Which Oil? Yet again.

Hi all,

Firstly i will apologise for this post as i am sure that this question has been asked many times over. Can anyone reccomend an oil for my SV650 (K3) it has been dealer serviced recently but due to my high milage i feel i should change the oil and filter often. Do i require a premum/special oil due to the wet clutch system or would a bottle of halfords 10/40 semi synthetic do just as good a job?

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=169562

[Biker Biggles]

Or see the sticky at the topof this page^

[Geodude]

Sid Squids advice;

Engine oil for the Suzuki SV650 and SV1000, all years, all types.

The manufacturer recommends that you use a 10W40 oil that conforms to the API SF or SG standard, for the purposes of this piece this can be considered equivalent to the JASO MA standard. Either, (or possibly both), of those will be written on the container, if neither are there I recommend against using it*. It should be motorcycle specific engine oil*.

There are seemingly endless differing opinions on which oil you should use, but if you were to use a known brand**, motorcycle specific oil conforming to the above standards, all will be well.

A brief and entirely unscientific straw poll amongst a few knowledgeable persons suggested that most, (not all), would choose semi synthetic.

Check your oil level regularly and often, do not allow it to fall below the minimum level. Change the engine oil regularly, at least as often as the recommended intervals. Fit a new filter when specified too, there are many pattern filters available, their quality varies, I recommend using an original Suzuki filter unless you have an alternative the quality of which is known to be at least equivalent to the original Suzuki filter.

*There are those who have used other oils with success, but I'm not going to recommend that you do as there are far too many types of oil and variables in conditions of use to be able to give a definitive answer.
**From motorcycle shops in the UK this will likely include, but is not limited to; Castrol, Putoline, Rock Oil, Shell, Silkolene. The car accessory shop Halfords sell motorcycle specific 10W40 oil which is quite popular.

Halfords 10/40 semi synthetic in mine which seems to do a good job (so far )

HTH

[andrewsmith]

as Geodude

There isn't much in Semi synths, with the cheaper end having a slightly different forumulation (the HG's, halfords as examples) to the high quality oils (Motul, Putoline, Rock Oil etc...)

Mines had HG semi synth few times and its ok on it, usually needs changed around 3k (intervals 3.5K), Putoline is my personal preference seems to last quite well.

Yep, just 10/40 semi-synthetic, just make sure its for motorbikes and you'll be ok. You'll be looking at about £25 for Castrol from the bike shop for 4 Litres as a guide.