Oil @ AutoZone

[111]

I noticed today that AutoZone has $2 off any motorcycle oil. That is per qt.

On that more, where do you guys get good prices on oil?

[DLSGAP]

I get the gallon jugs of rotella t6 for around 20bucks at Walmart and bosch filters from auto zone. The one for my bike is like 6 or 7 bucks

[fixxervi6]

I don't get good prices on oil.

[milesmiles]

Lol fixxer


And 2nd on rotella t6. I've been running it for a good while now

[Dragonfly]

3rd on Rotella and Walmart

[Striple]

I just use whatever vegetable oil happens to be on sale.

[milesmiles]

I just use whatever vegetable oil happens to be on sale.

You are the biggest liar I know, you always buy the best vegetable oil no matter what price!

[111]

isn't Rotel t6 diesel oil? That is ok in an inline 4?

[milesmiles]

Yep. There are tons of threads on it. People have been running it for years

[Striple]

isn't Rotel t6 diesel oil? That is ok in an inline 4?

Yeah, its been used in motorcycles for quite some time. The used oil analyses that I have seen for RT6 have been pretty good for regular street application. There have been some viscosity issues, where the oil sheared down to a thinner grade within a relatively short oil change interval. Other issues (more anecdotal ones) have been about the shifting: some people have reported much rougher shifting than with other oils, while other people never had any problems.

[nitzer]

I use the Rotella T6 in the SV650.

[fixxervi6]

isn't Rotel t6 diesel oil? That is ok in an inline 4?

Yeah, its been used in motorcycles for quite some time. The used oil analyses that I have seen for RT6 have been pretty good for regular street application. There have been some viscosity issues, where the oil sheared down to a thinner grade within a relatively short oil change interval. Other issues (more anecdotal ones) have been about the shifting: some people have reported much rougher shifting than with other oils, while other people never had any problems.

I've been doing some reading, something like 10W40 is not weight rating like most people think

10 is the vescocity rating at W measurement (winter) and 40 is the vescocity measurement at 200 degrees, those oils have vescocity modifiers that react with temperature, think of polymer spiders who's legs expand when they get hot and shrink when they cool. Over time those legs get sheered off and the vescocity drops, so eventually 10W40 breaks down to 10W10.

books are cool

[Striple]

Keep reading, and you're going to be doing oil analyses before you know it!

[WillK675]

I usually order from Swifty's or Cycle Werkz. But motorex is never cheap.

[Firewa11]

I found Amsoil MCF at CycleCenter in Denton regularly priced under $12 qt. They are currently running a special, buy 4 qts. of any synthetic oil and get an OEM oil filter for your bike free.