desiel oil in road bikes?????

[tlukonen]

When I bought my 85 vf1000r the owner told me that he uses rotalla desiel oil when he changes the oil. Well it seems to be working the clutch doesn't slip. But I'm about do for an oil change and before i use it I just wanted to ask If anybodies ever heard of this. I have a dodge 3500 desiel and it would be nice to just have to buy on type of oil for both. But it just doesn't seem right. Everybody has been so helpful on this forum I just thought that someone might be able to shine a little light in the subject for me.

[derstuka]

Originally Posted by tlukonen

When I bought my 85 vf1000r the owner told me that he uses rotalla desiel oil when he changes the oil. Well it seems to be working the clutch doesn't slip. But I'm about do for an oil change and before i use it I just wanted to ask If anybodies ever heard of this. I have a dodge 3500 desiel and it would be nice to just have to buy on type of oil for both. But it just doesn't seem right. Everybody has been so helpful on this forum I just thought that someone might be able to shine a little light in the subject for me.

I use Shell Rotella Synthetic....I buy it at Wally World for about 20-22 bucks a gallon. I also use a Pure One Purolator oil filter from Pep Boys for around 7 dollas no hollas. There is a small niche market for MC folks using Shell Rotella.

What I say.....use Crisco Cooking Oil if you want....just change your oil and filter on a regular basis....oh, and the Crisco tastes great on your fries after a few thousand miles....

BTW....welcome to the forum hombre.....keep da rubber side down!

[VFRBenny]

In Fl, I think your good with the 15/40 oils, but you may want to stick with the Shell Rotella T Syn 5/40 wt. It's not true synthetic (a type 3 hydro cracked) but its better than any non synthetic.

I love my VFR more than my wife, so I use Mobil1 4T 10/40 synthetic.

[bitterpil]

It is fine to keep using what was in the bike. The Shell rotellaT and rotellaT syn are diesel oils. Oils are defined by the additive package the MFG decides to well add to the oil for a specified task. Motorcycle and diesel have an almost identical package. The shell oil had slightly higher ash content which prohibits a JASO certification. The oil meets or exceeds JASO standard other than ash. You can read all about it in the shell web site. +1 on the pulrolator filter that derstuka recommended.

One caution. If your bike is older and had always used standard oil, switching to synthetic can be an issue. You can develop leaks around older seals etc.

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[squirrelman]

Back in the 1960s..............we used Shell Rotella in our imported sportscars!

[Lgn001]

Originally Posted by squirrelman

Back in the 1960s..............we used Shell Rotella in our imported sportscars!

We did the same in the '70s, but just poured it on top of the engine and let it dribble down the sides, just to save the oil pump from having to work so hard.