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16-05-12, 09:00 AM | #1 |
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Fully synthetic oil?
From doing a bit of reading on the forum, I'm guessing bikes just dont use fully synthetic oil like most modern cars require? Do most people use semi synthetic over regular synthetic then? looking at changing the oil on my 05 bike and not sure which oil to buy. I have some good 10w40 car oil, would this do the job just as well?
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16-05-12, 09:05 AM | #2 |
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Re: Fully synthetic oil?
One of the sticky posts at the top of this section may be of interest to you:
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=125457
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16-05-12, 09:23 AM | #3 |
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Re: Fully synthetic oil?
Yea that's more or less what I'm asking you guys..does no-one use fully synthetic for bike engines for any reason, is it bad for them for any reason? In terms of cars its definitly better oil, I would of thought the same for bikes. But people seem to use semi synthetic.
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Just save your money and use Halfords motorcycle specific 10W40 oil
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I use Silkolene Comp 4
Never had any issues with it, and its not too expensive neither.
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There are significant differences between oils designed for bikes and those for cars. remember in bikes the oils must also work within the gearbox and clutch systems.
Just like with cars, you can find mineral, semi synth and full syth oils for bikes. some bikes are designed to use a full synth bike oil. the SV is not such a bike. therefore use the oil that the SV is designed to use. A semi synth. The Halfrauds/ Hein Gerricke is good enough. If you must use a named brand use Castrol Power 1 (GPS)
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I currently use Halfords Fully Synthetic Bike oil as it''s not a lot more than semi and is longer lasting. I have always used fully synthetic car oil in my bikes to no ill effect.
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do not use fully synth car oil in your bike as your bike has a wet clutch and the car oil will ruin the clutch plates due to the modifiers in the oil. only use bike specific oil in your bike as its designed to be used with wet clutches.
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I said this:
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There are people on the forum who are experts in oil design. I am not one. I am by profession/training an automotive engineer who spent a number of years on engine design. We didn't design the oil for our engines. We advised the lubricant manufacturers of the day the operating parameters and they designed the oils. Just because car oils didn't break your engine, doesn't mean they are best suited compared to oils designed for the operating conditions of a slow reving v twin motorcycle.
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