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| Author: | Mustang505 [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What Oil? |
Hi Guys sure this has been covered a few times before but....... What oil do you use? Not so much the make but what viscosity? Tell you why I ask: I was at one of our local race meetings and a some guy who claimed to be a "Ducati Mechanic" asked what oil i was using - told him Castrol R4 Superbike 5W-40. Big fowns and shakes of the head "not right you should use at least 20W-60" Really? He then went on further to say it will cause most problems with the operation of the clutch..................that's when i stopped listening. I have been using this oil for over a year now and have done 7 race meetings and it been all good. Is 5w-40 too thin for our motors? |
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| Author: | higgy [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Oil? |
0w-40 here,full synthetic I don't think I'd use 5w-40 |
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| Author: | paso750 [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Oil? |
I`m running 20W-50 as recommended in the user manual. (Used Castol mineral in the past now AGIP synthetic) G. |
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| Author: | paso750 [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Oil? |
| Author: | Mustang505 [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Oil? |
G - hence why i stopped listening to the guy........... I had to show him the holes in my clutch cover to prove it's a dry clutch!!! Higgy why 0W and why not specifically 5W? Just means at winter tempertures 0 is slighty thinner than 5. I was more concerned about the 40 but having done a fair bit of research now a 10W40 semi or fully synthetic is recommneded by most for our engine. |
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| Author: | higgy [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Oil? |
0w is completely different than 5w 0w dies not change viscosity regardless of temp |
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| Author: | Andrew2 [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Oil? |
I've run 20/50 mineral in all my bikes ( except the bevel and that could change soon as well) and have never had a problem.I'll be putting the same in the Sport when it's time. Cheers A2 |
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| Author: | JoKing [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Oil? |
Bevel: HD50 Oil 907 w ST3 engine: 10W50 The lower number can roughly be seen as the value for the viscosity when cold-starting the engine. The higher number shows abstract the temperature where the critical viscosity is reached. My Bevel is nearly never "cold started" so it gets the HD50... |
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