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23-02-17, 01:09 AM | #41 | |
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Re: Anyonen had a stuck oil filter recently?
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as long as its bike oil and 10w40 then its good to go. cheep oil change more often e.g. halfords semi synth bike oil i would say 3k miles but fully synth 3.5-4k miles. dont go beyond 4k miles on any oil. the oil might be ok but the cleaning/clumping agents are gone and its these that keep the internals clean by clumping all the nasty stuff together so it gets caught in the filter media easier. change the filter every oil change especially if your doing short journeys. |
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23-02-17, 03:47 AM | #42 |
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Re: Anyonen had a stuck oil filter recently?
Much appreciated. Doesn't say much about PO that it came supplied with the wrong oil grade... I bet this bike has some lovely surprises in store for me!!
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23-02-17, 10:59 AM | #43 |
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Re: Anyonen had a stuck oil filter recently?
Be positive mate - my bike had the 'wrong grade' oil in it (Top Motul product) because the PO thought if it says 'meets or exceeds all existing specifications' it must be better. He did right by everything else though, so all's well. May be the same for you.
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23-02-17, 11:51 AM | #44 |
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Re: Anyonen had a stuck oil filter recently?
While 10w30 may not be the defacto choice it's still fine for the temperature ranges seen in the UK according to the service manual so I wouldn't even give it a second thought.
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23-02-17, 12:19 PM | #45 |
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Re: Anyonen had a stuck oil filter recently?
Especially with the UK bikes having an oil cooler, which is useful for about 2 weeks per year over here ....
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24-02-17, 12:25 PM | #46 | |
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I've been using this stuff, from an oil and lubricants specialist and it meets all the same standards at £18.99 for 5L. It's a supplier I've used for more specialist lubricants which is why I use them in particular. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121591448043 |
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24-02-17, 12:41 PM | #47 | |
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I went with the Motul kit I posted just for convenience. A local older rider(Older than me! ) Runs a 1,000 cc Honda.I can't remember if it's a Fireblade or a CBR but he buys 25 ltr drums of semi synthetic 10w40 diesel engine oil from a local supplier and is a bit OTT on oil changes around every 1000/1500 miles but one of his Hondas had,at the last time I met him,198,000 miles on the original engine and still sounds sweet. I hope I see him again this summer for an update Last edited by R1ffR4ff; 24-02-17 at 12:50 PM. |
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24-02-17, 12:47 PM | #48 |
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Re: Anyonen had a stuck oil filter recently?
Probably not to be recommended, but when I lived on a farm a while ago we used some stuff called "Agri Castrol" for everything. We had a 205L drum in the workshop with a hand pump to dispense. It went into .. tractor engines, tractor rear end, other hydraulics, chainsaw 2 stoke mix, chainsaw bar oil, our car engine, and of course my motorcycle.
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24-02-17, 12:54 PM | #49 |
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24-02-17, 01:19 PM | #50 |
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Re: Anyonen had a stuck oil filter recently?
Here's a damn good read.I've read a lot on engine oils over the years,
http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/oiltest1.htm |
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