L-Plate Rider
I have got some Castrol Edge 5W30 here, that i would like to use in my VFR, i know the factory recommendation is 5W40, the engine has had vigorous amounts done to the engine, and want something that the engine will like, and are asking if its fine to use this grade oil and if anyone else has. cheers.
Fair weather rider
No, Edge is a car oil is it not? Don't use car oils in ya bike.
L-Plate Rider
Yes i presume it is, kk cheers.
Will have to grab some 4-stroke bike stuff then.
Forum whore
The main reason for not using car oil is the friction modifiers added to most car oils. If you have a dry clutch this isn't sn issue but most bikes are a wet clutch. Car oil may make your clutch slip.
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This is probably too late, but get some Repsol semi-synth in yer (bike). For some reason the gearchange gets so much better when Repsol is used.
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Originally Posted by Dak
Basically you are correct but i must state that some "car oils "are not only ok but reccommended to be used in bike engines and in fact were developed for bikes first and then specified for cars as a comprimise.
Cheers Paul.
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castrol GTX modern should do the trick...
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Protec is better suited and is in fact the oil recommended by Honda in the era the VFR was sold in NZ (It was called GTX 2 turbo tested )
I run it my race bike and have got many other guys / girls away from the evil synthetic rubbish and none have issues.
Paul.
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