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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Oil 03/31/16 at 09:20:10 Is this acceptable for these one lungers? It's an old bottle and it says it isn't jaso certified. And also, is this oil conventional or synthetic? What would be better to use?
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Re: Oil
Reply #1 - 03/31/16 at 09:29:03

"Whatch' you talking about Willis?"

There really isn't any need to fool around with oil....Shell Rotella T or T-6 Synthetic is all the oil that is needed in the Savage, and it is very affordable.

Se the oil comment in the following link:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1366651397

Messing around with old oils - do you know how much ZDDP is in the oil, is it safe for wet clutches, does it have Friction Modifiers (Energy Saving).

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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #2 - 03/31/16 at 09:47:31 Dang, it's not letting me post the picture, it's a bottle of rotella t triple protection.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil Reply #3 - 03/31/16 at 10:13:21 The Rotella is the best bang for the buck and proven to keep these engines alive. Don't idle on the sidestand..
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cheapnewb24 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1373 Virginia Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #4 - 03/31/16 at 10:54:26 Actually, the rating might give you a clue to how suitable it is and how old it is. http://www.pqiamerica.com/apiserviceclass.htm No guarantees, but if it doesn't talk about special energy-saving additives and it has an old rating like SJ, it might work well. You don't want SN oil.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18100 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #5 - 03/31/16 at 11:12:19 Redryder652 wrote on 03/31/16 at 09:47:31: Dang, it's not letting me post the picture, it's a bottle of rotella t triple protection. If it is this....use it.
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #6 - 03/31/16 at 11:29:36 That's the one, thank you for clearing things up for me.
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jrobeson18 Full Member Offline Jeep and a Suzuki, how can i lose? Posts: 121 Charlotte NC Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #7 - 03/31/16 at 16:05:52 We done need Zddp additive with Shell rotella do we? I'm about to do my first oil change on the bike, when ever I get the verslavy tensioner.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil Reply #8 - 03/31/16 at 17:23:20 Right now, just do what you are doing.. it's okay. Got guys with over 100,000 miles here, Don't let it idle on the sidestand. Keep the idle up around 1,000 RPM, Ride, read, ask, you'll be fine...
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #9 - 03/31/16 at 17:27:39 Why no idleing on the kickstand? Oil pump issue?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil Reply #10 - 03/31/16 at 17:29:38 High end of the cam starves,,
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #11 - 03/31/16 at 17:31:32 Hmmm, but does it react the same way if you have a higher idle?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil Reply #12 - 03/31/16 at 17:34:02 Wanna be the one who finds out? It's conjecture, based in some evidence, not a scientific study.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil Reply #13 - 03/31/16 at 17:35:23 Wanna be the one who finds out? It's conjecture, based in some evidence, not a scientific study. I'm tired and not willing to type a lot..Dave is the guy with the pictures..
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #14 - 03/31/16 at 17:53:45 The oil runs to the downhill/kickstand side of the engine. The uphill/right side doesn't get much oil to the cam. Stand the bike upright and it's a different story!
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