popeyethesailor
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In a 
near me castrol power 1 racing 10w40 £3.10
A litre !!
near me castrol power 1 racing 10w40 £3.10A litre !!
Tesco castrol power 1 racing £3.10
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skywalker
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That would be good if it was 10/50 Power 1 Full synthetic !!
popeyethesailor
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I know I got all excited at first 
Www.moto-oil.co.uk £39.98 for 4 litres Castrol power 1 racing 10W50 fully synthetic with free delivery. Works out at £9.99 a litre. I doubt you'll find it cheaper anywhere else.
kimbo
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A darn sight cheaper than buying it at punters prices over the counter at your local franchised stealership.
1130cc
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Thanks for the heads up, have just ordered some.
They are still charging£48.50 on ebay.
Roymondo
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The Power 1 10W-50 might be BMW's currently recommended oil, but the much cheaper 10W-40 stuff mentioned still exceeds their specifications and would do the job perfectly well, without being "reassuringly expensive".
Well said that man! Whilst not down playing the boxer motor any well specified oil will do that motor its not a Moto gp racer. I can't understand the reasoning behind spending more money than required on engine oil, better to get the required spec at the cheapest price and replace it when it needs done.
Roymondo
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While it could (and almost certainly will!) be argued that the air-cooled boxer is potentially harder on its oil than a watercooled unit due to uneven cooling with no thermostatic control and thus warrants use of a higher spec oil, it is also true that the gearbox is separately lubed and the clutch is not running in the oil either so it doesn't need a "motorcycle specific" (pronounced "expensive") lubricant.
My approach has always been simply to use an oil that meets (or exceeds) the manufacturer's specifications, is in the right viscosity range and change it at the prescribed intervals. I'll leave the manufacturers and oil companies to sort out their own cosy little marketing arrangements
While it could (and almost certainly will!) be argued that the air-cooled boxer is potentially harder on its oil than a watercooled unit due to uneven cooling with no thermostatic control and thus warrants use of a higher spec oil, it is also true that the gearbox is separately lubed and the clutch is not running in the oil either so it doesn't need a "motorcycle specific" (pronounced "expensive") lubricant.
My approach has always been simply to use an oil that meets (or exceeds) the manufacturer's specifications, is in the right viscosity range and change it at the prescribed intervals. I'll leave the manufacturers and oil companies to sort out their own cosy little marketing arrangements
I am not going to totally diagree with you re being hard on oil, but the motor is spinning at about only just over half the revs of a hyper sports water cooled motor. local heat build up, due to high engine speeds can be very hard on oils and the boxer motor is engineered to work with oils which are not hyper grade whereas high spec high performance engines are designed to run high spec racing grade oils. I liken it spending too much money on high spec soft compound race spec tyres as much the same as the oil issue. After use the product has not really done the job is was designed to do, the tyre is usually bald down the middle and the oil never was really stressed
The real benifit is generally speaking all in the mind but if it gives you confidence and money is no option then hell go spend
itspilsbury
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In a
A litre !!
went to 3 large Tescos it was £12 a litre....
1130cc
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I just wanted match the exact oil that Bahnstormer in Alton uses, as that is what is in my bike.
I guess I could just use Halfords 10W40 Motorcycle oil, as it is designed for Motorbikes.
I guess I could just use Halfords 10W40 Motorcycle oil, as it is designed for Motorbikes.
Oh God, another oil thread.
Try to do someone a favour passing on details of a good deal and look what happens.
FWIW if you want the cheapest bargain you can buy Unipart Pro 300 20W50 Mineral oil of a suitable API SF/CC specification for boxers (not sure about newer twin cams here) for about £19 for 5 litres including VAT.
It's meant to be for older non-turbo cars, yet it meets the BMW oil spec in the handbook (page 148 in mine.)
Enough about oil already, life's too short.
Yeah, I noticed that too, hence my link to their direct web page.
Try to do someone a favour passing on details of a good deal and look what happens.
FWIW if you want the cheapest bargain you can buy Unipart Pro 300 20W50 Mineral oil of a suitable API SF/CC specification for boxers (not sure about newer twin cams here) for about £19 for 5 litres including VAT.
It's meant to be for older non-turbo cars, yet it meets the BMW oil spec in the handbook (page 148 in mine.)
Enough about oil already, life's too short.
Yeah, I noticed that too, hence my link to their direct web page.
Roymondo
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Nah - 20W/50 is too thick for the twin-cams (according to the manual).
Not according to BMW's website.
They say
Ultimate Protection - Power 1 Racing 10W-50
Trusted Protection - act>evo 20W-50
So go with a good oil that meets the spec., as others have said.
