Just changed the oil in my Speedmaster today. Had a question I'd like to throw out there.
Triumph suggests using their oil --at $48 gal-- . The manual says it HAS to be either full syntheitc or semi, in 10-40 or 15-50. Bryan/College Station doesn't exactly have the best selection of ANYTHING for a motorcycle, heck I couldn't even find Mobil MX4T, so I did some comparison of m/c oil vs car oil. I even e-mailed Mobil. Here is my e-mail and their reply:
Mobil1 motorcycles have higher levels of anti-wear additives, no
friction modifiers so it will not affect wet clutches, no viscosity
index improvers so the oil much more shear stable, it also comes in the
most popular viscosities that most motorcycles manufacturer's recommend.
******************internet.com wrote:
>Is there a significant difference between Mobil MX4T and Mobil 1 synthetic oil for cars? If so what is it?
>
>I don't see any big difference in motorcycle oil and car oil, so would it be safe to use Mobil 1 in my motorcycle?
>
I just can't see from what I know and what the company told me, why I need to pay $12 qt for oil when I can get Mobil 1 for about $4.50 qt. So I changed the oil today to Mobil 1 15W-50 and went for a test run.......No clutch slippage, pressure is good and the motor is running just fine. I saved about $40 if I bought the oil/filter from my dealer and did it myself or about $130 if I let them do it.
Anyone had any bad results from using car oil in their bike? Think I could possibly have any future warranty issues?
Triumph suggests using their oil --at $48 gal-- . The manual says it HAS to be either full syntheitc or semi, in 10-40 or 15-50. Bryan/College Station doesn't exactly have the best selection of ANYTHING for a motorcycle, heck I couldn't even find Mobil MX4T, so I did some comparison of m/c oil vs car oil. I even e-mailed Mobil. Here is my e-mail and their reply:
Mobil1 motorcycles have higher levels of anti-wear additives, no
friction modifiers so it will not affect wet clutches, no viscosity
index improvers so the oil much more shear stable, it also comes in the
most popular viscosities that most motorcycles manufacturer's recommend.
******************internet.com wrote:
>Is there a significant difference between Mobil MX4T and Mobil 1 synthetic oil for cars? If so what is it?
>
>I don't see any big difference in motorcycle oil and car oil, so would it be safe to use Mobil 1 in my motorcycle?
>
I just can't see from what I know and what the company told me, why I need to pay $12 qt for oil when I can get Mobil 1 for about $4.50 qt. So I changed the oil today to Mobil 1 15W-50 and went for a test run.......No clutch slippage, pressure is good and the motor is running just fine. I saved about $40 if I bought the oil/filter from my dealer and did it myself or about $130 if I let them do it.
Anyone had any bad results from using car oil in their bike? Think I could possibly have any future warranty issues?