everyone sells 10w40 20w50 and even 15w40 sooooooooo?

On May 30, 4:32*pm, zoot <aba...@ns-design.com> wrote:
> everyone sells 10w40 20w50 and even 15w40 sooooooooo?

So I'm running 15w40 instead of 20w40 in my Yamaha.

zoot wrote:
> everyone sells 10w40 20w50 and even 15w40 sooooooooo?

So, it don't REALLY make that much difference.

If you actually LOOK at the little chart included in most owner's manuals,
it often includes other viscosities too.

If you live in a generally cold climate, use 10W40 or 15W40.
If you live in an ungodly HOT climate, like the desert southwest US, then
use 20W50............and don't fricking worry about it.

Who Me? <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> zoot wrote:
> > everyone sells 10w40 20w50 and even 15w40 sooooooooo?
>
> So, it don't REALLY make that much difference.
>
> If you actually LOOK at the little chart included in most owner's manuals,
> it often includes other viscosities too.
>
> If you live in a generally cold climate, use 10W40 or 15W40.
> If you live in an ungodly HOT climate, like the desert southwest US, then
> use 20W50............and don't fricking worry about it.

What he said.

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On May 31, 6:48 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> Who Me? <hitchhi...@dont.panic> wrote:
> > zoot wrote:
> > > everyone sells 10w40 20w50 and even 15w40 sooooooooo?
>
> > So, it don't REALLY make that much difference.
>
> > If you actually LOOK at the little chart included in most owner's manuals,
> > it often includes other viscosities too.
>
> > If you live in a generally cold climate, use 10W40 or 15W40.
> > If you live in an ungodly HOT climate, like the desert southwest US, then
> > use 20W50............and don't fricking worry about it.
>
> What he said.
>
> --
> BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F SH50 Triumph Street Triple
> Honda XBR500 MZ TS250/1.
> If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it.
> chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

thankz

"zoot" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On May 31, 6:48 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
> Gentleman) wrote:
>> Who Me? <hitchhi...@dont.panic> wrote:
>> > zoot wrote:
>> > > everyone sells 10w40 20w50 and even 15w40 sooooooooo?
>>
>> > So, it don't REALLY make that much difference.
>>
>> > If you actually LOOK at the little chart included in most owner's
>> > manuals,
>> > it often includes other viscosities too.
>>
>> > If you live in a generally cold climate, use 10W40 or 15W40.
>> > If you live in an ungodly HOT climate, like the desert southwest US,
>> > then
>> > use 20W50............and don't fricking worry about it.
>>
>> What he said.
>>
>> --
>> BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F SH50 Triumph Street Triple
>> Honda XBR500 MZ TS250/1.
>> If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it.
>> chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
>
> thankz

Have you checked out the high-shear, low viscosity multigrades sold for
diesels?

ian field <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Have you checked out the high-shear, low viscosity multigrades sold for
> diesels?

<Interested>

OK, go on....


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Honda XBR500 MZ TS250/1.
If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> ian field <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Have you checked out the high-shear, low viscosity multigrades sold for
>> diesels?
>
> <Interested>
>
> OK, go on....
>
>

At a guess, Shell Rotella. Seems to come out -extremely- well in used oil
analysis tests when used in bike engines.

Certainly better than ****ing run flat tyres :-)


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stinky bait.

"The Older Gentleman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> ian field <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Have you checked out the high-shear, low viscosity multigrades sold for
>> diesels?
>
> <Interested>
>
> OK, go on....
>

I'd been using Halfords own brand 15/40 diesel multigrade since I bought the
s/hand 76 CB200 (a couple of years) with no problems, until I went in to
Halfords for more oil and the sales weasel pointed out Castrol was on
special offer so I bought that instead - within 600 miles the main bearing
was giving me double vision at 5000rpm. When I stripped the engine, the ring
gap was a good 1/8" and the play in the RH big end was feelable by hand.

It didn't even rattle before I switched from Halfords own brand to Castrol.

ian field wrote:

> It didn't even rattle before I switched from Halfords own brand to
> Castrol.

And your point IS....????

There is more than an even chance that it was effectively worn out BEFORE
the brand switch and would have shown up about the same time regardless of
what you did.