Dino oil....

[trolleywire]

Hi there,

I know, I know, another oil question.....can you blame me...I just spent my entire savings on a shiney black limited edition 03 and want to make sure. The bike is at 9000 kms. Will it be fine to just run regular 10/40 dino oil if I change it often? Also, on these bike are you guys changing the filter every time or every other change? Thanks.

 

[Revlis]

If your determined to use Dino just change it every couple thousand miles. I'd prolly swap out filter every 4K.

You could also change it once a month like RSD, or once a week or so like The Cheese...

But...BUT!  A good high quality Full Ester Synthetic will make your tranny feel like it just got a polishing job(Made a huge improvement in feel), your valvetrain will quiet down a little and I will swear that Silkolene Pro-4 10W-40 added a few ponies as well.

Weight wise stick to 10W-40. As far north as you are it's not going to really get hot enough for you to worry about using a higher weight, heavier oil and it is what Suzuki specifies...



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[Rosco]

I'd go with a QUALITY full synth as the Rev says.
For what a filter costs, do it every change, it cant hurt!

Cheers

 

[dezzy7]

i change the filer every time i change the dino oil. Now i'm using a Auto syn-blend to see if there's any noticable difference. When I change it in mid may i will be going to Amsoil full syn and will also change the filter. Then I'll decide which works best for me!