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another oil question - old bike, low miles

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by stereomind, Mar 15, 2007.

  1. stereomind

    stereomind Active Member

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    what kind of oil would you guys recommend on a '83 XJ550 with 7800 miles on it? is it too late for synthetic?

    the bike will be driven a lot during the hot oklahoma summer... what weight oil would be ideal?

    thanks
     
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    It's not too late, I personally used Golden Spectrol Synthedic 20-50w, but I live in a really hot climate in Phoenix, you may want a thinner oil, but I ran that in Denver as well.
    As for brand there are verying opinions, I hear Mobile 1 is among the best automotive synthedics, but I think any Synth, is far better then standard oil once an engine is broke in. It sure smoothed out shifting and the gear box as well on all my bikes .
     
    Russxlr8s, Mar 16, 2007
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    Synthetic...it's definitely what's for dinner! (for your bike, that is...)
     
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    Do Note that there are.. Very Few ..genuine synthetic oils though..
    Gotta watch out for that Brochure Babble :)
    Mobil 1 and It's commercial brother Delvac are amoungst the 2 or 3 or 4 true synths . Several legal actions centre on the use of the word 'Synthetic' as applied to oil claims.
     
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