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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Oil weight? /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1384258702 Message started by Jsud04 on 11/12/13 at 04:18:22 |
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Title: Oil weight? Post by Jsud04 on 11/12/13 at 04:18:22 Should I stick with 10-40 or change up to a different weight? |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by Dave on 11/12/13 at 04:33:56 You did not give us much information. Where do you live, how cold is it there, how long is your ride, is the bike kept in a heated garage or left out in the cold..... Here is some good reading for you to find the answer to your question. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1366651397 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1181745927 |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by Jsud04 on 11/14/13 at 05:02:32 I live in virginia USA. Bike is kept in a unheated shed. Running bike master 10w-40. Sees 20s in the winter and 100s in the summers. The coldest I will likely ride it is 50... |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/14/13 at 06:54:28 Rotella T, 15-40,, save $$, keep that engine alive, too,, |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by ZAR on 11/14/13 at 08:05:12 6B747275686F5E6E5E66747833010 wrote:
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by Jsud04 on 11/15/13 at 14:58:04 356? Or 10-40 winter and 15 summer? |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by oldNslow on 11/15/13 at 15:58:15 Quote:
Rotella T is 15-40. That's fine for the temps you are likely to encounter in Va. year round. Rotella T6 is 5-40. Also fine but since it's synthetic it costs almost twice as much and if you change your oil every 3500 miles ( Suzuki's recommended interval) it isn't worth the extra money IMO. |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by Serowbot on 11/15/13 at 17:06:59 0D3432232235347773470 wrote:
Heck,.. I'd go 365... no use changin' for 9 days... ;D... |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by Gyrobob on 11/15/13 at 17:07:11 46787975677B7A140 wrote:
So,.. if I spend the extra money for T6, I'll be spending an extra dollar a month overall to have synthetic oil. Even though I am a social security type, I think I'll stick with T6. |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by oldNslow on 11/15/13 at 17:30:14 Quote:
Only reason to use synthetic rather than conventional oil IMO is if you plan on extending the change interval significantly. If you're dumping it every 3500 miles it aint even worth the extra buck a month as far as I'm concerned. :) |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by Jsud04 on 11/15/13 at 17:42:33 BAM... I got it. |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by ZAR on 11/15/13 at 18:31:31 665F5948495E5F1C182C0 wrote:
Jsud I'm in Kentucky,and ride at least a little every month year-round. I think our climates are about the same and the 15-40 Rotella T works just fine year-round. |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by Gyrobob on 11/15/13 at 20:18:19 6E50515D4F53523C0 wrote:
There are two other reasons,.. and I'll admit they are not a very big deal. (but neither is a buck a month, eh?) 1. Synthetic holds its film strength better in higher pressure and/or higher temperature situations. Most times the operating conditions in the derated Savage motor don't come anywhere near needing this extra film strength, but for a price of taking the ex-girlfriend to McDs one time, I can afford the luxury. 2. For the folks living in colder climates that might want to start the thing up when it is really cold, T6 stays runny even at temps well below freezing. Remember what I said, now,... these are not hugely important factors. I feel like splurging on T6 because the additional expense is next to nil, so it isn't much of a splurge. If I rode the bike for an hour or more every few days, with T6 I wouldn't change it every 3,500 miles. I'd go for a lot longer than that. |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by Oldfeller on 11/16/13 at 04:35:40 If you flog your motor at high speed a lot T6 is a good idea for you. T6 is also a heat proof oil, able to withstand thermal abuse much better than dino oils. However, if you ride conservatively you don't need that function either. So, run T6 for a year and not have to worry about overheating or abuse factors during that time, or use normal oil and change it more frequently. Your bike, your riding style, your pick. |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/16/13 at 07:02:21 If someone sees their Rotella T useage increase at about 1,500 miles on it, like I did, & they swap to synth & DONT see that increase, then there is a real good demonstration of the synth holding up better to the shearing of the oil. Im Guessing it was shear causing the marked increase in use. I can picture anything else causing it, |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by pgambr on 11/16/13 at 14:50:23 Should I put that in my f-150 as well? |
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Title: Re: Oil weight? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/17/13 at 08:08:43 My F150 Calls for 10/40. I ran the 15/40 for a few years. The engine has close to 200,000 on it,, I reall dont know, because the speedo doesnt work right, didnt when I got it,, so, it says about 160,000,, now, how many miles have slipped by? I dunno,, anyway,, I was getting lifter clatter. Not immediately, it took a coupla years,, was it gonna do that anyway? I dunno. I went back to 10/40. I didnt see an immediate improvement,, its still there, not sure its better. Cold, its sposed to flow as if its the lower number, hot, its sposed to flow like the higher number, SO, its almost always getting what will behave as 40 weight, so how could it be a problem with the lfters? Im not seein it. I just decided to see if I could note an obvious difference,, I cant,, SO, In answer to your question. Im going back to the 15/40 in the truck. Its In the lawnmower & backhoe. My mower is an MTD 2 cylinder, has a filter, so it has a pump, Its 7 years old & we have a big yard & I abused it by clearing some brush, meaning to walk thru you needed a machete. The area was about 7500 square feet, but I didnt just try to roll right thru it, I just whittled the edges. Took 3 years to win that,, Anyway, Ive seen mowers like that crapped out, burning oil, no power in way less time.. Ive run the heck out of it & its hangin in there just fine,,truck doesnt use oil at all,, |
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