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Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« on: March 17, 2023, 06:51:11 AM »
What do you really use ?

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2023, 07:08:45 AM »
Of course.... can anyone give me a good reason NOT to use what was spec'd by the OEM?!?

ANYONE?

Just one GOOD reason?

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2023, 07:16:00 AM »
Of course.... can anyone give me a good reason NOT to use what was spec'd by the OEM?!?

ANYONE?

Just one GOOD reason?

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2023, 08:18:16 AM »
I've been using 15W-50 in the motorcycles and zero turn. 
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2023, 08:18:16 AM »

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2023, 08:19:12 AM »


Tastes like chicken.

Wonder if you could make a gumbo or an etouffee?  :smiley:
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2023, 08:39:44 AM »
Tastes like chicken.

Wonder if you could make a gumbo or an etouffee?  :smiley:


Gonna need a bigger soup pot, that's for sure !

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2023, 08:55:43 AM »
10w60 keeps working for me. I generally run the Royal purple xpr with excellent results in that the bike keeps running…..10-60 makes sense to me for a n air cooled engine. Imo. Can’t resist oil threads

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2023, 09:56:00 AM »


That's not a cricket!

I've known lots of crickets for years, that's no cricket!
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2023, 10:04:12 AM »
I have been using Motul 10W-60 but just got some Liqui Molly 10W-60 on sale and will use that. Doubt I will notice any difference.
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2023, 10:08:09 AM »
I can say one thing for certain. When it's hot and your dipstick comes out it's very slippery and it doesn't wash off!
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2023, 10:10:10 AM »
Of course.... can anyone give me a good reason NOT to use what was spec'd by the OEM?!?

ANYONE?

Just one GOOD reason?

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I don't know what color the non-OEM oil user survivor ribbon is.  I know pink is for breast cancer survivors.

I would think the ribbon color is probably some color between the nlight golden color of virgin vegetable oil and the pitch black color of used gear oil with 250,000 miles!!!!
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2023, 10:28:05 AM »
Liqui-Molly 10-60 full synthetic from NAPA . They usually get it overnight .Oil is cheaper than engine repair .

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2023, 10:37:23 AM »
Oil is oil. I buy whatever is cheapest. Don’t care about the numbers. Oil is oil, they are all slippery. Never had any issues.

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2023, 10:49:46 AM »
10w-60 Motul Synthetic from 'Zon
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2023, 11:25:34 AM »
10w-60 Motul Synthetic from 'Zon
Same here, from day one.

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2023, 11:31:35 AM »
I put 20W50 in the older Guzzi's and 10W60 in the Norge and Daytona.  Just seems penny foolish to go to some cheaper oil for those two bikes.
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2023, 11:43:04 AM »
yup, Motul 10W- 60 Syn. Don't shop around every trip to my Guzzi Dealer I stock up. Bought our 2 Bikes there. In return they sell us Oil at decent Price.
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2023, 12:02:51 PM »
We used to have a local Guzzi dealer in St Louis.  They had a big drum of Bel-Ray 10W-50 and that's what they used in most everything.

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2023, 12:09:44 PM »
Fresh LiquiMoly 10w-60 went into the Norge yesterday.  Found a decent deal on Amazon so bought a couple 5 liter containers.

Also did the CARC and transmission as well at the same time...all freshly oiled up and ready for some more rides!
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2023, 12:19:59 PM »
Always been curious as to why OEM dealerships will use any product not speced from the factory.  Seems odd.
Also, if anyone cares, I posted a copy of a notice issued several years ago from Guzzi superseeding older oil specs to now show the previous 10-50 to use 10-60.  Check the archives for that post or take my word for it.
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2023, 12:35:14 PM »
10w-60 in the Breva 1100 as per Oem Spec

20w-50 'V-twin' in the CX100 because I dont think the weight specified for the engine at that time (10w50?) is available... or it wasnt last time I looked

Ran the same 20w-50 in the V65 with a ZDDP additive
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2023, 12:45:02 PM »
I have been using Motul 10W-60 but just got some Liqui Molly 10W-60 on sale and will use that. Doubt I will notice any difference.

The Motul pairs best with a Cabernet Sauvignon, while the Liqui Moly pairs with a Riesling.

My manual recommends "SAE 10W 60; JASO MA, MA2; API SG". Seems pretty simple. I'm not in an extreme climate so I'll buy the 10W-60 as recommended, and I'll make sure the bottle says it meets or exceeds all the other oil classifications listed after that. That spec is what matters to me, Piaggio partnering ($$$) with Castrol to recommend their oil is great if I didn't want to think about it or if that's what's available, but really all I care about is running an oil that meets the recommended specification and gets changed at the recommended intervals. I trusted the company and their engineers to design and build the motorcycle, I'm not going to start doubting their expertise on it when they recommend the oil and maintenance for it.

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2023, 01:16:25 PM »
Same here, from day one.
same here.  its the easy button....
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2023, 01:16:41 PM »
The manual calls for 10/60 so that is what I use, Castrol Edge Super Car. They have it in stock at Walmart almost all the time.
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2023, 01:32:30 PM »
I use Castrol 10-60 because the local O'Reilly's keeps it in stock. My first service for my V7 the dealership put in Motul. Now, filters are another problem. I either have to order online or get one from the dealer. I don't know about my V7 yet but HiFo is the only company that makes one for the 1400 as far as I was able to determine.
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2023, 01:41:41 PM »
Hay Kev

  Of course.... can anyone give me a good reason NOT to use what was spec'd by the OEM?!?

ANYONE?

Just one GOOD reason? 

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Years ago I found the difference between Synthetic and Traditional oil , and can never go back .   

I also found how much difference a bottle of STP type oil fortifier makes in how slippery the oil gets when Fortified .

Also , I've found that the thinner oil results in better MPG returns.

So

I use 0w20 in my tight tolerance modern liquid cooled Truck and Jeep .
 
For the same reason I use a pint of Fortifier and Full Synthetic 10w40 in the loose tolerance air cooled motors. and my oil still feels Slick after 6,000 miles.    I'm getting 50 to 55 mpg from my V7-II with a Touring size windshield , hand guards and 30L bags .  I have got over 60 mpg while following my Harley friends around .  :thumb:

Right or Wrong ... it's been working for near 30,000 miles ?  :smiley:   




 
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #26 on: March 17, 2023, 01:54:59 PM »
My V7III gets 10-60 Motul purchased from my Guzzi Dealer.

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2023, 02:25:07 PM »
Quote
The Motul pairs best with a Cabernet Sauvignon, while the Liqui Moly pairs with a Riesling.

I use the Liquid Moly with a Cabernet.... but doesn't the Guzzi manual spec a rough Chianti?!  :shocked:  :grin:
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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #28 on: March 17, 2023, 04:15:30 PM »
I've been using 10w60 in the V85, which is what is called for. I've been meaning to take an oil sample at 5,000ish miles to see how it is really doing, but never seem to get around to it. I suspect the oil is out of spec by then and some 20w50 might actually work better. Until I actually check I'll stick with the specified weight.

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Re: Do you use 10W-60 oil ?
« Reply #29 on: March 17, 2023, 04:33:50 PM »
There is is one category missing in the survey and that is…(Drum roll accompanied by the sound of tearing envelope with a well timed cymbal splash…)

“I just have to re invent the wheel to re validate my own sense of self relevance and since I own a fabulously engineered piece of mechanical awesomeness, I can put stale cat’s piss in there for bugger all money and still not manage to blow the poor bugger up…”

The only outlay is the initial purchase price of the aforementioned cat and the water.
I like the one that says..”It works for me”.
Mate, it works for anyone and all that proves is, that the whole debate although mildly entertaining, is largely moot.
If it makes you feel good..? Do it.
Because feeling good is the only reason we do any of it and as for the oil debate ?
It’s another opportunity to politely say…”Shut up, I’m right…”
But it’s answering the question that nobody asked..
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