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Re: Alternate bike transmission fluid JayC 07-02-2008
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Posted by JayC on July 2, 2008, 5:14 pm
> Re: oil, I can tell you it's been frequently reported that something called
> "diesel truck oil".... a supposedly dirt cheap fluid that is strong on
> lubricating properties... is used by some long-time professional KZP riders
> I know. These particular individuals want less than nothing to do with
> Harleys so they pamper the living crap out of their KZP units which see
> severe duty anyway due to the mission. This is all hearsay but common
> hearsay. Perhaps its the same as your tractor oil... no experience with it.
> I use M1 15W50 myself, the only one that isn't rated as an "efficiency oil"
> or some such thing, so there are no clutch negatives. GREAT clutch feel but
> definite erosion of mpg and max acceleration, neither of which mattered
> when I cared.

That's the stuff Deeny mentioned, Rotella T 15W-40. That's what's in
the other end of my Kubota's motor. Diesel oil has tons of detergents
in it, and is also made for brutal use and all that shear crap too.
There are a ton of people that use it in both sides of their CRF250s
and CRF450s. As luck would have it, I have a couple gallons of that
stuff kicking around too.

JayC

Posted by on July 2, 2008, 5:30 pm
> That's the stuff Deeny mentioned, Rotella T 15W-40. That's what's in
> the other end of my Kubota's motor. Diesel oil has tons of detergents
> in it, and is also made for brutal use and all that shear crap too.
> There are a ton of people that use it in both sides of their CRF250s
> and CRF450s. As luck would have it, I have a couple gallons of that
> stuff kicking around too.
>
> JayC

Rotella and Delo are both good oils. I use them in my old cars as
well. as they have extra zinc that help prevent non-roller cams from
going flat.

Dennis

Posted by scrape on July 2, 2008, 9:54 pm
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:30:05 -0700 (PDT), dennisbk@gmail.com wrote:

>> That's the stuff Deeny mentioned, Rotella T 15W-40. That's what's in
>> the other end of my Kubota's motor. Diesel oil has tons of detergents
>> in it, and is also made for brutal use and all that shear crap too.
>> There are a ton of people that use it in both sides of their CRF250s
>> and CRF450s. As luck would have it, I have a couple gallons of that
>> stuff kicking around too.
>>
>> JayC
>
>Rotella and Delo are both good oils. I use them in my old cars as
>well. as they have extra zinc that help prevent non-roller cams from
>going flat.

It's my understanding that Delo has changed formulas and is no
longer recommended by the engine folks.


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Team NCS Off Road
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Posted by on July 11, 2008, 6:40 pm
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:30:05 -0700 (PDT), denni...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> That's the stuff Deeny mentioned, Rotella T 15W-40. That's what's in
> >> the other end of my Kubota's motor. Diesel oil has tons of detergents
> >> in it, and is also made for brutal use and all that shear crap too.
> >> There are a ton of people that use it in both sides of their CRF250s
> >> and CRF450s. As luck would have it, I have a couple gallons of that
> >> stuff kicking around too.
>
> >> JayC
>
> >Rotella and Delo are both good oils. I use them in my old cars as
> >well. as they have extra zinc that help prevent non-roller cams from
> >going flat.
>
> It's my understanding that Delo has changed formulas and is no
> longer recommended by the engine folks.
>
> ----
> Team NCS Off Road
> ----

Nah, it's still good oil. A guy on the Nova forum sent virgin oil
samples to a couple of independent labs. The results said it still
had good levels of zinc and phosphorous. Here's the thread.
http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80715

Dennis Kennedy

Posted by XR650L_Dave on July 11, 2008, 8:05 pm
On Jul 11, 6:40 pm, denni...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:30:05 -0700 (PDT), denni...@gmail.com wrote:
> > >> That's the stuff Deeny mentioned, Rotella T 15W-40. That's what's in
> > >> the other end of my Kubota's motor. Diesel oil has tons of detergents
> > >> in it, and is also made for brutal use and all that shear crap too.
> > >> There are a ton of people that use it in both sides of their CRF250s
> > >> and CRF450s. As luck would have it, I have a couple gallons of that
> > >> stuff kicking around too.
>
> > >> JayC
>
> > >Rotella and Delo are both good oils. I use them in my old cars as
> > >well. as they have extra zinc that help prevent non-roller cams from
> > >going flat.
>
> > It's my understanding that Delo has changed formulas and is no
> > longer recommended by the engine folks.
>
> > ----
> > Team NCS Off Road
> > ----
>
> Nah, it's still good oil. A guy on the Nova forum sent virgin oil
> samples to a couple of independent labs. The results said it still
> had good levels of zinc and phosphorous. Here's the
thread.http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80715
>
> Dennis Kennedy


I had thought it was more moly or some such clutch-beslippen' additive
that they had increased.

Dave

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