Make sure you use the Series 2000 because from what I've seen (from labwork on my used oil) the standard synthetic from Amsoil (20W50 Racing Oil) can NOT go the distance in my bike with my usage. I had it tested after 5,000 and it was not as shot as dino oil might have been but it was no longer good enough to leave in... FL Kev
--- "Henry S. Winokur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your answers, Nick. > > I haven't used dino oil in any vehicle of mine since > 1982 or 83, but you are > correct it probably isn't worth a damn after 2000 > miles. > > From what I've seen synthetic CAN go the > distance--though I can only speak > to AMSOIL, which is the only brand I've used. > > AMSOIL: www.amsoil.com > > Henry > > > > >> I do oil changes every 2000 miles and filter > every 4000 miles . > > > > >Please explain these things to me. (This is > addressed to everyone, not > > just > > >Nick T.) > > > > >1. Why, on God's green earth, would you run clean > oil through a dirty > > >filter? > > >2. If you are running synthetic, as I do and > which has a drain > > life of one > > >year or 25,000 miles, why drain it any earlier > than necessary? (What > > Amsoil > > >recommends is that the filter be changed 2x per > year--which is > > also what I > > >do). > > > > Hi Henry , good questions , here's my answers. > > > > 1. I've always looked at the oil as doing the most > damage , > > causing the most > > ware , rather than the bits stuck in the filter , > so i change the oil more > > often than the filter . > > The oil breaks down over time but i feel the > filter should last till the > > second oil change . > > > > 2. I haven't really run much synthetic oil through > any of the bikes i've > > owned before , i was just looking for some way of > reducing the oil > > consumption and it's something i hadn't tried , so > i was going to treat it > > like the oils i'd used before ( Castrol GTX ) and > change it every > > 2000 miles > > , maybe i'll leave it in there a bit longer . > > > > If the oil is in the engine for 25,000 miles or > one year , surely > > it must be > > totally knackered ( hope this word is ok on the > list ) before it reaches > > 25,000 miles and mean risking damage / ware to the > engine . I'm no oil > > expert ( now i'm asking for it ), i just couldn't > see my self > > leaving oil in > > for that long . > > If you can give me some websites to look at that > tell me about > > synthetic oil > > life that would be great , any other oil info > would also be welcome , like > > comparing normal oil V synthetic oil . > > > > atb Nick T > > "Putting me helmet on and waiting for the replies" > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.360 / Virus Database: 199 - Release > Date: 08/05/2002 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com
