Another oil debate? Nah – just for inquisitive minds.
Below the first report from Blackstone Labs on how my 2013 F800GS is doing. The bike now has about 24,000 miles on it. As with most BMW's, it's overly maintained...
I went a bit over on the suggested oil change interval (6k miles) as I was going on a longer trip (George A. Wyman Grand Tour - the first motorcyclist to cross the US). I did hit some warmer temps (95+ F) in California, but that was relatively short lived. The majority of miles were spent at 70-80mph.
The oil used was Liqui Moly 4T 15w-50 (which is the current/updated BMW recommendation for oil weight) I also used the Mahle oil filter from BeemerBoneyard and stock BMW air filter. I didn't need to add any oil for this interval either.
After these results, I probably won't do an oil analysis every oil change, but maybe every other. Even though I'm getting good results pushing the oil beyond the recommend 6k interval, I also probably won't push it all the way to 10k, but I won't sweat it if I'm beyond 6k either.
As I do more, I'll keep posting them here.
Below the first report from Blackstone Labs on how my 2013 F800GS is doing. The bike now has about 24,000 miles on it. As with most BMW's, it's overly maintained...
I went a bit over on the suggested oil change interval (6k miles) as I was going on a longer trip (George A. Wyman Grand Tour - the first motorcyclist to cross the US). I did hit some warmer temps (95+ F) in California, but that was relatively short lived. The majority of miles were spent at 70-80mph.
The oil used was Liqui Moly 4T 15w-50 (which is the current/updated BMW recommendation for oil weight) I also used the Mahle oil filter from BeemerBoneyard and stock BMW air filter. I didn't need to add any oil for this interval either.
After these results, I probably won't do an oil analysis every oil change, but maybe every other. Even though I'm getting good results pushing the oil beyond the recommend 6k interval, I also probably won't push it all the way to 10k, but I won't sweat it if I'm beyond 6k either.
As I do more, I'll keep posting them here.
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