05-08-17, 06:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-08-17, 06:46 PM by tommyardin.)
All sounds like a load of bollocks to me. :eek
My understanding is that car oils have molybdenum in them, this is actually a slip agent, it helps reduce wear on car engine moving parts by effectively adding extra slip, great, but not on a multi plate wet clutch.
What-ever your manufacturer preference is for motorcycle oil is is a personal thing, but my advice would be make sure it is a 4T oil designed for motorcycles with wet clutches.
£5 or £6 extra on an oil change is a lot cheaper that have to change the friction and plain steel plates in your clutch, plus its a lot less effort and down time.
You pays your money and you takes your chances.
What do Yamaha say? I don't know cos I never looked.
Shell Advanced 4T for me every time, either Fully or Semi depending what is on offer at the time.
Flushing oil with the motor running for 10-15 minutes seems a good move as you are not operating the clutch in the oil your flushing with.
Or change your oil regularly and no need to flush 3.5 to 4K seems a good mileage to change it at, you can change the oil filter every other change, cos it has never had old oil passing through it that has done more than 4K miles
My understanding is that car oils have molybdenum in them, this is actually a slip agent, it helps reduce wear on car engine moving parts by effectively adding extra slip, great, but not on a multi plate wet clutch.
What-ever your manufacturer preference is for motorcycle oil is is a personal thing, but my advice would be make sure it is a 4T oil designed for motorcycles with wet clutches.
£5 or £6 extra on an oil change is a lot cheaper that have to change the friction and plain steel plates in your clutch, plus its a lot less effort and down time.
You pays your money and you takes your chances.
What do Yamaha say? I don't know cos I never looked.
Shell Advanced 4T for me every time, either Fully or Semi depending what is on offer at the time.
Flushing oil with the motor running for 10-15 minutes seems a good move as you are not operating the clutch in the oil your flushing with.
Or change your oil regularly and no need to flush 3.5 to 4K seems a good mileage to change it at, you can change the oil filter every other change, cos it has never had old oil passing through it that has done more than 4K miles