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Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Oil 06/21/08 at 15:06:29 Just wondering what brand of oil most are useing. Is pinzoil 5w 30 OK
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #1 - 06/21/08 at 15:09:44 Motorcycle oil and a lease 10w 40w I use 20w 50w.
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Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: Oil Reply #2 - 06/21/08 at 15:17:43 can I get MC oil at walmart? is it better than just plain oil for cars?thats all we use to use. and can anyone tell me what seafoam is and what it is for?
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #3 - 06/21/08 at 15:19:57 I am using mobil 1 15w50 as for seafoam see the seafoam thread.
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Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: Oil Reply #4 - 06/21/08 at 15:21:41 thanks someone just sent me the seafoam info.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #5 - 06/21/08 at 15:28:14 If you can't find motorcycle oil at wallyworld, rotella 15-40 diesel oil is good. Next is mobil 1 20-50 sin
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barry68v10 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 955 Maryland Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #6 - 06/21/08 at 16:00:34 Amsoil 10-40
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Re: Oil
Reply #7 - 06/21/08 at 22:06:30

Kieth55,
There are plenty of discussions in this forum on oil. Use the search feature, and you'll get more information than you would probably want. As for auto oil, IF you use it, make sure it DOES NOT have the EC (energy conserving) stamp on it. This will usually be on the back of the bottle. If memory serves me right, it contains friction modifiers that our Savages won't like at all. I really didn't bother to memorize all the why. I just filed "EC bad, real bad! No EC." in my wee little brain.

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Oil Reply #8 - 06/21/08 at 22:51:34 I use cheapo Autozone 10-40 and change frequently. 1k-1.5k miles between changes. My next change will be to Mobil 1 20-50 synth just out of curiosity.
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Reply #9 - 06/22/08 at 00:06:26

I use "Castrol Activo" 10-40 I change mine every 500 miles,I know it's way to often but I treat my bike like my dog,the two things I love over all others,and they both repay me in very low maintainance costs,less than $20 for a oil and filter change is very cheap insurance.
My dog "that's God spelled backwards" eats only the best food available,and she goes in for regular checkups.

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Reply #10 - 06/22/08 at 01:04:51

I'm going with what the parts dude at the Suzuki place suggested, 20w/50 OEM Suzuki oil for summer and 10/w40 OEM for when its cooler out.
I told him i didn't care about price and asked which is best to use, the synthetic or dino.. He kinda recommended against the synthetic on his shelf.
Some people here like the synth, some use dino oil.. Theirs lots of opinions on oil around here..

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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #11 - 06/22/08 at 01:21:25 I see it like this I will never ride When it is -20 so there is no need to us 10W 40.
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Starlifter Serious Thumper Offline It only snows seven months of the year here. Posts: 3746 Eastern Michigan Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #12 - 06/22/08 at 07:38:27 No one has ever heard of seafoam around here. I use Mystery Oil. Seems to be about the same stuff as Seafoam. ...edit, oops, this post is suppose to be in the seafoam thread. I use 10W40 full synthic year round. (It's cooler in Michigan.)
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Sandy Koocanusa Serious Thumper Offline Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him. Posts: 1878 Bigfork, MT Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #13 - 06/22/08 at 07:59:22 Starlifter wrote on 06/22/08 at 07:38:27: ...edit, oops, this post is suppose to be in the seafoam thread. LOL. I hate when that happens. Especially when I'm 7 paragraphs into something before I realize it.
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Reply #14 - 06/22/08 at 08:12:00

This has been gone over many times on Corvair forums, as Corvairs are older cars with air cooled engines with flat tappet lifters. Motocycle oils or oils designed for Diesel trucks are best. Regular automotive oil with the energy conserving lable do NOT have enough ZDDP, Zinc. The Zinc provided a lubricant for cams and lifters. Most newer cars are roller lifter/cam and do not require the zinc. The lack of Zinc is starting to make it's face known in the classic car world. For the amount of oil required for our bikes, 2qts, spend the money and get oil designed for them. The owners manual also states 10w40 or 50. The below picture is the cam and lifters from my Corvair. Is the damage going to happen imediately? Doubt it. However, over time, it will show it self.

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