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07 RT El Cheapo Oil Change

Shell Rotella;

Yes, the KLR.net crowd swears by the stuff too! 1000s of bikers use the Rotella label, 15w40 in their bikes. I also own diesels and the Shell Rotella product is first rate for a very long time now. Chevron also makes the equivilant in its Delo400. I had not heard the GW crowd and Rotella link before. Not surprised. WE go 20000m too on the BIG diesels and my F350 diesel goes 10000m on a change easy. Randy:usa
 
Whether or not one group or another recommends a particular oil is meaningless. Better oils should result in less long term wear everything else being equal. But, are the test conditions equal? If I put mineral oil in my 1800 or KLR650 and the average trip is 200 miles versus $13/qt. synthetic in the same bike but avg. trip is 10 miles, which engine do you think will last longer or run better at 100k miles?
How do these guys that give the thumbs up to a particular oil know it's okay or better? I'll bet they say they can feel the difference.
Rotella T 15W40 is probably good but remember these truck engines run at 2000 rpm all day and have 30 qts. in the crankcase. Thus only one start from cold and then many miles. How do you compare that to a bike?
 
I always have a small amount of 75-90w gear oil left over, so why not add that to the mix as well! ;)

What Paul G. said...
 
Let me get this straight, everyone. Some folks will spend thousands of bucks on their ride, and then get cheap with their oil? Absolutely friggin' amazing...
 
Gentleman,

I have put about 600 miles in the bike since the El Cheapo oil change. Everything appears fine. I guess I could spend another $35 on a Blackstone report but that would defeat the El Cheapo. One thing I do is cut the filter and inspect the media just like I do on the Mooney. Anyway it was fun reading all the varied opinions.:) That's what makes a forum like this entertaining.
 
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