Motor oil is too clean
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Motor oil is too clean
So i was under my bike today changing all the fluids, i needed a new thermo anyway so i did the oil and coolant flush... when i dumped my oil, it was fairly clean which worries me... I changed my oil last in march...
usually dirty motor oil shows that the oil is doing its job, clearing out carbon deposits, dirt and gum residue but when i dumped it, it was clean as it just came out of the bottle... and ive been riding a lot this year
what is going on
usually dirty motor oil shows that the oil is doing its job, clearing out carbon deposits, dirt and gum residue but when i dumped it, it was clean as it just came out of the bottle... and ive been riding a lot this year
what is going on
So i was under my bike today changing all the fluids, i needed a new thermo anyway so i did the oil and coolant flush... when i dumped my oil, it was fairly clean which worries me... I changed my oil last in march...
usually dirty motor oil shows that the oil is doing its job, clearing out carbon deposits, dirt and gum residue but when i dumped it, it was clean as it just came out of the bottle... and ive been riding a lot this year
what is going on
usually dirty motor oil shows that the oil is doing its job, clearing out carbon deposits, dirt and gum residue but when i dumped it, it was clean as it just came out of the bottle... and ive been riding a lot this year
what is going on
as long as you don't hear any problems I wouldn't bother.
what oil do you use?
filter?
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Does not sound like a problem to me. Have a good smell of new oil, then have a good gasp of the stuff out of you're bike. If it smells like a fat motor mechanics jock strap on a hot day, then you know it's doing it's job.
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i use mobil 1 4t 10w/40 and i have a honda oem filter
and no noises so i guess i am good... im just used to seeing dirty oil after miles and miles of riding and this was the first time ive seen it clean and still that golden color
and no noises so i guess i am good... im just used to seeing dirty oil after miles and miles of riding and this was the first time ive seen it clean and still that golden color
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Nothing to worry about dewd.What your seeing is one on the benefits of using a full synthetic oil.It doesn't get dirty like conventional oil, because synthetic is free of waxes and paraffin and tars, resins and everything else that conventional oil has in it, which makes it turn black.
I've put in conventional oil and only run it for 470 miles and it still drained out filthy.If you change your synthetic every 3000 miles, chances are it will still be as clean as the day you put it in, mabe a little darker in color, but never black like conventional oil.
I actually use Mobil 1 V-Twin 20W-50 in my ceeburr, I use thicker oil because it's better for the bearings, gears and everything else. I got lucky with my ceeburr and it's a 96' with only 1,183 miles on it when I bought it a couple monthes ago.
Want to see pics of the cleanest CBR600F3 on the planet today ? here ya go:
I've put in conventional oil and only run it for 470 miles and it still drained out filthy.If you change your synthetic every 3000 miles, chances are it will still be as clean as the day you put it in, mabe a little darker in color, but never black like conventional oil.
I actually use Mobil 1 V-Twin 20W-50 in my ceeburr, I use thicker oil because it's better for the bearings, gears and everything else. I got lucky with my ceeburr and it's a 96' with only 1,183 miles on it when I bought it a couple monthes ago.
Want to see pics of the cleanest CBR600F3 on the planet today ? here ya go:
So i was under my bike today changing all the fluids, i needed a new thermo anyway so i did the oil and coolant flush... when i dumped my oil, it was fairly clean which worries me... I changed my oil last in march...
usually dirty motor oil shows that the oil is doing its job, clearing out carbon deposits, dirt and gum residue but when i dumped it, it was clean as it just came out of the bottle... and ive been riding a lot this year
what is going on
usually dirty motor oil shows that the oil is doing its job, clearing out carbon deposits, dirt and gum residue but when i dumped it, it was clean as it just came out of the bottle... and ive been riding a lot this year
what is going on
Last edited by Atieri; Jul 16, 2010 at 01:04 PM.
