bobistheoilguy.com is very informative. check out 'motor oil university' Jason
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Nice to know that its official. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Jason <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:05:57 -0700 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Oil > > From Dr. Wikipedia - > Motorcycle usage > > Though marketed as an engine oil for diesel trucks, Rotella oil has found > popularity with motorcyclists <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycling>as > well. The lack of "friction modifiers" in Rotella means they do not > interfere with wet clutch operations. (This is called a "shared sump" > design, which is unlike automobiles which maintain separate oil reservoirs > - one for the engine and one for the transmission). Used oil analysis (UOA) > reports on BobIsTheOilGuy.com have shown wear metals levels comparable to > oils marketed as motorcycle-specific. > JASO-MA > > JASO<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Automotive_Standards_Organization>is > an acronym that stands for "The Japanese Automotive Standards > Organization." Among other things, they set standards for oil to be used in > motorcycles. > > Shell Rotella T 15W-40 *conventional* oil now lists on its packaging JASO > MA as one of the specifications it meets, as does the Rotella website > product page: > > Note that the 10W-30 conventional oil does *not* list JASO-MA. > > The newer fully synthetic T6 5W-40 oil also lists JASO-MA compliance on > its packaging and on the Rotella website. > > Jason > > > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:10 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Good article, except for the fact that they forgot the most important >> reason to not use car oil. That is additives that will reduce friction in >> your clutch. I personally ruined a perfectly good clutch by running Mobil 1 >> high mileage. I had previously used Mobil 1 with no ill affect, so I think >> that is safe, bottom line is that when they are formulating car oils they >> don't need to worry about wet clutches. So if you choose to use car oil you >> need to know it is safe for your clutch, and the formula used in any >> specific car oil could change with out notice. I personally don't have any >> issues with running diesel oil, which doesn't have restrictions on >> phosphate levels, since diesels don't have catalytic converters. >> >> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:57 AM, Mt.-n-Man Chia Bar >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Here is a great artcal on oils >>> http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/oiltest1.htm >>> But as always the decision is yoursd and yours alone on what oil you >>> use >>> >>> On Apr 14, 11:31 am, Fred <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Hi, I bought a 1986 Honda Nighthawk 450. I am going to change the >>> oil. >>> > Should I use Motorcycle oil, Standard car oil, or Synthetic motorcycle >>> oil, >>> > or synthetic car oil,? The bike has 15000 miles on it and it runs >>> well. >>> > Thank you for your help. Fred >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
