What oil do you use?

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05-15-2009, 04:34 PM

Jaybird180

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Fram must've changed their filter....I read that article and purposely went to look at one and whaddya know....no cardboard ring! They use rubber now.

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05-16-2009, 10:37 PM

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Did you cut t5he filter open? That is where you have to look, the valve is rubber, but the retainer is cardboard.

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05-16-2009, 11:33 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruthless

Repsol and a K&N oil filter. My bike has 38,000 miles on her. 12 years old and she still hums!

+1 get the best and no problems LOL

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05-18-2009, 08:52 AM

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Repsol is easy to confuse their natural/ synthetic oil

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05-18-2009, 10:20 AM

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Autozone 10w-40 dino with a bosch 3300 (or whatever is on sale)

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05-18-2009, 02:26 PM

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i use honda gn4 10-40 non-synthetic and any filter will do, change every 5k miles

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