cashy
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| posted on 16/7/08 at 08:00 PM |
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FIREBLADE OIL AND FILTER
Hi all,
Fancy doing an oil and filter change on my blade engine, cannot remember what oils i used to use previously. Car will be used on track and on road.
Need something that doesnt break down at hight temps.
Anyone use ESTER based oils?
I recall a place i used to mail order stuff from, LINGS i think or does anyone recomend any other places, opie oils for example.
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the_fbi
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| posted on 16/7/08 at 08:31 PM |
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Personally I get all my oil from Opie.
Excellent service, the guys know their stuff and you can now get the filters etc at the same time. That said, I bought a K&N for my blade not a
cheap OEM one.
I'm sure there was an email last weekend about free delivery but don't remember the details 
I know when I first "registered" with them a discount was applied to the account as a Migweb forum member, so worth sending Guy/Simon an
email to see if they'll do a similar thing as you're a lcb member.
I've only ever done a couple of startups on my blade and can't remember what oil I've used
Andy Bates for advice on oil would be the other place to go. No idea if he sells it though or how he'd compare.
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moochofun
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| posted on 17/7/08 at 11:21 AM |
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I have used Millers Oils for years now, both in bike racing and in my Megablade so would reccomend them. They also provide one of the few engine
oilsdesigned for a bikes wet clutch that has some extra additives in to help stop clutch slip with their fully synthetic. ZFS is the oil I use - never
had any oil related engine problems since.......
HTH
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cashy
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| posted on 17/7/08 at 07:50 PM |
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thanks all
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cashy
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 11:03 AM |
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been told to keep away from fully synthetic as it causes clutch slip, is this the case?
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Jubal
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 11:50 AM |
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No, but it must be bike specific. I'll probably be shot down in flames but when I had a 98 blade I figured I'd use the type of oil that
was around when the bike was developed. So I used semi-synth. Castrol GPS to be precise. It's always in stock at Halfrauds or wherever and in
more than two years of hard track day abuse it never let me down. I changed it regularly of course.
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cashy
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 09:12 PM |
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OPIE
are reccomending a esther based fully synthetic race oil specially for bikes.
Silkolene
Anyone else use it?
For the blade a good 10w-40 synthetic, if you are still running the ike gearbox then go for a bike specific oil.
I would have a look at the Silkolene Comp 4 10w-40
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-785-silkolene-comp-4-10w-40-synthetic-ester-based-4-stroke-engine-oil-for-high-performance-motorcycles.aspx
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carpmart
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| posted on 29/8/08 at 06:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cashy
OPIE
are reccomending a esther based fully synthetic race oil specially for bikes.
Silkolene
Anyone else use it?
For the blade a good 10w-40 synthetic, if you are still running the ike gearbox then go for a bike specific oil.
I would have a look at the Silkolene Comp 4 10w-40
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-785-silkolene-comp-4-10w-40-synthetic-ester-based-4-stroke-engine-oil-for-high-performance-motorcycles.aspx
This is the oil I use in my fireblade engine in my Drakart. All good! 
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