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motor oil, any preferences? |
jfort |
Jun 3 2004, 09:30 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,137 Joined: 5-May 03 From: Findlay, OH Member No.: 652 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I can believe this hasn't been discussed ad nauseum, but I did a search and couldn't find anything. Time to change oil. Any suggestions as to which oil to use?
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ArtechnikA |
Jun 3 2004, 11:05 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
Harley-Davidson used to specify Kendall, a HD dealer or bigger bike shop should carry it in quantity. my preference is Mobil-1 15W-50 -- that 0W stuff is great in modern water-cooled engines designed with appropriate bearing and hydraulic lifter clearances designed for it, but it's much too thin for an air cooled engine...
Jake's said here in the past that he likes Valvoline Full Synthetic and Royal Purple synthetic. i wouldn't use a synthetic as a break-in oil, and when i changed the 911 to Mobil-1 15-50 i did the first couple fo changes pretty close together, with new filters - on the theory that any new sludge they manage to dislodge should be got out quickly. Pennzoil/Castrol don't actually make anything - they're just repackagers. it's your engine, do what you want - but i bet you won't find many builders specifying them for their builds... |
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