Anyone use Shell roletta T5 before? how dose it works?

[yamasaki]

I'm using repsol rider now and going to switch to roletta T5 next oil change, is it ok? since it's alot cheaper than the repsol.

[Fazerider]

Rotella T5 is intended for use in big diesel engines so will contain more detergents than necessary in a bike engine.
On the plus side: it has plenty of ZDP which is excellent (and largely absent from SL-rated oils onwards) and doesn't have Moly which would make the clutch slip.
If it's a good price I'd happily give it a go.

[Kenyun]

This post is tagged as 'new', but is 9 months old!...... What the hell is 'Roletta'??? :lol

[Chrsitavorius]

We are looking for a home builder forum.

[Leupold]

Interesting for the source of information for the incoming members.

[tommyardin]

Detergent heavy, low revving, diesel engine oil, going into very high revving, high tuned petrol motorcycle engine,  :eek  I think I will give that one a miss.
It might be alright, but, I would not  take the chance.
And is it worth the risk saving perhaps 6 or 7 quid on 4 litres of oil, if it was to foc your engine I don't think you will repair it with the money saved. :lol 

Shell Advanced 4T for me every time, either Fully Synth or Semi Synth, what ever is on offer at the time.

I change my Oil & Filter at the end of the summer each year, before hibernation, it has usually done about 2 - 2.5 thousand miles.

[mtread]

either Fully Synth or Semi Synth,

Begs a question I've wanted to ask. Supposing you've got a spare litre of fully synth and you mix it with semi for an oil change. Is that going to be OK? Assuming they are both 10/40 and the right spec of course.

[daviee]

its not meant to be good practice but shouldnt cause any harm from what ive read