oil change

[KING_3]

just want to know what oil (viscosity and brand) you guys would recommend for my espero 1.5 dohc. I'm already due for oil change. Many thanks!














http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2152960

[jidasas]

I run Castrol GTX 10w30 in my 1.6 dohc.

Jimmy

[elhombredemierda]

same here only im 2.0 dohc

[KING_3]

thanks for the reply guys
would there be any harm if i use a 20w50?
by the way, i use it as a daily driver, from house to office and back

[Spider]

I have about 88K miles on my engine and where I live it's very hot in the summer.
Day after day of over 110 degrees (f.)

I use 20/50 in the summer months and 10/30 in the winter.

Castrol GTX ..dinosaur oil.

[jidasas]

In my experience you should only run more than a 10w30 wieght if your engine is using a small amount between changes cause supposedly it can reduce the amount the engine's burning because the thicker oil won't cross through the small gaps in the rings/valveseats that the thinner oil will.

Jimmy

[KING_3]

hi spider,
what do you mean by dinosaur oil

[jidasas]

it's regular plain old oil...no synthetics or anything in it...it's just the simple dead decayed dinosaurs and crap from years ago that have turned into oil. There are much more advanced and better oils out there now...but there's really no need for them unless you're running your car really hard or racing it often.

Jimmy

[Spider]

hi spider,
what do you mean by dinosaur oil

This is very informative reading:
It's written by a guy who's main interest is 4 stroke motorcycle engines, good reading non the less.
At the bottom of the report are even more oil information links



http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Oils1.html#Oil

[KING_3]

thanks jidasas and spider
learned some new term there - dinosaur oil

regards