Oil differences
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Oil differences
I had a 2013 Deluxe that I purchased new. At the 1000 mile service, I had everything switched over to synthetic . As I was leaving the dealer, I noticed that the engine revved a little faster and it felt a bit smoother.
Fast-forward to today. Now I traded in my 2013 Deluxe for a 2014 SGS last fall. I had the 1000 miles service done two weeks ago and at that time, I asked for full synthetic. I have put 400 miles on since then and it does not feel the same as when I had my old Deluxe changed. So my question is, how do you tell the difference between synthetic and regular oil. I paid for synthetic and I want to make sure I got it.
Fast-forward to today. Now I traded in my 2013 Deluxe for a 2014 SGS last fall. I had the 1000 miles service done two weeks ago and at that time, I asked for full synthetic. I have put 400 miles on since then and it does not feel the same as when I had my old Deluxe changed. So my question is, how do you tell the difference between synthetic and regular oil. I paid for synthetic and I want to make sure I got it.
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You would have to send a sample of your oil off to a lab and have them do an oil analysis to determine what was in it.
Once an engine has been started and ran for a few miles, you couldn't tell them apart by looking.
And you wouldn't feel any difference either.
Once an engine has been started and ran for a few miles, you couldn't tell them apart by looking.
And you wouldn't feel any difference either.
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Ya got that right!!
A-friggin'-men to that, Brother!
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This ain't no bullshit: the only sure way to tell is to is to place a thin film in a frying pan and turn it on HIGH, if it starts to smoke before the pan warps it's Dino, pan warps first syn.
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There was a local shop once that would sell a special shop-made Synthetic blend. They swore it would give you up to extra 10Hp and improve mileage by up to 5MPG. Finally somebody got fed up, and a local news station did an investigation - it was plain Penzoil. The shop is no longer in business...
Having said that, I really don't think that a Harley dealership would actually cheat on something like that - not enough money to risk a reputation on.
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