Preferred Oil
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Preferred Oil
I was going to pick up a quart of oil to keep on my bike just in case I needed it. I was reading the manual and it spoke of oil for diesel engines I think. So I asked the dealer and they told me I needed to get it from them and that they made no recommendations other than that....Well I know that when I had the 10k Mile sevice I had the oil changed and they put in synthetic oil so I need someone to tell me what kind I should pick-up at a auto parts store....
Thanks Ahead of Time....
Thanks Ahead of Time....
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ORIGINAL: electaRICK
if you were to use harley Syn, in all 3 holes , you would only need to carry 1 bottle of that
if you were to use harley Syn, in all 3 holes , you would only need to carry 1 bottle of that
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RE: Preferred Oil
This question is discussed all the time. You'll find lot's of opinions out there.
For me: Amsoil 20w50 in the Engine and Primary. Amsoil severe gear 75W-90 in the tranny.
Mobile 1 Vtwin 20w50 is also very popular.
For me: Amsoil 20w50 in the Engine and Primary. Amsoil severe gear 75W-90 in the tranny.
Mobile 1 Vtwin 20w50 is also very popular.
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Syn3 is crap, not even a true syn. oil, and harley has now backed off putting it in the trans, and is back to telling people to use their formula 1 for trans and primary.
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Interesting thing. I went the other way and put Redline products in all three holes. I asked the dealer's service manager what I should use if I need to top off and can't get my hands on any Redline. He told me a top qulaity synthetic like Movil 1 V-Twin would be fine, but just make sure I don't use Syn 3. I wish I'd have questioned him a little further on that but I was in a bit of a hurry at the time. Anybody know why that may be?
