Originally Posted by Luckypants (Post 1886158)

No, not unless your bike is running. The flow valve only opens when the engine is running, which is why it needs connecting to a vacuum spigot on the throttle bodies.

Originally Posted by Viney (Post 1886227)

I have always used scotoiler oil, blue one from new. a Liter bottle lasts almost a year for me and i do around 5k per year.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 1886119)

F##k me, the title's even spelt correctly. Making progress there Kurtis.

Use old engine oil, or if you want something which will stick to the chain a little, mix it up 50-50 with chainsaw oil (which is the scottoiler oil without dye in it). Pretty much anything will work fine, just ensure it has no large contaminants in it.

Originally Posted by kurtis.randle (Post 1886278)

cocky bum. haha

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 1886119)

F##k me, the title's even spelt correctly. Making progress there Kurtis.

Use old engine oil, or if you want something which will stick to the chain a little, mix it up 50-50 with chainsaw oil (which is the scottoiler oil without dye in it). Pretty much anything will work fine, just ensure it has no large contaminants in it.

Originally Posted by Nobbylad (Post 1886122)

Yes.

Prime is basically the maximum flow rate which gets the oil through the tube when you first set it up. Once you have all they air bubbles out etc and the oil is flowing you should set the flow rate back to a different setting....otherwise you'll end up with oil all over the floor and an empty Scottoiler!

You'll have to play with the settings slightly as it isn't very accurate, but the instructions say something like a setting where you achieve 1-2 drops per min I think...in carp conditions (rain/snow), you should set it higher I think and in summer you should lower the setting as the warmer it gets outside, the quicker the oil flows.

If in doubt, rtfm! :cool:

Originally Posted by kurtis.randle (Post 1886335)

different bikes have different specs so they have different vacum pressures i presume so thats why they cant tell you what setting to put it on

Originally Posted by kurtis.randle (Post 1886335)

different bikes have different specs so they have different vacum pressures i presume so thats why they cant tell you what setting to put it on

Originally Posted by jambo (Post 1886353)

the vacuum pressure is irrelevant over a threshold amount that opens the valve. After that ambient temperature, angle the scottoiler's mounted at, viscosity of oil, length of tubing used all play a factor. This is clearly going to be different for just about every bike.

Jambo