Which oil? - Page 5 - SV650.org

31-08-07, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lissa

I bet rf9rider wishes he'd never asked the question now

I know I wish I'd never read all the replies

My brain hurts

I only wanted to know whether to use full or semi synthetic.
I read the first reply, then left the rest to you lot to sort out between yourselves.

31-08-07, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhythmJunkie

Ahem! Put the Prada weapons down for a moment and read this!

Its worth scrolling down the page and downloading the free PDF 123 page book.

http://www.motor-oil-engineers.com/index.html

Yeah, but he's a Yank. They always talk complete bollix anyways. I wouldnt believe a word of it.

Sean

Spanner Man · 31-08-07, 07:07 AM

Morning all.
Aint life great! I come into work for another 12 hour grind, fire my pc up, only to find that old Baldy has been spouting tosh in my abscence! (apart from the bit about Yanks talking cobblers)

I would like to state that at no time have I borrowed any of his feminine items of clothing for the simple reason that they wouldn't fit me, for they would be so huge on my 16 stone frame a good gust of wind would blow me into the next county! I'm not saying he's fat or anything, but his High school photographs were aerial ones! MIAOWWW!
And I certainly wont be giving him the Prada bag back, for it matches my lurex dress & tiara perfectly, he can have the lipstick though, it wasn't my shade.

Rf9rider, I bet indeed you wish that you had never posed the question

. This subject always seems to start a healthy debate (well that's one word for it).

Rhythmjunkie old chap, I Stock Shell VSX ultra 10/40 fully synthetic, which would cost another 5 or 6 quid. I can usually fit in an oil change at pretty short notice, & can do it late in the day should you not be able to get here until say early evening. Give me a yell on ; 01623 757887 & we'll arrange it.

Cheers.

31-08-07, 07:11 AM

Actually, old Southern one, my school photos were hand painted by Orlando Sunderland, i think thats his name anyway as they had a stamp at the bottom right that said O.S

Sean

Spanner Man · 31-08-07, 07:43 AM

Very witty o Portly Pillock I would have thought that OS stood for 'orrible sight' in your case! Now BOG OFF & let me do some work!

03-09-07, 12:25 AM

Here is a chap whose SV was runing OK at 180,000 and he utlized Rotella non-synthetic...
http://socalsvriders.org/forums/show...?postid=217722

northwind · 03-09-07, 01:37 PM

I think the best answer to "which oil" is "enough oil", if we spent as much time checking oil levels as we do endlesly debating what sort of ex-dinosaur we use, we'd destroy less engines. I'd sooner try and lube an SV with 2 litres of chip fat than with 100 ml of Royal Purple.

03-09-07, 01:47 PM

Semi synthetic, that'll do.

And remmber to let your engine warm up before thrashing it

Matt

13-09-07, 09:15 PM

Synthetic is great, especially for High reving quick temp changing machines. and R4 is a good one.
Otherwise I've run Castrol GPS with no noticable side effects...
...If you buy GPS, DON'T! You will save yourself a few quid by buying Castrol GP instead, it's meant to be Mineral, but is in actual fact GPS in a different bottle. (I have a friend who used to work for Castrol...) Aparently it's cheaper to stick the expensive stuff in the cheaper bottle, than it is to strip down and change their machinery!

31-08-07, 07:07 AM	#43
Spanner Man Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunbury Middlesex Posts: 1,396	Re: Which oil? Morning all. Aint life great! I come into work for another 12 hour grind, fire my pc up, only to find that old Baldy has been spouting tosh in my abscence! (apart from the bit about Yanks talking cobblers) I would like to state that at no time have I borrowed any of his feminine items of clothing for the simple reason that they wouldn't fit me, for they would be so huge on my 16 stone frame a good gust of wind would blow me into the next county! I'm not saying he's fat or anything, but his High school photographs were aerial ones! MIAOWWW! And I certainly wont be giving him the Prada bag back, for it matches my lurex dress & tiara perfectly, he can have the lipstick though, it wasn't my shade. Rf9rider, I bet indeed you wish that you had never posed the question. This subject always seems to start a healthy debate (well that's one word for it). Rhythmjunkie old chap, I Stock Shell VSX ultra 10/40 fully synthetic, which would cost another 5 or 6 quid. I can usually fit in an oil change at pretty short notice, & can do it late in the day should you not be able to get here until say early evening. Give me a yell on ; 01623 757887 & we'll arrange it. Cheers. __________________ Spanner Man http://stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/default.html

31-08-07, 07:11 AM	#44
Balddood Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Which oil? Actually, old Southern one, my school photos were hand painted by Orlando Sunderland, i think thats his name anyway as they had a stamp at the bottom right that said O.S Sean

31-08-07, 07:43 AM	#45
Spanner Man Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunbury Middlesex Posts: 1,396	Re: Which oil? Very witty o Portly Pillock I would have thought that OS stood for 'orrible sight' in your case! Now BOG OFF & let me do some work! __________________ Spanner Man http://stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/default.html

03-09-07, 12:25 AM	#46
pilot Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Which oil? Here is a chap whose SV was runing OK at 180,000 and he utlized Rotella non-synthetic... http://socalsvriders.org/forums/show...?postid=217722

03-09-07, 01:37 PM	#47
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Re: Which oil? I think the best answer to "which oil" is "enough oil", if we spent as much time checking oil levels as we do endlesly debating what sort of ex-dinosaur we use, we'd destroy less engines. I'd sooner try and lube an SV with 2 litres of chip fat than with 100 ml of Royal Purple. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

03-09-07, 01:47 PM	#48
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Which oil? Semi synthetic, that'll do. And remmber to let your engine warm up before thrashing it Matt

13-09-07, 09:15 PM	#49
scifibloke Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Which oil? Synthetic is great, especially for High reving quick temp changing machines. and R4 is a good one. Otherwise I've run Castrol GPS with no noticable side effects... ...If you buy GPS, DON'T! You will save yourself a few quid by buying Castrol GP instead, it's meant to be Mineral, but is in actual fact GPS in a different bottle. (I have a friend who used to work for Castrol...) Aparently it's cheaper to stick the expensive stuff in the cheaper bottle, than it is to strip down and change their machinery!