I think these might be environmentally friendly detergents. It's been a while since I heard the discussion amonst performance bike riders, but it was a major issue. The M1 15w50 was deemed to not pose a threat and was also the best in the biz.
Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 1/11/06, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TimothyPilgrim wrote: > > > > Good question. I'll have to look it up. > > > > The dealer that sold me the bike tried to tell me that synthetics were > > bad for the wet clutch because of detergents. I -told- him that Mobil > > 1 15w50 doesn't have detergents and is fine for bikes. > > I'm pretty sure that just about any motor oil intended for use > in a filtered environment has detergents in it. They suspend > the dirt so the oil can carry it to the filter. W/O the > detergent additives, the dirt would just form a slurry on > the bottom of the sump. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
