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good deal on semi synthetic oil.
zilspeed - 26/3/10 at 07:08 PM

You know the rules, if I think it's a good deal, it must be

Total Quartz Semi Synthetic - 10W/40 £27.22 for 20 litres - plus delivery.
Vendor is AEP direct on ebay


- or -

Go to their website and pay £59.84 for exactly the same item shipped from the same place.

As a public service, your faithfull correspondent has phoned them earlier today, if you're local you can buy it from ebay, trot along to Rutherglen, pay it there and uplift it, all for the ebay price.

Seems like a good deal for semi synthetic.

britishtrident - 26/3/10 at 07:18 PM

Its is a very good deal indeed but it is only semi-synthetic I would still rather pay 17 quid for 5 litres Havoline Energy 5w/30 fully synthetic from Morrisions.

I have been using nothing but fully synth for a few years now --- at 80k miles the tintop engine is completely gunge free.

james h - 26/3/10 at 07:34 PM

Is the right stuff for an R1 engine?

jacko - 26/3/10 at 07:34 PM

Am i thick ?
In the advert it says right hand drive only
WHY

zilspeed - 26/3/10 at 07:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Am i thick ?
In the advert it says right hand drive only
WHY


All of their adverts say that.
It's a default cut / paste statement which they always seem to include.
On this occasion, it does seem a trifle irrelevant.

Not unless you really can get LHD oil.

jacko - 26/3/10 at 07:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Am i thick ?
In the advert it says right hand drive only
WHY


All of their adverts say that.
It's a default cut / paste statement which they always seem to include.
On this occasion, it does seem a trifle irrelevant.

Not unless you really can get LHD oil.

Thank god for that i thought i was losing it

adithorp - 26/3/10 at 07:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by james h
Is the right stuff for an R1 engine?


No, you need a bike engine specific oil. The wet clutch won't like car oil.

adrian

britishtrident - 26/3/10 at 07:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by james h
Is the right stuff for an R1 engine?


I am told it is best to use only motorcyle specific oil --- no idea what the difference is but that is the the scuttle butt.

britishtrident - 26/3/10 at 07:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Am i thick ?
In the advert it says right hand drive only
WHY


A bit like buying French wine they keep the best oil for the home market.

T66 - 26/3/10 at 08:22 PM

Costco sell Mobil 1 @ 4litres £19.99...

tomblyth - 27/3/10 at 08:45 AM

bike clutch cant tell weather it says car or bike on the tin ! whats important is does the spec in the manual for the R1 match the spec of the oil? R1 is SAE 10W30 SG of higher.

oil info

MikeRJ - 27/3/10 at 08:52 AM

quote:
Originally posted by tomblyth
bike clutch cant tell weather it says car or bike on the tin


But it can certainly tell whether friction modifiers have been added to the oil!

Peteff - 27/3/10 at 10:26 AM

I've used Havoline 10/40 in my bikes for years with no clutch problems. The oil is in there to stop friction isn't it ? Anyone have information on the friction modifiers ? I'd like to read what they actually do and is friction in car engines different to friction in bike engines or is it smoke and mirrors to get you to spend £50 on oil every 3000 miles.