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08-20-2009, 09:39 PM
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Synthetic Oil?
I was reading on the Kawasaki forum a discussion about the heat from the 17000 engine and a rider commented that he switched to synthetic oil and he noticed a difference. He didn't elaborate on it. I have never used synthetic and have heard pros and cons. I am coming up to my 5000 km oil change and am wondering if there are advantages to changing. Once you change, can you go back?
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10-22-2011, 02:48 PM
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synthetic oil is my biggest concern now , I have 1200 miles on my nomad and I want to go synthetic but the dealer won't allow any other oil to be changed or it will revoke my warranty ?
Kawasaki has synthetic oil ,but I don't think it's good enough ? what you think ? I use mobil 1 on my car for years and I would like to use it for the bike, I don't know , warranty or not ???
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10-22-2011, 07:18 PM
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10-22-2011, 09:21 PM
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I would ask to see what the dealer's is saying in the warranty document verbatim.
If it says that, then let us know. If not... well then... that answers the question.
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10-22-2011, 06:42 PM
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synthetic oil will not void the warranty dealers try to pull that all the time.
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10-23-2011, 08:45 AM
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I switched to Kawasaki synthetic oil at 12000 kms and have continued to use it (170,000 km later) in my 1700. I did not notice any difference after the change but I feel better with synthetic in there for 12000. You can go back to mineral oil any time, just make sure it is JASO MA rating. Garry
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