Can i use Castrol GTX

[HR0]

Yes I have done the search thing and looked through many pages of coment but my question still remains

1st time GSer 12k 1150adv bike
1ST top up needed

will castrol GTX be ok
if not what???
ta
Hamish

 

[wessie]

I have. Dealer puts in Castrol GPS. I top up with GTX Eurolight 10w/40

The bike has done nearly 30k without seizing

 

[Bryn]

Used GTX Magnatec for my last two changes on 1150... started using it at 15000 miles....

 

[Le singe]

Castrol GTX2,13€ for 5 litres,zero problems.

 

[DrAlf]

GTX for me too

 

[Jimb]

Dr Alf

Would that be the marine type GTX for you, I take my cap off to you.

 

[HR0]

GTX magna it is then

thanks
H

 

[HR0]

just got the GTX MAGNATEC at halfords less than £20.00 and a free hat. BMW williams F1 base ballcap

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

BMW williams F1 base ballcap


must be pretty small - left or r ight ball ??

is it comfortable ?

can you get a cap for each ball ?

is it more comfortable than a buttpad ?

pics please? .....er, on second thoughts....

 

[Taipan]

With a BMW it has a dry clutch so the friction modifiers normally found in car oils, and responsible for killing wet clutches, dont apply here. So it should be ok on that side of things.

What does apply, is typically non water cooled engines like the BMW lump have bigger tolerances and are not really suited to synthetics as they can be too thin.

As with any oil discussion there will be loads of people using full synths with no problems. You pays yer money, you takes your choice.

I spoke to a guy recently who used a Castrol full synth in his R1100 and his bike developed a noisy cam chain adjuster when starting up when the engine was hot. Reverting to dino (mineral) oil cured it.