Discounted Oil, however I only use Shell

[Mainjetmike]

Heres link that ive been sent re discounted bike and car oils, however I think its only for Castrol

Ive eventually worked out how to put their link on and am sure its here in BLUE !

For motorbikes, there are 2 stroke oils such as the Act>Evo 2T and Power 1 Racing 2T plus 4 stroke oils including Castrol Power 1 Racing and Power 1 GPS.
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[wheelnut]

Nice one - have a karma

No oil for me though - my irrigation pump BMW takes 10-50 fully synt which it a bit like rocking horse poo to get hold of at a sensible price.

[David]

Feb 10, 2010 18:20:53 GMT @wheelnut said:

my BMW takes 10-50 fully synt which it a bit like rocking horse poo to get hold of at a sensible price.

What oil specification is recommended for your bike?

The BMW Rider's Manual for my 2007 R1200RT recommends engine oils of API classification SF or higher.

[wheelnut]

They've recently changed to from 20-50 mineral to 10-50 fully synth (bit of a jump!) - they now use castrol power 1 @ £17 a litre!

[David]

What specification does your Rider's Manual recommend?

[wheelnut]

Feb 10, 2010 19:05:00 GMT David said:

What specification does your Rider's Manual recommend?

Don't know - don't do instruction books.

I just asked paul sharman at coopers what they put in it and what I should be topping it up with.

[David]

I have copied and pasted this text from a previous thread, you may find it of interest:-

What oil, what grade, what viscosity and what service intervals are all good questions.

Having purchased my R1200RT from new, I have used the same oil, which the dealers use as recommended by BMW. The oil has been either BMW branded or Castrol 20W - 50 mineral, (surprisingly, the BMW oil at about £5 per litre is cheaper than Castrol). The oil type needs to be API grade SF or higher, both oils are SG grade. The recommended service intervals are every 6,000 miles and/or every 12 months.

BMW advise that to ensure smooth running-in of a new engine, synthetic oil is not used until at least 6,000 miles has been covered.

It can only be of benefit for longevity of the engine to do frequent oil and filter changes; I do it every 3,000 miles. (Ran a Mk2 VW Golf GTI for 17 years covering 225,000 miles before I sold it, the oil and filter had been changed every 5,000 miles, no engine work had been required).

Most recently, BMW are now recommending using a 10W - 50 fully synthetic, SL grade oil, developed by Castrol, at a cost of £15 per litre.

I now have a choice to make, do I continue to use a 20W - 50, SG grade mineral oil or consider changing to a 10W - 50 fully synthetic oil?

Hein Gericke offer a 20W - 50 mineral and a 10W - 50 fully synthetic oil, both SG grades at the same cost, £5 per litre. My concern is that the synthetic oil is not SL grade as recommended, however, I am tempted to change to this fully synthetic oil, does anyone have any comments and/or advice?

Having spoken to Castrol technical department, my feeling is that a fully synthetic oil of the same SG grade, will give greater engine protection. I will continue with oil and filter changes every 3,000 miles. The 10W - 50 viscosity range will give better protection on start up, (where most engine wear occurs), and when the engine/ambient temperature is cold and the same for high temperatures.

The BMW engine has a dry clutch and separate gearbox therefore motorcycle specific oils are not too critical, be aware that non-motorcycle specific oils may cause problems with wet clutches, causing them to slip.

My other bike is a 1981 Yamaha XJ650; I currently use a 10W - 40 semi-synthetic oil, originally used 20W - 50 Castrol GTX mineral oil. A 10W - 40 viscosity range oil can become too thin at high engine/ambient temperatures, reducing lubrication protection. I might consider using the same fully synthetic 10W - 50 oil for both bikes.

At the end of the day, oil technology is continually being developed in conjunction with engine manufacturers, and you only get what you pay for.

[wheelnut]

I think if I was you and changing it myself I would stick with what it says in the manual and use 20-50. Don't know if yours is still under warranty or not but if you use what's recommended then can hardly argue can they? If using mineral though, I would probably shorten the intervals and change every 3k. Bearing in mind the old design of the engine and the separate gearbox the mineral oil should be fine.

I think the switch to fully synth may be to do with the intervals being quite long at 6k. Synth will keep its lubing properties a bit longer, breaking down a bit slower than mineral.

Logon to UKGsers and start a post about oil - and watch everyone run for cover ! ;D