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I am fixing to change the oil my 78gs1000e..and I am thinking about going with delo 15w40 or castrol 20w50..it has havaline 10w40 in it now..Whats everyones opinion on those it has 41000 miles on it and uses some oil...........
 
I also have a `78 GS1000E and I use Coastal 20w-50 oil 1.99/quart and I love it. Very inexpensive and it gets the job done. I change it every 1500 miles
 
DJones said:
I also have a `78 GS1000E and I use Coastal 20w-50 oil 1.99/quart and I love it. Very inexpensive and it gets the job done. I change it every 1500 miles
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You cant go wrong with 20-50 Castroll and if you are changing the oil frequently even better.
 
I am using a 15-60W semi-synthetic (got a drum for the car). 20-50W is what I have used for years, change it regulalrly

I have a Gs1000 1978 also. The best thing you can do is put on a decent sized oil cooler...runs cooler, engine performs and lasts longer, oil does not break down as quickly.
 
saaz said:
I am using a 15-60W semi-synthetic (got a drum for the car). 20-50W is what I have used for years, change it regulalrly

I have a Gs1000 1978 also. The best thing you can do is put on a decent sized oil cooler...runs cooler, engine performs and lasts longer, oil does not break down as quickly.
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Saaz
Who makes the 15-60?? Ive never seen it on the shelves around here--sounds like a perfect viscosity range for an oil /air cooled bike??
 
Scotty

It is a Penrite oil, and Australian company. They also make a 20-60W mineral oil. Both are good for bikes, the 15-60W even for modern ones. There are some 25-60W and 25-70W oils around (shell, valvoline) but they are a bit too heavy for normal road use, good if you were doing summer trips and not too much cold starting.

John
 
saaz said:
Scotty

It is a Penrite oil, and Australian company. They also make a 20-60W mineral oil. Both are good for bikes, the 15-60W even for modern ones. There are some 25-60W and 25-70W oils around (shell, valvoline) but they are a bit too heavy for normal road use, good if you were doing summer trips and not too much cold starting.

John
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Now i must look for a us supplier--Is penrite the same company as what we call pwnzoil in the USA
 
I found theit website and they seem to have invaed the USA already 8O 8O --this is good news :D :D :D
the web page only shows HPR 20-60 so I wrote to the us distributor
http://www.classicautolubes.com/prices.htm

I just got me email returned it seems that thit US distributor may be out of business--does any one know of any other source? if not in the USA then somewhere in north America??
 
oil cooler

oil cooler

is there a non-insane way to add an oil cooler to a '80 gs-450L?
i like the idea of adding some extra cooling and keeping the oil
temp down and keeping it from breaking down &c.

Danke.
 
Perite specialise in older automotive oils for classic cars. The prices I saw on that website were the same in $us and $a, in other words twice the price as here!
 
Re: oil cooler

Re: oil cooler

odiekokee said:
is there a non-insane way to add an oil cooler to a '80 gs-450L?
i like the idea of adding some extra cooling and keeping the oil
temp down and keeping it from breaking down &c.

Danke.
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DOYOU THINK YOUR BIKE IS RUNNING TOO HOT--COOLING OIL UN NECESSARILY IS NOT SUCH A DESIRABLE THING
 
oil cooler

oil cooler

well, i'm not sure. not even sure how to tell
but in know that if i have to stop for a light
or sign or an idiot that it don't take but seconds
for the heat to begin to rise and i can't sit there
for long before it gets pretty unbearable. but
i figure that's expectable, i haven't a clue.
 
I think that is quite normal. The engine is still getting rid of heat at standstill, it is just rising up rather than going with the wind.

Overcooling can be bad as well, as the oil does not warm up enough on smaller trips, leading to condensation etc. The 4 cyl bikes are know to run hot, but the twins never seemed to have the same problem.
 
when you stop for a light in florida, you can fry an egg on your face and that is with an oil cooler and a tempeature guage showing about 220 degF -as said before, the rising heat is quite normal--it happens even on water cooled bikes
 
Yep, and cars. The heat coming out of a car on a hot day is quite a lot!!!
 
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