just changed oil in gearbox/final drive came out grey in colour no metal particals in oil no leaks in either unit,it was halfords 80/90 ep is this normal?
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How long in time since it was changed? Same question in miles?
I changed the oil in my FD Divvy and it was light chocolate colour! No problems since changing.
I changed the oil in my FD Divvy and it was light chocolate colour! No problems since changing.
12 months/8000 miles
,it was halfords 80/90 ep is this normal?
You must use GL5 specification oil.
Most 80/90 gear oils are only GL4. Was this one GL5 ??.
That maybe because it's synthetic.
The halfords standard 80/90 treacle used to be only GL4
yes it is GL5
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Just to drag this thread out to the point of despair, silkolene do a v-twin specific (Oilheads are flat twins, I know 
) GL5 spec 80w/90 gear oil as well as 20w/50 semi-synthetic engine oil for 'twins' too. This should now end for ever the GS oil debates. 
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-859-silkolene-v-twin-80w90-gear-oil.aspx
) GL5 spec 80w/90 gear oil as well as 20w/50 semi-synthetic engine oil for 'twins' too. This should now end for ever the GS oil debates. http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-859-silkolene-v-twin-80w90-gear-oil.aspx
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it wont
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Dead right it won't.
How does this silkolene oil know it's in say a 500cc twin and not a 1000cc four, and what's the difference anyway (no, not between the twin and the four, I mean the oil..) I assume it listens to the beat and then lubricates appropriately?
To get back 'on-thread', the only time I've seen grey coloured oil coming out of my gearbox was on an 1100 when the colour was due to aluminium particles wearing from the selector forks, which evertually were too forked to select.
How does this silkolene oil know it's in say a 500cc twin and not a 1000cc four, and what's the difference anyway (no, not between the twin and the four, I mean the oil..) I assume it listens to the beat and then lubricates appropriately?
To get back 'on-thread', the only time I've seen grey coloured oil coming out of my gearbox was on an 1100 when the colour was due to aluminium particles wearing from the selector forks, which evertually were too forked to select.
Dead right it won't.
How does this silkolene oil know it's in say a 500cc twin and not a 1000cc four, and what's the difference anyway (no, not between the twin and the four, I mean the oil..) I assume it listens to the beat and then lubricates appropriately?
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It should be re-branded "gullible oil". It enables them to sell a standard oil as something special ( read the blurb, it must be true) , which strangely enough also entails an increase in price.
They also do a special twin engine oil. I've never noticed an epidemic of twin cylinder engine failures in the past due to inadequate oil.
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What would one use in a three cylinder engine?, a castrol rep told me once aftre me asking what "agriultural oil was", he said "farmers would not pay the price of oil (sounds correct) so the renamed it to agri whatever! and iis cheaper. bullshit baffles brains.
Dave gs.
What would one use in a three cylinder engine?, a castrol rep told me once aftre me asking what "agriultural oil was", he said "farmers would not pay the price of oil (sounds correct) so the renamed it to agri whatever! and iis cheaper. bullshit baffles brains.
Dave gs.
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look at the sae ,if it suits ur bike an u like the colour of the tin,,,use it
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