Servicing - Oils

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Morning all. My 2014 GSLC is now out of warranty but it needs a 12k service in approx 1000m or 1month. Having seen the cost of BMW servicing I'm doing the costs on doing most of the work myself apart from the valve check (I'll work my way up to that in future). I'm happy changing brake pads and fluids, air filter, oil filter, final drive oil and plugs. My question is on engine oil. Is one 5W40 oil just as good as another? I can get 5L of Shell Helix 5W40 fully synthetic for less than £24 as opposed to the BMW branded 5W40 oil which is £14.99 per litre.

I'm also presuming that if I take the bike to BMW and outline that the filters, plugs, oils etc are done they will still check the valve clearances, reset the service message and stamp the book?
 
Shell don't list an oil for WC 1200, they say,Refer to Technical Call 08007318888
Capacity 4.0 ltr.
Helix is for cars is it not?? Shell advance are their bike oils.
Do you really think they are going to stamp your service book, really?
 
If your buying oil in 4 or 5 litre cans you are going to get it cheaper. JJH
 
JJH said:
If your buying oil in 4 or 5 litre cans you are going to get it cheaper. JJH
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You MUST use motorcycle specific oil - its designed to run with wet clutches as per the LC (older dry clutch BMW bikes could take standard oils) the Castrol oils (synthetic) are fine. you have not a hope in hell of getting them to stamp your work / re-set the computer. they will only stamp service work they have carriried out
 
MrMcNamara said:
You MUST use motorcycle specific oil - its designed to run with wet clutches as per the LC (older dry clutch BMW bikes could take standard oils) the Castrol oils (synthetic) are fine. you have not a hope in hell of getting them to stamp your work / re-set the computer. they will only stamp service work they have carriried out
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No you MUST not. Triumph specificy Mobile 1 for their Trophy 1200. I know I had one. Not unless Mobile 1 is motorcycle specific? JJH
 
If you need the service light resetting, I can do it for a nominal fee.
Have a GS911 in Stockton on Tees.
You want an oil to the following spec SAE 5W-40, API SL / JASO MA2
I use Rock Oil Synthesis 5W-40
 
I think that's perfectly reasonable, and I'm a Geordie living in Yorkshire. I was expecting anything up to and including a crate of beer.
 
Come to Dundee,I will do it for nowt :D
I also use rock oil in my GS, been buying the oil filters from the local dealer,just cos there handy.
The GS LC is an easy bike to service.
 
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