Oil Questions
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And note, not all 2-stroke oils are suitable for premix. Make sure it says so on the bottle, unless you mix it up yourself.
Just about any half-decent 2-stroke oil will do, but most use some of the best, as the pricedifference per mile is so small nothing.
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What do you think about this oil?
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It's about £36 for 4 liters.
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What do you think about this oil?
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It's about £36 for 4 liters.
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@irongamer727 But the gearbox only takes 750mls....?
@calum I have more than 1 bike and will change for more than 1 time..
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I'm asking for oil quality only, which is the best.
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I'm asking for oil quality only, which is the best.
@irongamer727 It's subjective I guess. Personally I run Silkolene oils for my four strokes. But currently running Castrol in my Starlet as a quick fix. It's leaking it all over the floor so need to sort that out.
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@irongamer727 It's subjective I guess. Personally I run Silkolene oils for my four strokes. But currently running Castrol in my Starlet as a quick fix. It's leaking it all over the floor so need to sort that out.
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@Calum why not castrol?
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@irongamer727 To each their preference. My mate works in the oil industry for motul, so when I need oil I just ask him and he'll bring the best stuff
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It just feels so hard choosing. I want the best possible oil for my machines!
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It just feels so hard choosing. I want the best possible oil for my machines!
@irongamer727 As long as you stick with the bigger well-known brands you can't really mess it up. As for types of oil I use yamaha 10w-40 4t for my gearbox and motul 100% synthetic 2-stroke oil for the engine for all my 2 strokes. If I don't have motul, I just go with castrol.
Yamaha DT125R Blue 2002, XT 125 1982, Yamaha WR250Z 1992, BMW GS650F 1994, Benelli BN302 2015
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@irongamer727 As long as you stick with the bigger well-known brands you can't really mess it up. As for types of oil I use yamaha 10w-40 4t for my gearbox and motul 100% synthetic 2-stroke oil for the engine for all my 2 strokes. If I don't have motul, I just go with castrol.
@minia I run Castrol Power 1 2T Racing in all my machines. Cheap and hopefully good.
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Hello everybody, now I'm look at getting a Dt125 as my first bike, now I have a few questions about the oil and coolant. Gearbox oil what oil would I need how much and how often would I need to change it. Engine oil what oil would I need how much and how often do I need to top it up, and coolant is it just any coolant for a car etc how much and how often would I need to top it up. Sorry the seemingly silly questions I just want to to know the rough cost of running the bike before I get one many thanks.
@yamahaman5000 I always found that Silkolene products were very high quality and performed very well indeed.
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My castrol oil cost roughly £10 for 1l. I found that silkolene for a whopping £22!!
You guys think there is a difference in quality between them?
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My castrol oil cost roughly £10 for 1l. I found that silkolene for a whopping £22!!
You guys think there is a difference in quality between them?
@irongamer727 You can get Silkolene comp 2 for £15 a litre, which yes is more expensive, but as with everything in life - quality does not come cheap. Some people will say that oil is oil, but all the top race teams will most definitely not be using Castrol oil for-sure.
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@ninja Alright thanks. Transmisson oil then?
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@irongamer727 Silkolene 75W-90, is what I have just put in my Starlet. Think it was around £75 for 4 litres.
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@calum and your DT and RS?
@irongamer727 Castrol GTX Semi Synthetic lol.
I'll probably go with Silkolene for the RS, but the DT only ever got Castrol. I was on a budget at the time. And the DT doesn't make any power, plus engines were ten a penny.
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