What engine oil should I put in my 1200?

[Toad]

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Ya Bazzaaardd :jeiger






You do know that a 1200 trespassed on my driveway this week, don't you ???

I refer my friend to post number 2

It was the only post that made any sense

 

[Wapping]

Possibly, and how about a link in there for Wappings oil thread in the font. If you search for oil it doesn't appear in the results ( i assume because there's been no replies on the thread ).

If anyone wants to see it

 

[Big Derek]

I found it fun! And you will be pleased to know my fluids are fine all topped up and under Tossers Orders!

Big D

 

[Myke Rocks]

Yet another stuuuuupid question

Why are some people so obsessed with this silly question?

These bikes hold a lot of oil.

If it is low, it is probably close to a service, so it doesn't matter.

If you are demented enough to wish to top it up, any oil is better than no oil, even if it is not to the bike manufacturer's spec.

Remembering the dilution ratio, this probably won't matter anyway, especially since it probably is close to service.

When changing the oil myself, (yes, some owners know how to, and are not prepared to be stitched by a dealer for doing so), I just go into a local motor factor & purchase 5 litres of any fully synthetic. Don't even look at the spec, because I wouldn't know what it meant anyway, and am not prepared to waste brain cells finding out.
Myke

 

[Callard]

Constructive advice

I wouldn't know what it meant anyway, and am not prepared to waste brain cells finding out.
Myke[/QUOTE]

Probably best eh.............

 

[LittleMark]

:jeiger

 

[WindyChuffer]

Why are some people so obsessed with this silly question?

These bikes hold a lot of oil.

If it is low, it is probably close to a service, so it doesn't matter.

If you are demented enough to wish to top it up, any oil is better than no oil, even if it is not to the bike manufacturer's spec.

Remembering the dilution ratio, this probably won't matter anyway, especially since it probably is close to service.

When changing the oil myself, (yes, some owners know how to, and are not prepared to be stitched by a dealer for doing so), I just go into a local motor factor & purchase 5 litres of any fully synthetic. Don't even look at the spec, because I wouldn't know what it meant anyway, and am not prepared to waste brain cells finding out.
Myke

:jeiger

 

[Dahoum]

:jeiger

Thats a nice looking can of oil

 

[Ali-bear]

A wet clutch is not the only reason to use bike oil, with a dry clutch other reasons to use a bike oil still exist:-

Bike engines rev higher and pistons/cylinders get much hotter than in car engines - this is especially relevant to aircooled engines: car oils could evaporate from bike's hot metal surfaces leaving them unprotected.

To cope with high speed moving parts bike oils have a much greater shear stability than car oils.

Car engines have larger sumps so car oil has a lot less work to do than a bike oil.​

Bike oil is developed in expensive laboratories by people with tall foreheads, consider before sticking Halford's car oil in your engine.

Tony

Sorry but none of this applies to the boxer engine!

FWIW I top up using some cheap but good quality 15w50 bought from my local car parts shop.

 

[miked]

Sorry but none of this applies to the boxer engine!

FWIW I top up using some cheap but good quality 15w50 bought from my local car parts shop.

For what it's worth, in Wapping's post, the guy from Castrol says: "he's heard good things about Castrol High mileage GTX" in GS's.

I also have an email from Redline oils recommending their 20w50 car oil and "not to waste my money" on bike oil for a boxer engine!!

Sorry Proff, bored in my office today!!

 

[Deleted account 190920001]

For what it's worth, in Wapping's post, the guy from Castrol says: "he's heard good things about Castrol High mileage GTX" in GS's.

I also have an email from Redline oils recommending their 20w50 car oil and "not to waste my money" on bike oil for a boxer engine!!

Sorry Proff, bored in my office today!!

Couldn't agree more. The boxer engine is neither high revving nor highly stressed. There are many car engines out there that rev the same and put out similar or higher power to capacity. Car oil has many benefits such as friction modifiers that just cant be used in wet clutch bike engines so it could be argued that car oil is actually better because of this. Do Subaru Impreza or Porsche owners use bike oil? Don't think so and they are all high revving high power boxer engines.

 

[bustupbiker]

Good job Tarka has'nt popped in to read this thread..

 

[(RIP) Proff]

20/50w car oil
pref Castrol

 

[miked]

20/50w car oil
pref Castrol

Nuff said

 

[Chris Terry]

Good source of info...

The manual has a few lines on oil..

 

[Julio de Torremolinos]

20/50w car oil
pref Castrol

+2 ( and many more...)

 

[mechcanico lee]

Some of these oil threads go on and on, folk who swear that you have to use the best quality most expensive oil possible and how THERE bike has got a million miles up it because of the "use of best oils".......but how would you know that if you has used a lesser quality oil it wouldnt of done just as many miles.
I am not saying use cheap nasty oils but just trying to get a point over, is it better to use really good quality oil and do longer mileages between changes or use a cheaper oil and do them more regularly............. i think more regularity is better.

As for the boxer engine, it isnt really a mega revver like a gsxr 600 or summat, it doesnt have a combined gearbox ......hence less shear factor, it doesnt have a wet clutch (friction plate material being carried in the oil), it has a fair sized sump capacity 4L , i work on cars with less than that and there intervals are up to 20k miles oil change intervals and they rev nearly as high.
The moral of the story ....maintain your bike it is important ,but being completly anal over maintanence .........there is just no need for it, just ride the thing and enjoy it .

 

[Pukmeister]

I use a fully synthetic formula 10W50, BMW currently recommend 20W50.

Lets see what BMW are recommending in the next 12 months shall we ???

 

[Bear]

I have in front of me a leaflet with Castrol's name all over it and "BMW recommends Castrol" in the top left corner. For the boxers, it claims that BMW recommend Power 1 Racing 10W-50 for Ultimate Performance and Act>Evo 20W-50 for Trusted Protection. I picked this up when the bike had its last service 6 weeks ago when the dealer used Act>Evo on the grounds that it gave a quieter engine. For what it's worth I use a fully-synthetic Fuchs 10W-50 for topping up on the grounds that I've got a couple of 1 litre bottles in the shed.

 

[Julio de Torremolinos]

Shame that it is hard to get in Spain 10W50, except Mobil-1 5W50. With 70k kilometers on the clock, I will start with this one from 80k service.

Since new, I have used Repsol 20W50 mineral, at 20€ the 5 litre can.