24-02-13, 11:45 AM
(22-02-13, 06:31 PM)bludclot link Wrote: - other forums have told me that oil has a long shelf life and that it's the hot/cold cycle that wears them
- there's always the first couple of seconds of oil starvation rattle when starting an engine after an oil change
- modern oil formulas last longer than those in old'n times
- it saves the 30-40 quid cost (although this is probably the least convincing reason)
This was my thinking, hence the question. i changed the oil the other day (1400 miles in somthing like 14 months) and it cam out rather clean! :eek
My fazer is a keeper, the money and time i spent on it i would not get back in a sale. i literally want it for the rest of my lfe (im 31) so even though im not riding the old girl too much (my Tenere is my 1st bike now) i still want her to treat her like a princess
.Ive got this thing in my head though about cam chain tensioners....ive read about them seizing and we all know what happens then! but ive never played with one before and im unsure on what your supposed to do? i had the valves checked a while ago....would the mechanic of done anything to it then?