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Subject: Please help
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tdh144 12.10.09 - 10:38am
Can anyone tell me if it would be a very good idea to put Castrol Sport 10w60 full synthethic oil into my aircooled scooter? The gearbox uses its own oil - otherwise what is the BEST OIL to add to it? I do alot of 7km journeys and now and then drive it for 80-90 km without stopping * +
campa 12.10.09 - 10:48am
use an oil specifically formulated for scooters. Ask at your bike shop for the recommended oil * +
tdh144 12.10.09 - 01:10pm
They recommend 10w40 so isnt the 10w60 better? Lots of people say its just a myth- car and bike oils are the same * +
campa 12.10.09 - 01:21pm
then use 10w40. Engines use and abuse oil in different ways. Air cooled engines take alot of the heat thru the oil. It has different requirements from the oil than a water cooked car engine. Always use the recommended oil. * +
campa 12.10.09 - 01:23pm
*cooled* not cooked lol although that seems apt. * +
campa 12.10.09 - 01:24pm
i drive an air cooled camper and would never use fully synthetic oil-it can't cope with the heat and breaks down, making it useless * +
tdh144 12.10.09 - 06:14pm
But the full synthetic oil can take much more heat than the semi synthetic - isnt it so? 10w40 or 10w60 the heat range the full synthetic is w20 more than the semi-s-- so I dont understand and tests prove that full- synthetic oil's lubrication is very-very good * +
slick_01 12.10.09 - 06:24pm
I use Mobil 1 full synthetic oil in my supra and its amongst the best * +
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