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Old 06-24-2008   #7 (permalink)
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Harry a 5w oil is that low because of the friction modifiers so you were right not to put it in the Sprint.

However, car oils of 10w and above i.e.10-40, 15-50w etc that don't explicitly same they contain friction modifiers are fine. I run either Shell Helix 15-50 or Mobil diesel oil 10-40 in my bikes with no problems what so ever.

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