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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 04:23 PM
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RV&Auto has Redline full synhan oil, tranny oil and Primary oils for 40% less than I could find it anywhere else.

I just purchased 10 qts plus two each prim n Tran for 168 including ship n tax.

Just trying to heph, not an endorsement, I've never used them before
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 05:42 PM
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I've only used their shockproof transmission fluid. Some people swear by it (that's why I tried it). Transmission was louder than with anything else I had tried . Decided to drain it after 100 miles. For the life of me I couldn't get that pink crap out of the transmission. 4 changes later I was still getting pink out in the drain pan.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 10:27 PM
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gotta love spell check and predictive text. but you gotta wonder, where the heck does it get synhan or heph?

12 qts for $168 works out to $14 per qt. not terrible, but still pretty durn expensive. i'll stick with mobil1 full synth for $25 for a 5 qt jug. but, for those who prefer redline, not a bad price.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mastiff107
I've only used their shockproof transmission fluid. Some people swear by it (that's why I tried it). Transmission was louder than with anything else I had tried . Decided to drain it after 100 miles. For the life of me I couldn't get that pink crap out of the transmission. 4 changes later I was still getting pink out in the drain pan.
Some people do swear by that stuff. I'm wondering why it made your trans noisey?

Anyone have an idea?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2018 | 05:55 AM
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I also tried that redline crap, and suddenly my bike was the noisiest abortion whenever it was moving. I had that garbage drained and the stuff I regularly use (85w-120w gear oil) back in it so fast it was silly.

Plus, $17 for a quart of any oil is stupid, IMO.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2018 | 10:13 AM
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Oil isn't a bargain right now. If you need it, you need it though. Most wait until mid August to buy home heating oil for the upcoming Winter as prices are generally lowest at that time. (Unless of course there's critical instability in the Middle East at that time.)

And yes, I was in the "oil biz" for 4 decades.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 07:22 AM
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If you use Red Line oils, Racer Parts Wholesale in Indianapolis has free shipping on orders over $99

https://www.racerpartswholesale.com/.../Red_Line_Oil2

They just has a Memorial Day sale with 13% off.
The normally have 10% off if you buy a full case. (Memorial day you could get the 13% off a case price!) Made the Motor Cycle oil $11.70 a quart

I have no affiliation with RPW, just a happy customer
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tar_snake
I also tried that redline crap, and suddenly my bike was the noisiest abortion whenever it was moving. I had that garbage drained and the stuff I regularly use (85w-120w gear oil) back in it so fast it was silly.

Plus, $17 for a quart of any oil is stupid, IMO.
Strange because I was running that Mercury Marine stuff and the tranny was so stiff I was missing shifts. I changed to the Redline and it really never shifted smoother or better than it does now.
 
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