OIL - Good read before you start the next oil thread

[Snakeoil]

I found this article to be one of the best out there on oils and answers a lot of questions.

http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Oils1.html

regards,
Rob

[TridentT160]

Thanks Bob. An enjoyable read. I think I'll put Rotella T 15W-40 in my T160.

[jbenarao]

Thanks for the link

[Falingore]

Thanks for that Snakeoil. More useful information about oil than I've read in a long time.

[berniejayd]

A great read on oil. Thank you for the post.
Bernie

[Old Cafe Racer]

Just one point I'd make about the article, it isn't triumph specific and at some point he mentions using diesel oils in bike engines.
One thing I do know is the detergents can and do break up the carbon deposits in a Triumph crankshaft gallery and when they wash out into the bigends they cause scoring of the shell bearings.
If you are going to use diesel oil do make sure you are starting with a freshly cleaned out crank gallery first.
I've run diesel oils for years in my vehicles specifically to clean out the internal deposits and keep them clean and in this respect they are unequaled but I won't be running it in my Triumph again any time soon.

davy

[79woodsie]

I,ve been running 20/50 in my T140, but after reading this I think I will go to 15/40