bone crusher
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Oil breaks down...why would you buy so much?
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Oil breaks down...why would you buy so much?
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
The failure would likely be down the road...literally...you can get away with a non-recommended oil for some time...by the time you figure it out, you will likely discover some significant engine damage.
I stick with BRP...I don't ride as much as many of you so it's not a biggie for me to have the dealer change on the scheduled maintenance visits.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Oil does not break down except in use, although grease will break down fairly quickly in storage. That is especially true of today's oils and synthetic oils. I have had vast experience with the lubrication of thousands of pieces of industrial machinery, and a solid relationship with the manufacturers. These are their words, not mine, but they are borne out in my experience.
krb1945
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NancysToy, is 100%...
correct on the new synthetics not breaking down. I have seen some traveling salesmen that ran my preferred pure synthetic oil and at 25 thousand miles I would pull a sample and send it off for analysis. The oil was still good for another 20 thousand per the lab analysis. We pulled samples at 75 thousand miles and the lab tested and said the oil was still good but we just couldn't bare it any longer so we changed it. Also keep in mind at that time we were changing the filter every 6000 thousand miles. Now that change has increased to 12000 miles or one year.
However, I know where there is a long haul mack that has over 600 thousand miles on it and it has never had a complete oil change. Change the filters top up, lab test and the oil is still good as of the last time I check a few months back.
Me... I would never run any oil that long even if I did have a considerable amount added at filter change top up. /Ken (krb1945/OEM discount oil change kits)
correct on the new synthetics not breaking down. I have seen some traveling salesmen that ran my preferred pure synthetic oil and at 25 thousand miles I would pull a sample and send it off for analysis. The oil was still good for another 20 thousand per the lab analysis. We pulled samples at 75 thousand miles and the lab tested and said the oil was still good but we just couldn't bare it any longer so we changed it. Also keep in mind at that time we were changing the filter every 6000 thousand miles. Now that change has increased to 12000 miles or one year.
However, I know where there is a long haul mack that has over 600 thousand miles on it and it has never had a complete oil change. Change the filters top up, lab test and the oil is still good as of the last time I check a few months back.
Me... I would never run any oil that long even if I did have a considerable amount added at filter change top up. /Ken (krb1945/OEM discount oil change kits)
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