Castrol 4T 10w40 oil?

phatnomad · 11-02-2008, 07:19 PM

Has anyone used Castrol 4T 10w40 motorcycle specific oil? I can't find a used oil analysis on line for it. Just wondering if it is a good oil and will stay in grade. It is $2.62 a liter at wal-mart.

mrfuni · 11-02-2008, 07:25 PM

Only use synthetic here..sorry can't help

landman · 11-02-2008, 11:53 PM

no help here either as i only use mobil 1 synthetic.my guess is
that any motorcycle specific oil will work just fine assuming
normal change intervals.

paul · 11-03-2008, 12:25 AM

Have used motorcycle specific on both my Nomad and my Sabre. Changed over to Mobil 1 15W50 syn. auto oil, NOT energy conserving! Did this after 6000 miles (2 oil changes) and liked the difference. Quieter, better shifts, oil comes out cleaner after more miles.

I did exactly the same thing with the Honda, except after about 9000 miles. The difference was even more dramatic. The shifting became quite a lot better and quieter. And in both cases before the switch I was using the dealers recommended oil.

skyhookman · 11-03-2008, 02:57 AM

I don't know but, would also like to know, because I bought 8qts sat.. If we can get some coments, I'll be going back for some more.

mikesth · 11-03-2008, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmsregalnadness

Changed over to Mobil 1 15W50 syn. auto oil, NOT energy conserving! and liked the difference. Quieter, better shifts, oil comes out cleaner after more miles.

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**trip** · 11-03-2008, 07:12 AM

I would say that as long as the oil is SAE approved and isn't energy conserving, then you're good to go. Whether it's dino or synth, is up to you.

**taranis** · 11-03-2008, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phatnomad

Has anyone used Castrol 4T 10w40 motorcycle specific oil? I can't find a used oil analysis on line for it. Just wondering if it is a good oil and will stay in grade. It is $2.62 a liter at wal-mart.

This is what I used at my last (and first) oil change since buying mine. Have about 1300 miles on this so far.

The bike runs great - shifts smoother than it has before, especially after warm-up. Wish I could tell you what oil was in it before, but I'm not privy to that info - again, this is my first oil change on this bike.

I used Castrol 10-40 in my last bike, a Vstar 1300 Tourer, and had no issues over 7,000 miles on it.

dogdoc · 11-04-2008, 01:41 PM

I recently changed myself to Mobil-1 Turbo Diesel oil(Full Syn) 5W-40, and its shifted smoother than stock kawa oil or Shell Rotella, I love it. Plus can go alot more miles between changes. Pure One oil filter this time also. Plus Mobil-1 syn 75W-90 in the rear.

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