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Old 05-23-2012, 09:08 PM
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Have any of you that are running the mobil 1 vtwin 20 w 50 in a 6 speed notice any noise from using this oil?

changed out my fluids today and went mobil 1 in all 3 holes...had been running syn 3 in the motor and regular primary fluid and in the tranny i was using spectro 6 speed tranny fluid at 20 bucks a quart...

i got 6 quarts of mobil at autozone for 53 with tax today with a coupon off thier facebook page...

just curious on what everyone thinks about it in the tranny
 
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I am currently using it in my engine. The top end is making more noise than it ever has. I switched out pennzoil 20w-50 for this stuff and I must say I'm disappointed.
Now I'm well aware that more valvetrain noise doesn't necessarily mean more wear however less noise does mean less wear.
As far as the tranny goes when I purchased the bike with 3000 miles on it (5000kms) it had mobil 1 v-twin in all 3 holes. Shifting was notchy,neutral hard to find and a clunk going into first. I swapped it for red line shockproof heavy. All those symptoms disappeared.
I had a pile of work done to my bike this spring,the shop changed the tranny fluid to syn 3,within 2000 miles the tranny symptoms returned,put shockproof back in,symptoms disappeared.
So I am sold on the shockproof for the trannies in these bikes. Mobil 1 has a great reputation however the increase in top end noise is unnerving.
 
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Originally Posted by FFHD05
Have any of you that are running the mobil 1 vtwin 20 w 50 in a 6 speed notice any noise from using this oil?

changed out my fluids today and went mobil 1 in all 3 holes...had been running syn 3 in the motor and regular primary fluid and in the tranny i was using spectro 6 speed tranny fluid at 20 bucks a quart...

i got 6 quarts of mobil at autozone for 53 with tax today with a coupon off thier facebook page...

just curious on what everyone thinks about it in the tranny
I always use Mobile 1 in my bike, but I put the 75W-90 in the transmission, not the 20W-50.
My bike is running smoothly and no sound of shifting, except the 1st gear.
BTW.: my trip is long (10000 miles), and the Mobile 1 is great!
 

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Old 05-23-2012, 09:57 PM
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I always use Mobile 1 in my bike, but I put the 75W-90 in the transmission, not the 20W-50.
My bike is running smoothly and no sound of shifting, except the 1st gear.
BTW.: my trip is long (10000 miles), and the Mobile 1 is great!
Ditto! 107k and absolutly no issues and the tranny is smooth and quiet. And normal chatter in the engine. Mobil 1 sinse day one.
 
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Old 05-23-2012, 10:02 PM
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mines not a 6 spd but I switched to all Mobil 1 products. Vtwin 20w-50 in engine and primary and 75w-90 in tranny. I have no complaints so far!
 
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i use 20w50 v-twin in crankcase , mobile-1 T10w40 primary and mobile-1 75w140 in the tranny
 
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I run vtwin 20W50 in my tranny off and on...running it now...don't notice any noises. for the folks running gear oil....watch the GL rating...GL5 will cuase corrossion in soft metals like brass (commonly used as bushings)...GL4 is ok.
 
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I ran Mobil1 V-Twin in all 3 holes for awhile and then ended up switching to Lucas Synthetic and now will stick with Lucas. My RK runs quieter and cooler on Lucas than Mobil1.
 
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I haven't used the Mobil 1, but when I switched from Syn 3 in the motor and primary, to Screaming Eagle synthetic, my top end got A LOT noisier. Next oil change, I'm going back to Syn 3.

I'm running Bel-Ray synthetic gear oil in the tranny.
 
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At my first change on my Limited I put Mobil 1 20W-50 in all three holes. I immediately noticed the "nuetral rattle" noise. Within a hundred or two hundred miles I drained the tranny and put in Mobil 1 75W-140 and the noise was gone. Since then I've also used Mobil 1 75W-90 with good results.
 


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