Engine Oils

[thegreat1]

Can we use Castrol Power 1 (Not Power 1 Racing) in RTR 160 ?? Wht is the grade of this oil as its not mentioned on the can ?? Is it semi-synthetic??

[Raccoon]

^^^ Why do you want to use it when Castrol isn't even bothered to mention the grade?

Why do you want to use it when so many better oils are available?

[viv.nomad]

Originally Posted by thegreat1

Can we use Castrol Power 1 (Not Power 1 Racing) in RTR 160 ?? Wht is the grade of this oil as its not mentioned on the can ?? Is it semi-synthetic??

yes it is semi-synthetic. grade 15w40 afaik.

Originally Posted by Raccoon

^^^ Why do you want to use it when Castrol isn't even bothered to mention the grade?

Why do you want to use it when so many better oils are available?

it is doing wonder on my uni wrt money i paid.

[eessa]

Originally Posted by velociraptor13

leakage is not related to all synthetics.The culprit is the ester that is present in the motul 300v.It eats away the gasket material.Ester though helps in keeping the internals clean.I am using synthetic for more than a year in my unicorn.Till now no problem(touchwood).

hi bro u told me tp go for motul 300v
i used it ma nike started to leak
ma bike is a brand new p180 2009 edition
ma advice to every one will be not to use 300v at all

i just got tht ilo flushed castrol racing in it
its runnin awsome u cant even emagin the smoothness in the engin
last night i touched 143 on ma bike even i cant belive when i saw tht speed

[HydBiker]

^^^ so, even the new Pulsies are leaking oil with Motul 300V... and we thought this problem was addressed!

[Aparajith]

Originally Posted by HydBiker

^^^ so, even the new Pulsies are leaking oil with Motul 300V... and we thought this problem was addressed!

KP, my 4K km old RTR is already leaking oil from the head. It was sealed before I went on a trip. I was using PETRONAS SPRINTA. But even then within another 2K kms, it started to leak again! Beat that.....

[velociraptor13]

Originally Posted by Aparajith

KP, my 4K km old RTR is already leaking oil from the head. It was sealed before I went on a trip. I was using PETRONAS SPRINTA. But even then within another 2K kms, it started to leak again! Beat that.....

Whoa,didnt know that,thats the first case i am hearing for petronas.Is it leaking thru the head or thru the timing chain cover?I am using it in my unicorn though for the past 1.5 years and 15k kms.

[Sudharshaninu]

Originally Posted by eessa

hi bro u told me tp go for motul 300v
i used it ma nike started to leak
ma bike is a brand new p180 2009 edition
ma advice to every one will be not to use 300v at all

i just got tht ilo flushed castrol racing in it
its runnin awsome u cant even emagin the smoothness in the engin
last night i touched 143 on ma bike even i cant belive when i saw tht speed

what oil should i use in MY p220 dtsi 2009 edition ??? .. shall i leave this to the baja probiking service guys or should i specify them to use something i wish for the oil ???? .

[arvindraju]

Originally Posted by Sudharshaninu

what oil should i use in MY p220 dtsi 2009 edition ??? .. shall i leave this to the baja probiking service guys or should i specify them to use something i wish for the oil ???? .

how many kms has yours p220 done ?

[pranay]

Why would anyone put fully synthetic oil on an engine which has not completed breaking in? Also, if people are endorsing higher top speed with engine oil in pulsars, then that is totally misleading and false.

@Sudharshaninu: There was a case in Bangalore where the PBK service guys were putting xW40 grade oil in a brand new 220 DTS-i. If not for a friend spotting it, they would have put it. I suggest you get the oil change done in front of your eyes, and put 20W50 oil that they generally provide. You could move on to semi-synth/fully synth after 5000 kms.