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savage777
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Auto oil vs. motorcycle oil
11/10/05 at 10:08:42
I changed my oil yesterday and actually used Suzuki oil instead of Valvoline Durablend 10w40.....Man what a difference! The clutch is more responsive and the whole engine seems to run better. I'd heard that you should'nt use car oil in bikes with a wet clutch but did anyway, because I'd heard other people say that it doesn't matter. It sure did in my bike . It's much quieter and smoother running also. I had noticed that whenever I changed the oil before the clutch would feel funny for 50 or 60 miles but this was an immediate difference I could tell as soon as I squeezed the clutch to put it into 1st gear. it didn't " pop" like it always had before.
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11/10/05 at 12:38:45
What's the price difference?
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11/10/05 at 13:35:52
Amazingly not much. I think the filter retails at 5 somethin and the oil @ 3 bucks a quart but I get 20% off retail because we ( my car dealership where I work in parts) trades with the Suzuki dealer at 20% off so it works out pretty well. I thinkl I paid around $12.00 for the filter and 3 quarts of oil.
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11/10/05 at 15:03:31
this is a subject that has been discussed ad nausem, for the past several years.
98,000 miles on my 81 gn400 using delco 400 10-40, nuff said.
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11/10/05 at 21:17:24
You felt the diff, not because the Suzuki oil is good, but because what You had in the bike was bad ! If You don't believe me, please check what is writen on the Suzuki oil bottle.
I can tell You- " 4 CYCLE MOTOR OIL " /unless you put some synthetic oil/. 4 cycle motor oil doesn't mean motorcycle oil. You actually put a regular Suzuki car oil, sold by the motorcycle dealership. Check to see will You find anywhere on the bottle mentioning that this oil is designed for motorcycle engine !
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11/11/05 at 10:28:14
Actually the oil I used said " 4- cycle oil for use in ALL Suzuki motorcycles and ATV's requiring 10w40 oil"
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11/11/05 at 10:29:35
And as far as the oil had been using being bad, it happened only after I changed the oil not after a period of use.
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11/14/05 at 05:51:19
Ok, so how much did you pay for 2 qts of oil?
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