20w50 engine oil

[Colban]

I am not sure what 'grade' of 20w50 engine oil was used, ie fully synth, semi-synth or mineral.

i have been able to only find motul 3000 4T 20w50 oil, but it says that it is motor oil mineral. cheers

gs1150

Dont bother with fully synth as its a waste of money.Use semi-synth if you want to give the bike a treat or just normal mineral oil.
These old tanks effectively have car engines in them so no need to bother about any bike specific oils.
Remember 15/50 or 20/50 and no lower than SF or SG spec

Oh yeah,just leave the grammar nazis to play with themselves.

 

[Packer]

a R1150GS but

an 1150GS

Thankyou.

To the OP top it up with anything you like as it won't make any difference.

If you do a search for threads relating to oil it's best if you shop for a month before locking up the house, parking yourself in front of the computer and starting to wade throught the myriad pages.

My summary? Semi synth 5w-40 works a treat. Mines done 58,000 miles on the stuff, Halfords own label. 10W-40 or 20W-50 make it rattle a bit less but make the starter motor work harder in the winter. Sunflower oil might be pushing the boundaries a bit too far unless you keep the revs
below 3,000. Don't use virgin olive oil, 1150GS's aren't compatible with virgins.

 

[freeloader]

a R1150GS but

an 1150GS

Thankyou.

Don't believe you. I'd say "an R1150GS", and I'd hope most people would too.

YMMV, of course.

 

[gs1150]

I got the oil today and she has drunk nearly 300ml in under 1,000 miles. is that right?

 

[david a hall]

I got the oil today and she has drunk nearly 300ml in under 1,000 miles. is that right?

yep thats fine

 

[elevensies]

typically 1lt per 1000 miles.

strange though, some go through it, some dont. again typically, after 20 thou miles they dont go through as much.

 

[King Rat]

I would take it all out and start again with what I knew I had put in!

If it is a fairly light on miles engine you need to check the oil on the centre stand after a ride. Let it stand for 10-15 minutes before crawling around under the left pot trying to see the "cunningly hidden from standing view" sight glass.

Many 1150s use oil at a guzzle until about the 20,000 - 25,000, sometimes 30,000 mile mark. Then they just stop using it and go forever after. You can't kill an 1150GS unless it is cremate, or sacrificed as a target for a Challenger Mark II tank!

 

[longdog]

At last, a proper oil thread!!!! None of this technical guff, just apostrophes and the Peoples' Front of Judea

I can't wait until some poor newbie tosser types "oil" into the search function and finds this one










.......or was that "The Judea People's Front"?

 

[King Rat]

It was " The Back to Front People of Judea" I think.