use the honda oil & filter. I've gotten over 400,000 miles on two wings with no problems whatsover on either bike. I also never used the synthic oil. I changed the oil & filter every 4,000 miles. It's not worth trying to save a buck. :thumbup:
:excited:4:Oh boy, here we go... The can of worms has been opened...opcorn:
I'll start.. I use Honda synthetic blend 10w40 and Honda filters. Change oil every 5k miles, which is sooner than recommended interval from Mother Honda...
Follow whats recommended in your owners manual. The engineers at Honda are pretty smart. I bet you've never had a problem with the oil you use in your car and you didn't have to ask strangers on the internet for advice.
There is one rule which is stated in your owners manual. Don't use Energy Conserving Oil.
Personally, I use Mobile 1 and a Wal-Mart filter. Change my oil every 10,000 miles and have never had an issue.
Opinions are will vary wildly. Pick a brand, change it regularly and you'll have years of good service.
Follow the owners manual. At least until the warranty runs out. Then you can run at least twice the recommended mileage using synthetic!
WalMart filters for me also
im sure the next question will be how much. as i have said before gl1000 4 qts gl1100 4 qts gl1200 4 qts gl1500 4 qts gl1800 4 qts. im sensing a pattern. and i bet you could count on one hand the number of oil related failures, other than lack of on all wings. dont sweat it the big girls are fairly easy going on flavors of oil. just keep some in them and they will remain happy for many miles
im sure the next question will be how much. as i have said before gl1000 4 qts gl1100 4 qts gl1200 4 qts gl1500 4 qts gl1800 4 qts. im sensing a pattern. and i bet you could count on one hand the number of oil related failures, other than lack of on all wings. dont sweat it the big girls are fairly easy going on flavors of oil. just keep some in them and they will remain happy for many miles
use the honda oil & filter. I've gotten over 400,000 miles on two wings with no problems whatsover on either bike. I also never used the synthic oil. I changed the oil & filter every 4,000 miles. It's not worth trying to save a buck. :thumbup:
Did a couple of changes so far with this, after being on sythetic Mobil 1 for 40k...so far, no issues. Agree on the :thumbup: on this combination, simple, cheap and readily available.
Chage at about the 6k to 8k range (so not into being anal retentive on this...) and life is good.
This means, I change oil about 2x year, riding ~12k annually.
I like my oil about 3000 ft/sec. LMAO, sorry just couldn't resist.
My personal is Rotella. 15W-40 or 5W-40 Synthetic and the Supertech 7317.
Any non energy conserving oil in a 10W-30 or 10W-40 ish weight and a good filter will do. If OEM floats your boat, go for it.
Now, to make it a proper rant, the crush washer must be reused if you don't have a new old one. Oh and don't even think of putting it in up side down. LMAO :nojoke:
I don't profess to be a petroleum engineer, but I asked one a number of years ago as to what was the "best" oil. He said, "Oil is oil as long as it's new, it's the additives that make a difference. The better oil has additives to clean and keep the particles in suspension so the filter can take them out." I was also told about a project where they ran an engine at the RPM equivalent of 70MPH for 200K miles, only stopping to change the synthetic oil. After tearing the engine down he said the wear was virtually unmeasurable.
I was also told about a project where they ran an engine at the RPM equivalent of 70MPH for 200K miles, only stopping to change the synthetic oil. After tearing the engine down he said the wear was virtually unmeasurable.
I am curious as to just how often that they changed the oil. If the oil was changed the equivalent of every 5,000 miles then that would not be near as impressive as if they changed it every 50,000 miles.
yep, I know the spelling... I am a dealer, but I wasn't pushing that part!
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