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Burnt engine oil...what i do is clean the chain with the motul chain clean allow it to dry for 10 mins clean the chain with a cloth and then lube it with motul chain lube...no hissing from chain for next 500k or so...

Use burnt engine oil or used engine oil ? Used engine oil may contain metal particles that will wear the chain/sprocket faster, and the combustion waste chemicals ( carbon, acids ) aren't exactly vitamin tablets for the chain either.

In one word , don't !

dont use used or burnt engine oil.............always use proper lube

Thats what most service centres use for the chain. Surely, you'd want better for your own bike?! Or do you really hate it THAT much??

thank you guys for your replies.

i am really embarrassed about the 'burnt engine oil' part.
any suggestions regarding which particular oil i should use?

SAE 90 gear oil. Get any known brand - Valvoline, BPCL MAK, etc. A 500 ml can will last ages.

I hope the it's not a dust attractor correct ? I like motul's chain lubricant but would love some thing that is a cheap...

It is bound to attract some dust. Rather it would be more accurate to say that dust settles on it. If that is a concern, maybe a good chain spray like Motul might be better. I haven't used one personally though... so not sure if less dust will adhere to a chain coated with that. Also, I find it too expensive. Last time I looked, the OKS spray needs the chain to be squeaky clean before spraying... and that makes it useless.

SAE 90 is by far the cheapest option and effective... but if chain is open, then its another matter.

believe it or not, but it worked fine on My FZ,
i was on a tour of around 3500+ kms,
and forgot to take can of chain lube from SVC,
but i had some burnt engine oil and grease,
i just mixed it in and tried on chain,and it last longer then regular chain lube,


PS. that was just a jugaad,
now i am back on chain lube

guys thanks for ur replies.

im thinking of using motul chain cleaner for cleaning purpose and castrol engine oil for lubricating.

whaddya think?

you are no supoposed to use engine oils for lubricating R15 chain. Get Motul Chain lube as you have Motul Chain clean. both cost around 800-850.

Be carefull while doing cleaning chains...We are hearing lots of fingers going into rear sprockets.

this is another well debatable topic basically because of various options available, expense and availability of some options recommended by manufacturers and because we were using various other methods for decades now...

Engine oil doesn't seem to be a bad options... even the Yamaha R6 or R125 manual specifies this along with the chain lube spray's. But the R15's manual recommends against it. But you gotta think about something here -

What is the purpose of the lube on a chain & sprocket?
To lubricate and to stick to it for some time.

Burnt engine oils have lost most of their viscosity and lubrication ability and are not useful here. Better use the SAE 90 Gear oil (not Egine oil) or SAE 140 Gear Oil (recommended for sports bikes but am yet to hear about it in India!). Bearing or MP grease helps but applicaition process is too cumbersone to be useful.

Chain Lube Spray's - Motul costs abt Rs 450, OKS 451 costs Rs 325 and Tribocor TC-40 costs Rs 300. They are adhesibe type chain lube sprays. They have a very sticky property and hold on to the object better and longer.

I stick to OKS 451 because of its great stickyness and availability. This can be applied to work well on a decently clean chain & sprocket.

OKS 450 is another version that needs the chain & sprocket to be completely clean. This one is used by Bajaj SC's. the OKS 450 is said to be dust repellent and water repellent too. But this one is not adhesive lube. Also, this one is not "neutral to O-rings".

Yes, almost all of the lubing material attracts dust. The lube material is generally sticky and viscous and dust/dirt also gets caught to it. Be it engine oil or what ever.

You forgot to say that the lube even splashes on your rear numberplate&alloy!
So, the key is, don't overdo it...