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easywriter YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 35 Kansas Gender:	Best Oil for Savage 09/25/09 at 12:20:13 I was about to get a couple of quarts of expensive synthetic car oil from Autozone for my 03 Savage, but then I read how there's special oil just made for motorcycles. What do you use? Why? Where do you get it from? Thanks.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28725 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #1 - 09/25/09 at 12:25:16 Knock yourself out,.... just don't use oils that advertise for increased gas mileage or energy saving.... PS,.. no better way to start a war on this site, than to talk about oil...
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #2 - 09/25/09 at 12:26:21 Klotz from Dennis Kirk
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #3 - 09/25/09 at 12:42:54 castrol power 1 racing 10-40 m/cycle oil
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Re: Best Oil for Savage
Reply #4 - 09/25/09 at 12:49:56

hee hee hee !!

You can count some newbie punching the oil war button at least once every other week, don't cha know it.

Easywriter, punch "ZDDP" into the list's search function and read a bit to get some background information before you go running around in the bowels of the refinery carrying a lit match.

Once you know enough to ask a decent question, then by golly you just go ahead and slap the snot out of that silly looking big red button with the skull and crossbones on it ....

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Reply #5 - 09/25/09 at 12:51:26

I just ran across an interesting website that also has some recommendations: http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Consumables.html

I didn't understand the warnings about energy conserving till this quote: "Avoid oils that say 'energy conserving' in the bottom half of the donut. These oils contain friction modifier additives that could cause clutch slipping over time."

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #6 - 09/25/09 at 12:54:13 You can use corn oil, sewing machine oil, 3 in 1, diesel,castor, or use motorcycle oil its up to you.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12673 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #7 - 09/25/09 at 12:55:52 He's learning .... Pop test question, For 15 points on your final grade, why is Rotella Syn 5w40 the first oil listed on their recommendation listing? PS Bill is already feeling a bit stressed, he has cranked up the nonsense attacks very early already ....
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Reply #8 - 09/25/09 at 13:00:27

Easywriter - in other words, take your pick. You won't get a concensus on oil around here. But you will get tons of good and bad reasons for this, that, and the other.

But from a fairly newbie perspective, such as me, it is fun to watch them duke it out every time someone brings up the "O" word. heehee

Questions on any other topic -- you won't find better answers than here, but oil is a slick subject...

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #9 - 09/25/09 at 13:16:58 Right Baby Hog but some is slicker than others
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Reply #10 - 09/25/09 at 13:22:23

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 09/25/09 at 12:55:52:

For 15 points on your final grade, why is Rotella Syn 5w40 the first oil listed on their recommendation listing?

Sheesh! Didn't mean to start the fire. However, I got an answer to your question. Rotella Syn 5w40 is listed first because it costs the least. In other words, most oils will work so don't knock yourself out trying to find the right answer! (Someday I will be a jedi!)

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #11 - 09/25/09 at 13:26:08 You get what you pay for,The best is never the cheapest.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #12 - 09/25/09 at 13:36:00 Sure about that ? I believe that has been proven wrong many times. But I did buy the most expensive oil for the Bike, so it would be nice if you were right
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kk lewi Full Member Offline Suki Love Rocks! Posts: 134 Eastern NC	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #13 - 09/25/09 at 14:21:42 easywriter wrote on 09/25/09 at 12:51:26: http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Consumables.html That is quite the read.
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: Best Oil for Savage Reply #14 - 09/25/09 at 14:30:09 Most of the oil info is scattered about the forum. Searches will bring up quite a bit. With some good points.Which ones not to use and why=Mostly clutch slippage.And some just opinions. But...I see easywriter is pretty darn smart here already.I like that He is teaching us a few things
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