oils

[roly]

i want to change oil in adv and want to change to maybe semi synt or full syn , mobil 1 , motul etc, what do all you guys use .thanks

 

[FatAl]

Rock Oil semi-synth 20/50, lovely green stuff in the engine, Rock Oil semi-synth 75/90 GL5 gear oil elsewhere.

 

[roly]

thanks

 

[T900]

silkolene 20/50 semi synt is the job as its stops the tensioners rattling
at start up. :drackula

 

[oblertone]

This is a subject long debated in these halls, but the concensus seemed to be Castrol GPS for the engine, and Castrol MTX for the transmission and gearbox. Their distribution centre is in Cambridge, order more than £50 and delivery is free !

 

[ELIMINATOR]

Concensus by whom?

I thought most didn't waste their money on bike oils, and used car oil that had the correct prefix letters?

 

[Steve]

Concensus by whom?

I thought most didn't waste their money on bike oils, and used car oil that had the correct prefix letters?

I think that's a concensus of those who can be bothered to have an opinion.

The only prefix letters I worry about are H A L F O R D S or T E S C O

 

[FatAl]

The oil thing is probably the most over done thread on most bike sites(tyres running a close second or even equal). I don't understand why some people on this forum insist on using motorcycle specific oil eg; castrol GPS in a BMW boxer engine. The stuff usually costs a fair bit more than 'car oil' and I fail to see the benefit of using it over a non motorcycle oil. Do they not understand the difference between our bikes and those with combined engine and gearboxes and wet clutches? Even then I know of many people using non motorcycle specific oil in their bikes (with engine/gearbox/wet clutch combinations) for many years without problems. I'm sure a lot of it is all marketing hype.