Oil Questions
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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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Yeah I can't comment. Great on my starlet but as said only ran semj synthetic castrol on the dt
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@calum well I'm after good quality stuff. It's got the right classifications.
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@irongamer727 Yes, but I have had good oils mess with my clutch before. Castrol magnetec cause the clutch to slip uncontrollably
@calum but mate it doesn't have the right classifications. Can't say I'm surprised really.
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@calum but mate it doesn't have the right classifications. Can't say I'm surprised really.
@irongamer727 Ey? What doesn't Magnetec? Does it say don't use with cork clutch plates lol
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@calum but mate it doesn't have the right classifications. Can't say I'm surprised really.
@irongamer727 your being wayyy too picky with your oil just grab some for wet clutches at a good price I’ve used the cheapest oil money can buy in my 4 stroke and I liked the stuff the best cheap oil I used was Tesco’s own brand it was genuinely good oil
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@calum yeah but there’s really not much into it especially for a 2 stroke I’m just saying some of the best oil I’ve had was Tesco’s and that wasn’t dirt cheap but was still an ok price
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@declan Good oil can and will prolong the life of the engine. That's my only concern.
Cheap oil, no thanks.@irongamer727 like your ever going to tell, but if you want the best of the best they buy the most expensive oil you can find then I guess there’s no room for doubt
