Engine Oils

[cheedhu]

Can anyone suggest a good fully synthetic oil for the Thunderbird Twin Spark?
The recommended oil grade is 15w50, so Motul 300V&CPR1 fit in.
However, if Petronas or some other most cost effective option is available, it would be better, as the Bull takes in almost 3 litres.

I ride an RE TBTS and it needs 15W50. currently the stock I get from service station they say is a semi synth Mobil1 and the full oil change is 2.75 litres
not that I am complaining about it but I am looking at other options which can give a good balance of smoothness to the bike and is also economical

[insanebiker]

Castrol Power 1 Racing not 15w50?

It s a 10W40 man!

[Sarvajit]

It s a 10W40 man!

Ok, ruled out then. Does Petronas make 15w50 grade?

[velociraptor13]

Ok, ruled out then. Does Petronas make 15w50 grade?

There's one called syntium 800 15w50 but is for cars.Using it in my zen.
300v suits your requirement.

[honda_vings]

sorry for the interruption
Somewhere in between i read someone recommending veedol super swift , gulf pride 4t plus and elf moto 4 gold as best options for unicorn , but when i asked for their details the last 2 had api specs sf/sg and i think those should not be used in unicorn( minimum required is API SJ).
Anyways my motive here is , how do you know its time to change the engine oil. My uni has done 3000 km since last oil change(stock oil) and is still running super smooth and sufficiently cool .So what are the symptoms of need of oil change.15% of my total ride consisted of extreme high revs upto 10k rpm and uni used to become worst in smoothness right after those revv ups and becomes more smooth after cooling down.
Hence i am zeroed on a valvoline champ 4t ss 20w40 , anyone tried it before ? any reviews ?

[Sarvajit]

Check the color&more importantly the viscosity of the oil. Take it between your thumb&index finger&feel it-if it feels grainy to touch, then it means its time to change!

[insanebiker]

Hence i am zeroed on a valvoline champ 4t ss 20w40 , anyone tried it before ? any reviews ?

Am using it currently. It s good. Nothing more,nothing less. Costs some 230 odd bucks only for a litre.

And it is an API SL graded oil with the heat characteristics of API SM. So it should provide more protection than conventional oils.

[abhijeet080808]

^^ I found that it lasts longer than Castrol Active Extra..

[insanebiker]

^^ I found that it lasts longer than Castrol Active Extra..

Activ Xtra or Activ 4T? Cos Activ Xtra is 20W50.

And both Castrols are Minerals and this Valvoline Champ 4T is SS.

[k_tornado_sj]

hey .. even I am using Valvoline champ 4t right now , activ xtra is crap infront of it ,when using castrol crap bike becomes rough after 1200 kms..

[insanebiker]

hey .. even I am using Valvoline champ 4t right now , activ xtra is crap infront of it ,when using castrol crap bike becomes rough after 1200 kms..

Thanks to Bajaj s service camp, Valvoline is getting popular now

[Thunder]

Thanks to Bajaj s service camp, Valvoline is getting popular now

+100 to that
Valvoline 4t CHAMP 20W40 Synthetic Blend was given for just 100 INR in Pulsar Service Camp

Ive just completed some 60KMS with this - and OMG this Oil is superb
Ive been using TVS Oil for my Flame for more than 9500KM and suffered with many problems such as
1) Rough Engine Sound
2) Min Vibrations
3) Hard Gear Shift
After switching to Valvoline all my above issues is Rectified......
Ive planned to settle with this oil through out the life of my Bike.....

[activa]

hey guys whats the best engine oil i can get for my honda activa??20w40??

[insanebiker]

hey guys whats the best engine oil i can get for my honda activa??20w40??

U want a mineral/Synthetic/Semi Synthetic? Wat s ur budget?

[activa]

any thing worth the money bro. .
what will suit the best for it??