mobile 1 racing 4T synthetic 10W-40
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I don't want to start a debate about oil, just wondering of the people running this oil, how many miles are you riding between changes?
Just curious, thanks Matt
Just curious, thanks Matt
All I can offer is a UOA from a guy running it in his ST1100. He changes oil every 8k miles. I wouldn't be afraid to go 5k+ on it.
Here's a comparison of 4 oils, including HDEOs and PCMOs. All looked fine.
I always run Rotella Oils, so I can't help you too much personally. I'll let you know when my 5k mile UOA comes back on Dino Rotella T, tho.
Dave has said that the Rotella T6 still looks good at 7,500miles and I would expect the same or better from the Mobil 1 4T. Mobil 1 is good stuff.
The thing that surprised me the most with the following analysis is the add pack on that max life. WOW! For a PCMO, that's some good stuff! I've never seen a car oil kickin' azz like that and keeping up with the HD stuff. Interesting to know.
ST1100 Oil Analysis:
Oil...............Max Life 10W40....Delvac 15W40....Rotella 5W40......Mobil 1 15W50
Filter............PL14612 Purolator....PL14612......Bosch 3423?..........Bosch 3423
Total Miles....110,996................119,028........... .....127,052................135,020
Miles on oil....8,016...................8,062.............. .....8,024..................7,970
Time on Oil.....2 1/2 Mo............3 1/2 Mo................6 Mo...................6 Mo
Make up oil......0..........................0............. ...........0.......................0
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Aluminum.........8........................10...... ...................7.....................9
Chromium.........1.......................1........ .................1.......................1
Iron................14....................14...... ...............16.........................21
Copper............3.....................3......... .............5...........................5
Lead...............3......................3....... ...............4.........................7
Tin.................1......................0...... ................0.........................1
Moly...............82....................51....... .............9..........................80
Nickel.............0.....................0........ .............0...........................1
Manganese......0......................0........... ...........0..........................0
Silver..............0.....................0....... ..............0..........................0
Titanium..........0......................0........ ..............0........................0
Potassium........2.......................2........ ...............3........................1
Boron.............37.....................27....... ...............7.........................53
Silicon.............12....................11...... ..............11.........................24
Sodium.............332....................343..... ...............262....................109
Calcium............1719.................1169...... ...........2722......................2284
Magnesium.........827...................735....... .............92......................26
Phosphorus......963...................806......... ..........1051.......................994
Zinc.................1300...................1018.. .................1276..................1186
Barium.............0........................0..... ...................1......................0
Flashpoint F......410.......................385.............. ........390..................400
Fuel................<.5.......................TR.. ....................<.5....................TR
Antifreeze........66........................ ??........................ ??................... ??
Water.............0...........................0... ........................0....................0
Insoluables......0.3........................0.3... .....................0.2....................0.2
SUS Visc@210f..68.4......................66.0......... .............66.1....................73.3
cST Visc@100c..12.54.......................11.89...... .................11.91..............13.81
TBN.................3.1........................4.2 ........................6.1..................5.7
Different bikes are always different on oils, tho. But I hope that helps??
The KLR I change every 1000k's including the filter.
No oil burn yet (fingers crossed) and all on Rotella Dino. I ride her WOT everywhere I go, too.
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Nice chart there Trout ..... I'd agree Dino generally has half life of Synth
But I think most of us Hurricane Guys will be changing the oil no matter
what is in there every 3 or 4 k miles anyhow.
Got 20/50 in mine now (Dino) putting 5/40 (Synth) in her when weather
gets cold (cuz I got a steal of a deal recently on the Synth )
But I think most of us Hurricane Guys will be changing the oil no matter
what is in there every 3 or 4 k miles anyhow.
Got 20/50 in mine now (Dino) putting 5/40 (Synth) in her when weather
gets cold (cuz I got a steal of a deal recently on the Synth )
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I think these oil threads are kinda funny. Everyone asking about will my oil do this, will my oil do that? No one is realy interested in the filter part. If you have a crappy filter and lets all the dirt go thru the engine it doesn't matter how good your oil is. The dirt is what damages the engine.
The post that Trout put up is useless , Sorry Trout to burst your bubble. Unless you have the other oil sample to compare these samples too you do not know how to read the chart. Yes you can see that there is fuel in the oil, antifreeze in one, aluminum, zink, etc what shockers, They are supposed to be in the oil sample (not fuel, antifreeze). How else do you know how your engine is wearing....
The post that Trout put up is useless , Sorry Trout to burst your bubble. Unless you have the other oil sample to compare these samples too you do not know how to read the chart. Yes you can see that there is fuel in the oil, antifreeze in one, aluminum, zink, etc what shockers, They are supposed to be in the oil sample (not fuel, antifreeze). How else do you know how your engine is wearing....
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Well simply put Doug ............ I think your point is TOTALLY useless too.
So Trout ............ go blow a larger bubble
Because I for one am interested in "Blackstone" type of reports on oil
composition etc .........especially in various applications such as Marine
and Aviation etc where they do have serious implications !
So Trout ............ go blow a larger bubble
Because I for one am interested in "Blackstone" type of reports on oil
composition etc .........especially in various applications such as Marine
and Aviation etc where they do have serious implications !