Engine Oils

[Greymatter]

Hi guys. Today I went to get oil for my Pulsar 150. I opted motul mineral oil but could not find it. Even gulf and shell vsx was out of stock..
So finally settled down with Valvoline champ 4T. But i dont know whether its a mineral or semi synthetic. It has written as Synthetic blend but costs just rs 200.. Need clarification guys..
And also the shop keeper asked me to try mobil 1000 15w40 and its doing good with all the bikes. BTW is that a 4t oil or meant for cars? Its no where written as 4t and it had indica's pic in the label. So i dint get it..

Valvoline Champ 4T is a semi synthetic oil.

[Swaroopce]

Valvoline Champ 4T is a semi synthetic oil.

Exactly... was abt to post...

[Prabhakar150]

Impressive price for a semi synthetic. Yet to see the performance. I was about to buy mineral oil with drain period of 1500 kms max. thats why got champ and premium is 15w50.. XXw50 oil would be thick for our normal riding conditions..

[haxor]

Will be taking the bike for servicing,
will be pouring new oil
which one shud I go for,
Its running for castrol power1
wanna try something new

[ajay_vishvanathan]

i kinda feel that the stock "honda engine oil" by the service guys has been giving my bike a hard time.. i think ill change it.. ill go back to castroil 20w40 but i think 15w50 full sync. its better.. hows the cost? is it recommended??

[Greymatter]

Hi, Is it true that 20W50 grade oil too heavy for a 150cc? If so then why Yamaha Recommends xxW50 grade oil for R15? BTW, bought a can of Valvoline 4T Premium for my R15 today.

Please Explain

[udayrrr]

Hi, Is it true that 20W50 grade oil too heavy for a 150cc? If so then why Yamaha Recommends xxW50 grade oil for R15? BTW, bought a can of Valvoline 4T Premium for my R15 today.

these topics discussed many times here so a few pages back flip will help
will explain in short:no matter what bike and its cc oil grade depends on ambient temperature ie where u ride and how u ride

[madhav krishna]

Will be taking the bike for servicing,
will be pouring new oil
which one shud I go for,
Its running for castrol power1
wanna try something new

Which bike?? Oil grade?? Budget??

[Swaroopce]

Impressive price for a semi synthetic. Yet to see the performance. I was about to buy mineral oil with drain period of 1500 kms max. thats why got champ and premium is 15w50.. XXw50 oil would be thick for our normal riding conditions..

15W50 is good if you rip your bike .... i normally rip well to drive my bike , so i prefer for it !! also i was recommended .....

[Swaroopce]

Hi, Is it true that 20W50 grade oil too heavy for a 150cc? If so then why Yamaha Recommends xxW50 grade oil for R15? BTW, bought a can of Valvoline 4T Premium for my R15 today.

Dont compare water cooled engine with a air cooled engine ...

May be since its water cooled engine , they might have said xxW50 oil ...

[Greymatter]

Dont compare water cooled engine with a air cooled engine ...

May be since its water cooled engine , they might have said xxW50 oil ...

Ok thanks! I hope 20w50 grade oil won't harm my bike's engine as many R15 owners here using 15w50 only.

[haxor]

Which bike?? Oil grade?? Budget??

Apache RTR 160

[Prabhakar150]

15W50 is good if you rip your bike .... i normally rip well to drive my bike , so i prefer for it !! also i was recommended .....

I used to change gears at above 5k rpm except first gear dude. But still i would stick with company's recommendation. We cant always rip in heavy traffics.. Just Poured in the new oil. I can hardly find any difference. BTW the engine is already hot. Could feel the difference in fresh ride i hope.

[madhav krishna]

Apache RTR 160

Assuming that your grade is 20W40. I would suggest you to try:-
1. Agip racing 4t 5W40 (tried & tested by me. hence i would recommend this oil more than others)
2. Petronas 4t 5000 5W40
3. Shell Ultra 10W40 (i wouldnt recommend this oil. But just giving you an option)
4. Motul 300V 5W40 (since this oil has a few level dipping issues try 15w50).


From the above the best Full synthetic oil would be motul. The cheapest, but good full synthetic oil would be agip/petronas. The worst synthetic oil would be shell.

[Swaroopce]

I used to change gears at above 5k rpm except first gear dude. But still i would stick with company's recommendation. We cant always rip in heavy traffics.. Just Poured in the new oil. I can hardly find any difference. BTW the engine is already hot. Could feel the difference in fresh ride i hope.

Even i shift in the same way .... In traffic in chennai , Bike stops , goes, goes, stops suddenly , i rip suddenly, Lot of gear shifts in a short distance ... I Drived patiently , but very embarrassed when guys in honda activa get past me so better to use a good one which keeps engine healthy rather than company recommended oils.., Of course We should follow his recommended grade ....