Found greenish colored motor oil in my bike.
#14
10-13-2011, 02:15 AM
looks ok to me. you would definally know you have a bhg if you did, just looks a bit dirtier than normal to me.
#15
10-13-2011, 05:18 AM
FWIW, a very significant amount of combustion wear and tear comes from poorly filtered intake air. The oil is merely the "dishwater" that not only lubricates, but suspends the combustion by-products. Too many guys think K&N's (or other oiled gauze) is maintenance free, not to mention the OE-type dry "paper" filter users who rarely change them. Air filters are at LEAST as important to change as your oil, regardless of what type you use.
(Flame away.....I know this will get you guys going......)
I mean, think about it. We get all excited about microns in our oil filtration (and yes, the oil regurgitates through the system so it IS important) but we probably don't think about the particulates getting sucked into the cylinders through the intake....
(Flame away.....I know this will get you guys going......)
I mean, think about it. We get all excited about microns in our oil filtration (and yes, the oil regurgitates through the system so it IS important) but we probably don't think about the particulates getting sucked into the cylinders through the intake....
Last edited by jeffzx9; 10-13-2011 at 02:02 PM.
#16
10-13-2011, 12:03 PM
Do you mean Rotella 15w-50 HDEO? The "D" in HDEO doesn't mean "diesel", it means "duty". It's now officially JASO MA certified. It's one of the better oils out there as far as UOA results.
Many of us old guys have used Rotella or Delo for decades, prior to them spending the money to get the JASO MA designation. I've also done plenty of UOA's (used oil analysis) to verify it holds up well...especially with regard to viscosity and TBN (total base number). For the money, Rotella may be unbeatable in performance in many different motorcycle applications.
Many of us old guys have used Rotella or Delo for decades, prior to them spending the money to get the JASO MA designation. I've also done plenty of UOA's (used oil analysis) to verify it holds up well...especially with regard to viscosity and TBN (total base number). For the money, Rotella may be unbeatable in performance in many different motorcycle applications.
#18
10-15-2011, 12:28 AM
^ yea Valvoline! for those who know, woot! lol
by the way anything over 30 microns is typically large enough to become logged between the clearances of typical engine components, fyi ... so anything filtering down to 30 microns is sufficient (ideally, and in theory)
1 micron = 3.93700787 × 10-5 inches, thus 30 microns is about 0.001 in, more than enough
by the way anything over 30 microns is typically large enough to become logged between the clearances of typical engine components, fyi ... so anything filtering down to 30 microns is sufficient (ideally, and in theory)
1 micron = 3.93700787 × 10-5 inches, thus 30 microns is about 0.001 in, more than enough
Last edited by LikesToThump; 10-15-2011 at 12:31 AM.
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