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Rotella T-6 5w-40 Synthetic oil useage on Dragon (Read 867 times)
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Rotella T-6 5w-40 Synthetic oil useage on Dragon
08/09/10 at 10:58:57
OK, I'm back from the second mountain run this summer, one Dragon Run and one Black Line Run. I added 1/3 quart total to replace what was used and this is after both the two high speed runs (plus mileage running around town between the runs and the 800 interstate miles to get to and from the Dragon run thrown on top of that).
That's not a lot of oil useage considering what you all saw me do to that crankcase of oil during the two runs.
Rotella T-6 full synthetic is now selling at your local Wal-Mart for $19 a gallon
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If you buy it at Advanced Auto it will cost you $23 a gallon for the exact same jug.
Both T-6 and the dino Rotella T now both carry
each
of the two JASO ratings right on the bottle now along with every car and diesel rating you can imagine. No energy star -- known to be motorcycle clutch friendly.
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Re: Rotella T-6 5w-40 Synthetic oil useage on Drag
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08/09/10 at 11:37:38
I ask the girl in Wal-mart about that t-6 she said that not for motorcycles.
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bill67 wrote
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I ask the girl in Wal-mart about that t-6 she said that not for motorcycles.
And I trust everything a Wal-mart employee tells me...lol
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08/09/10 at 12:19:43
That's OK, Bill. WalMart sells Seafoam.
Oldfeller, I am a little curious about your oil usage. I have two lawn tractors, one with a Briggs & Stratton engine and one with a Kohler. Both say to use SAE 30 at temperatures above freezing; both say to use SAE 5W-30 below freezing. Both say the multi-viscosity oil is OK above freezing, but say oil consumption will be higher. Have you compared oil usage of the T-6 oil to consumption of other grades under similar driving conditions?
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08/09/10 at 13:05:44
Read on the bottle of t=6 were doe it say motorcycles
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08/09/10 at 13:10:30
Newer lawn mowers are saying 10-30, But I wouldn't use 5-30 in a motorcycle
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08/09/10 at 20:52:48
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Read on the bottle of t=6 were doe it say motorcycles
JASO MA rated....says so right on the jug.
'Nuff said.
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08/10/10 at 05:47:30
For 4-stroke gasoline engines, the JASO T904 standard is used, and is particularly relevant to motorcycle engines. The JASO T904-MA and MA2 standards are designed to distinguish oils that are approved for wet clutch use.
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08/10/10 at 05:52:29
If they can write JASO they should be able to write motorcycle,I don't think any motorcycle company recommends 5-40 oil.
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08/10/10 at 06:46:37
Rotella dino works for me...works fine. Does anyone really care??? These aren't track bikes...
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08/10/10 at 07:04:27
Judging by the fervency of oil discussions on this and other forums, quite a few people care. And at least some of them are quite passionate about their beliefs.
I cannot speak for all motorcycle makers, nor all models. But the Owner's Manuals for the three bikes I own (Kawasaki 250 Ninja; Kawasaki BN125; Suzuki LS650) recommend nothing lighter than 10W-30. None recommend a 5W-anything for any temperature. My Kawasaki Mule 610 is the same.
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08/10/10 at 07:38:49
My bad, I guess some folks just like to talk about oil.
Personally, I've been using Rotella 15-40 in my Trooper because it has a known flaw in the oil drain back hole design for the piston rings (in other words, it burns oil). Using the Rotella (suggested in a Trooper forum) has helped.
I was thrilled when I joined this forum and discovered the same oil was working fine for our bikes.
I'll quietly bow out now...have fun!
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08/10/10 at 08:13:33
If anyone can tell me a oil thats not working fine,They win 1st prize
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If anyone can tell me a oil thats not working fine,They win 1st prize
.... vegetable oil?
you could tell when to change your oil by how much it smells like french fries!
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bill67 wrote
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If anyone can tell me a oil thats not working fine,They win 1st prize
mobil1, suv, 20w-50, clutch slippage.
returning to good ole RotSyn fixed it.
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