Engine Oils

[udayrrr]

i bought a can of PETRONAS SPRINTA 5000 for 300 bucks but it's a year old oil, any probs with a year old oil??

no problem usually a well kept oils have above 2 years shelve life

[anmol_1990]

are engine oils supplied by hero honda for bikes like karizma, cbz, hunk are semi-synthetic or mineral oil..................????

[wings_of_fury]

are engine oils supplied by hero honda for bikes like karizma, cbz, hunk are semi-synthetic or mineral oil..................????

Mineral oil (10W30).

--Himanshu

[anmol_1990]

Mineral oil (10W30).

--Himanshu

but at the box of engine oil it is written as semi-synthetic

[udayrrr]

^^^ basically it might not be a true semi-synthetic rather a highly formulated mineral oil in other words premium mineral oil
today the term "semi-synthetic" is common in most companies products
like castrol, valvoline ,veedol and gulf too

between if u r sc oil is idemitsu u can go for it but avoid mak oil

[onlinesatish]

Nops, dude. He is talking about 10W40. The one we have is 15W50.

Am talking abt the same too...the one i bought is Motul 10w40 5100!

[chicane1879]

Am talking abt the same too...the one i bought is Motul 10w40 5100!

Really..Then it's great, will search for it and will switch to it during next oil change.

[Vivek100cc]

Which Oil ??/ Foot Pump

Hi Guys can anyone tell me which oil should i use i am gonna travel approx 3600km in 15 days with a average run of 250km per day so can anyone tell me which oil should i go for Brand I have a 100cc BAJAJ engine..................and the bike is ct100

My bikes standard specification of oil is 20w40 so can i go ahead and put 20w50 oil in my bike so that it can keep my engone a little bit more cooler than the specified oil.................??

and my last question i have taken two spare tubes can anybody tell me where can i get a foot pump in Mumbai ??

[Aryan]

Query Merged.

[Nitin_traveller]

Hi Guys can anyone tell me which oil should i use i am gonna travel approx 3600km in 15 days with a average run of 250km per day so can anyone tell me which oil should i go for Brand I have a 100cc BAJAJ engine..................and the bike is ct100

My bikes standard specification of oil is 20w40 so can i go ahead and put 20w50 oil in my bike so that it can keep my engone a little bit more cooler than the specified oil.................??

and my last question i have taken two spare tubes can anybody tell me where can i get a foot pump in Mumbai ??

well.. first thing, Vivek, congrats on trying this feast on CT100..

I would recommend to go for good 20W40 only.. as 20W50 might put strain the engine..

for cheap and BEST, you can try Gulf, Mineral Oil, 20W40.. cost around 210Rs.. Buy one liter extra and carry in your luggage..
keep checking oil after every 1000 KMs, if the oil level dips, top up with the second can. after 2500 Kms, if you feel bike getting harsh, change engine oil..

best of luck.. and do share how did your ride go..

I have been ripping 100+ speed for upto 600KMs a day on my P150 with Gulf.. and found it better than all other mineral and semi synthetic oils that I tried.. *haven't tried motul though..

[Thunder]

@Vivek100cc : You can go for Valvoline 20W40.....Valvoline has a strong epidemic towards lower cc bikes

Valvoline is an Synthetic Blend Oil - so you get more a smoother ride and also a better acceleration - CT100 being high on low end acceleration - this oil will prove worthfull....

Happy riding.

[Vivek100cc]

will Engine oil create problem ??

Hi guys i have a ct100 i recently changed the engine oil i used 10w30 in my bike but the standard specification is 20w40 will this cause any problem to my bike ??

[Aryan]

Query Merged.

[Nitin_traveller]

Hi guys i have a ct100 i recently changed the engine oil i used 10w30 in my bike but the standard specification is 20w40 will this cause any problem to my bike ??

Vivek, in 20W40 , '40' means the viscosity of liquid at higher temperature of engine.. we must not fiddle with that.. If you run with that engine oil, it might damage the engine and engine will start getting hot after very little riding..

better drain it ASAP and switch to 20W40.

[sarbanoxley]

Hi guys i have a ct100 i recently changed the engine oil i used 10w30 in my bike but the standard specification is 20w40 will this cause any problem to my bike ??

Please stick to the recommended grade(20W 40) .A few pages back i posted a link to a oil thread from a Ducati forum that clearly answers your question if you have the time i strongly advice you to read that post, it will clear most of your Doubts.