Bargain oil?

[slparry]

http://direct.asda.com/Castrol-Motorcyc ... lt,pd.html

[ted]

has anyone used 10/40W in theirs?

[Dai wiskers]

I use anything i can get for a decent price it's a low reving twin with a dry clutch and a seperate gearbox as long as the oil is clean it's good

[Twinspark]

I use anything i can get for a decent price it's a low reving twin with a dry clutch and a seperate gearbox as long as the oil is clean it's good

We've just been debating the use of 20W50 Halford's 'Classic' oil elsewhere...

Mind you, Wilkinson's will sell you 5lt of 20W50 dino oil for less than a tenner!

But the Halfords comes in a lovely metal can.

[Dai wiskers]

I use anything i can get for a decent price it's a low reving twin with a dry clutch and a seperate gearbox as long as the oil is clean it's good

We've just been debating the use of 20W50 Halford's 'Classic' oil elsewhere...

Mind you, Wilkinson's will sell you 5lt of 20W50 dino oil for less than a tenner!

But the Halfords comes in a lovely metal can.

I'm running wilkinsons 15/40 diesel oil at the minute it seems like good stuff [well the motor is still in one piece and it has'nt turned to jelly] also it seems to need less topping up than it did after the last oil change [halfords semi synthetic ] it was on offer!
in the garage i have a 5 galon drum of morris 10/40 guess whats going in next

[el-nicko]

Anyone got any thoughts?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Comma-PRE1G-Pre ... 07&sr=1-43

[Dai wiskers]

Should be fine for the summer Nick in the winter i would look for something thinner but wilkinson do have some bargain oil's at the right price
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/car-mainte ... vt/0077177 this is what i am running but have a look at this http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/car-mainte ... effc997dc8
summer and winter taken care of Dai

[el-nicko]

That's a good deal Dai. I'm useing Silkolene Synthetic Ester 15W50 at the mo. I'm wondering if I could save a few quid by replacing it with this cheap-as-chips stuff. I rarely put my engine under any great strain unless I'm on an M-way and then it's usualy less than 3 figure speeds for an hour or so.

[Dai wiskers]

I would think any motor oil that was suitable for a turbo engine would be more than good enough as a turbo spins upwards from 20,000rpm

[el-nicko]

I would think any motor oil that was suitable for a turbo engine would be more than good enough as a turbo spins upwards from 20,000rpm

You don't think there's any problem switching from a synthetic to a mineral?

[Dai wiskers]

You should be fine switching that way the problems arise when you do it the other way round, with a mineral oil you get sludge deposits if your late changing the oil when you then switch to a synthetic oil after sludge builds up the synthetic will loosen the sludge causing oilways to block
If changing from mineral to synthetic best to do a parrafin flush first to get the sludge out

[el-nicko]

Cheers mate. That's what I needed to know. I think I'll be filling 'The Old Girl' up with the cheaper option 20W50 come the next oil-change.

[slparry]

this is probably perfect

http://www.gulfoil.co.uk/gulf_lubricant ... index.html

[Dai wiskers]

this is probably perfect

http://www.gulfoil.co.uk/gulf_lubricant ... index.html

Be perfect if you have a Harley in the garage

[el-nicko]

Wot he sed.