stockists often don't stock it - no real demand I suppose nowadays
Anyway, Rock Oil it is - for the moment

Cheers..................Grizzly

 

[gavin@iow]

Morris Lubricants do a 20w50 in their V Twin range, meets the spec for BMW.

 

[unhinged]

I've just bought some Silkolene Comp 4 20W-50 from here.

Ordered it last Monday and it's still not arrived so I won't be getting it from here again.