jossey
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posted on 21/6/10 at 01:17 PM |
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ZZr 1100 OIL choice??? help!
i have a 1992 ZZr1100 engine but it needs oil.
what oil shoud i use. any idea's
have had some really rubbish advise from people saying use diesel oil which im sure cant be right.
help please.
thanks
dave
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russbost
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posted on 21/6/10 at 01:20 PM |
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Essential to use a proper bike oil, I would suggest Putoline or Silkolene - not cheap but an important part of the engine!
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matt_gsxr
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posted on 21/6/10 at 01:21 PM |
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The oil recommended by the OEM isn't a bad starting place.
Andy Bates (who knows more than most) recommends Maxim4 in a 10-40 (I think he can get 15-40 which he recommends and you can order from him).
I ran Miller 10-40 which was recommended in the rallydesign catalogue for these applications.
Don't run fully synthetic as it can cause clutch slip problems.
Matt
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jossey
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posted on 21/6/10 at 01:22 PM |
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thank you all! cheers
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RIE
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posted on 21/6/10 at 03:45 PM |
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Semi-synth 10W-40 usually. As said don't use fully synth, same goes for mineral oil.
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Rustybin
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posted on 22/6/10 at 11:29 AM |
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Radical recommend Silkolene Pro 4 15W-50 for their ZZR1100's
Could be they know what they are talking about. Could be they get a good kick back / discount from Silkolene. You be the judge.
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cloudy
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posted on 22/6/10 at 11:40 AM |
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Can I just add that the only problem with full-synth seem to occur when changing from semi, as the differing oils cause a film between the clutch
plates as I understand. If it helps i've used Castrol Power 1 Racing (full synth) in all my bike engines with no clutch slip issues...
James
[Edited on 22/6/10 by cloudy]
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afj
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posted on 22/6/10 at 07:03 PM |
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fully synth here too
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