Quick question regarding oil.
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Never brought Silkolene before so watched to check before purchase.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F331962365416
Will this oil be suitable for my DT, gearbox oil obviously
Cheers!
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@jakeyboy that isn't gearbox oil mate, it's 2 stroke engine oil
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@jakeyboy if silkolene gear oil is what you're after this is what you need https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332366839914
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Genuinely have only used castrol semi-synthetic 5w-30 engine oil. Some gear oils affect the clutch and cause it to slip.
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@jakeyboy I can highly recommend any Silkolene product's. There a top quality brand and well worth the few extra pennies for-sure!!! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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Don't get fooled by the fancy transoils etc for bikes, a quality semi/full synth 5-40 or 10-40 will be fine, I tried all the oils like motul transoil in my DT when it had a clutch slip problem, in the end some left over 5-30 full synth Castrol made it twice as good feeling and got rid of the slip. I usually just use what's left over in the drum from my car oil changes, however I've just bought a old 6cyl 3 series so that takes magnatec oil, which I heard can cause issues in motorbike gearboxes so I might have to invest in oil for the DT next time :face_with_open_mouth:
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@Calum why 5w-30 and not 10w40 as the manual says? Why semi-synthetic?
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@Irongamer727 Twas what ever was in Motorworld at the time and cheap. And has always worked fine for me.
