Changing oils
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Changing oils
I know it's been beat so many times but I was wondering what are the best oils for all three holes to help my bike run cooler? I want to stop and pick up the items and do my oil change this weekend myself.
is there any better place to pick him up at seven at the dealer.
is there any better place to pick him up at seven at the dealer.
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Think twice about synthetics in an evo. They tend to run a little noisy and tend to weep a little with synthetic as compared to conventional oil. Some don't have problems, but an evo does not really need anything exotic regarding oil.
Pretty much any good quality 20w-50 will work fine. I use Valvoline racing (VR1) conventional because it is easy to get and my bike seems to like it.
Do you have a temp gauge and find that your temps are running high? If no temp gauge, then why do you think you need to lower temps? YD
Pretty much any good quality 20w-50 will work fine. I use Valvoline racing (VR1) conventional because it is easy to get and my bike seems to like it.
Do you have a temp gauge and find that your temps are running high? If no temp gauge, then why do you think you need to lower temps? YD
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I use Mobile 1 sys V twin 20-50 , Bell rays trans oil in the trans, HD primary. Thats just me. I have used in all 3 holes Moble1 and put 68000 no problems. I would stick the big brands like Mobil, red line, royal purple, Amons oil, Even the Hd stouf is not bad.
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I have no idea what bike you have, how old it is, carb or FI, or how it's set up, so it's hard to make recommendations. The only time my bike has EVER "pinged" was when the VOES went bad, causing the timing to stick in the "full advance" position, as well as cause a small vacuum leak.