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Stp oil treatment
04/10/16 at 17:51:29

So I was reading an old post about someone who had a slipping clutch and he was doing a bunch of oil changes with like 50% of that Lucas oil treatment. Is it bad to use this stuff? I've used it a few times in my s40 but only about 10 or 15 percent at a time? Is there a grave danger in the future? I'm also running 10 40 mc oil and I plan to do the swap to rotella. Thanks in advance.

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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #1 - 04/10/16 at 18:22:08 SuzukiSavage.com › General Category › Technical Documents/Reference › Table of Contents with links http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1181745927 ---Recommended Oils for Your Savage--- http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1344471565
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Re: Stp oil treatment
Reply #2 - 04/10/16 at 18:54:47

There is no
Too soon
for switching to Rotella.
Anything not good for a wet clutch is bad.
You don't have to outsmart the engine. It's okay to add some ZDDP, but more isn't better, so, know what you are doing before you do it.
What will get ya is, run a few hundred miles, check the oil, perfect,, and the brain relaxes a little bit.
Get a thousand miles on that Oil and Then run a few hundred miles,,, and, shazzam, down on oil..

Usage rate changes as the oil gets beaten up by running through the gears and getting sheared and crushed. My opinion.

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #3 - 04/10/16 at 21:05:25 Swapping to Rotella sometimes can improve a bad clutch. It's a wet clutch and Rotella has detergents made for dirty diesel engines. The oil can clean a dirty, glazed clutch.
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #4 - 04/10/16 at 21:08:32 Really? Which rotella is the best for these engines? I'm guessing the most expensive right?
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ts317 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11 Ohio Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #5 - 04/10/16 at 21:24:02 Shell Rotella T6 5w-40 is the best, it's a synthetic oil. There is also a 15w-40 version which is conventional and also a great oil. Both versions have a pretty high amount of ZDDP compared to most motorcycle specific oils, which will help to keep your engine running smoothly.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #6 - 04/10/16 at 21:24:23 Just plain ol' Rotella. You can use the synthetic version if you ride in a really hot climate or idle a lot. It doesn't break down as easily in the heat as regular dino oil.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #7 - 04/10/16 at 21:25:33 T6 is 5W-40?
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #8 - 04/10/16 at 21:32:24 Thanks. I never really looked. I just assumed it was 15W-40 too.
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ts317 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11 Ohio Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #9 - 04/10/16 at 21:32:52 Kris01 wrote on 04/10/16 at 21:25:33: T6 is 5W-40? Yes, I use it in my 2003 Savage. Also sorry about deleting my original response, didn't notice the quote button there so figured I should use it!
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #10 - 04/10/16 at 21:33:07 I've got an old bottle of rotella t triple protection, hasn't been touched. Should this be good?
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #11 - 04/10/16 at 21:33:53 yep
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #12 - 04/10/16 at 21:36:43 It's goin in tomorrow.
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Re: Stp oil treatment
Reply #13 - 04/11/16 at 00:51:23

Redryder652 wrote on 04/10/16 at 21:36:43:

It's goin in tomorrow.

One bottle isn't going to be enough, and I would be absolutely sure to change the filter if I were changing from one type of oil to another. Also, as a word of advice. After you drain the oil go ahead and stand the bike upright for a minute. You can't get all the old stuff out sitting on the side stand. There's another 200ml that'll come pouring out once you put her upright.

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Stp oil treatment Reply #14 - 04/11/16 at 16:04:15 ts317 wrote on 04/10/16 at 21:32:52: sorry about deleting my original response, didn't notice the quote button there so figured I should use it! I was wondering what happened!
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