Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 07/17/12 at 13:02:45:
No, to be bullet-proof for heat put some Rotella T-6 in your crankcase and jest go on and ride the biatch.
The oil and your bike will be good for any temp your Savage can get up to without degrading the oil (or giving your bike heat indigestion).
When it is very hot outside, check your oil more frequently as you will consume more oil in the hot summer months.
The newbies question was answered in the very next post. If you are worried about heat and your engine, get a heat proof synthetic oil. With something like Rotella T-6 in your sump you need not sweat idling the engine in the heat or the other popular forms of bike abuse -- the oil is good for temperatures beyond what the Savage can reach.
Now you can't say this for dino oils, no matter what the brand. And you can't say it for all synthetics either.
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Bill is over there having a little victory dance for himself, having awarded himself a "win" because I won't buy his $15 a quart oil of any variety or sort, I would not even do it in his own little private reality where he lives. Not ever gonna happen, not even in his imagination.
Hey Bill, you finally "won" ..... feels GOOD doesn't it?
Tell us all about it -- hey, when is the campaign and the slinky girls gonna arrive?