I know oil is a bad subject on most boards. Seems I should be putting in 15w-40 accordng to the owners manual recommending Mobil 4t which I first started looking for at the usual oil places for me, amazon, local auto parts places only to find no one has any oil excpet diesel engine 15w-40 let alone a systhetic or semi synthetic cycle oil. What gives? Don't have time to ride to Hermy's for oil as it is a busy week for me and I was hoping to do a change this weekend. Was going to have them send me a filter. Shipping oil and paying dealer prices might make me cry. :)
Quote from: "benebob"I know oil is a bad subject on most boards. Seems I should be putting in 15w-40 accordng to the owners manual recommending Mobil 4t which I first started looking for at the usual oil places for me, amazon, local auto parts places only to find no one has any oil excpet diesel engine 15w-40 let alone a systhetic or semi synthetic cycle oil. What gives? Don't have time to ride to Hermy's for oil as it is a busy week for me and I was hoping to do a change this weekend. Was going to have them send me a filter. Shipping oil and paying dealer prices might make me cry. :)
10W-40 is the usual fill.
Quote from: "ChazzyB"Quote from: "benebob"I know oil is a bad subject on most boards. Seems I should be putting in 15w-40 accordng to the owners manual recommending Mobil 4t which I first started looking for at the usual oil places for me, amazon, local auto parts places only to find no one has any oil excpet diesel engine 15w-40 let alone a systhetic or semi synthetic cycle oil. What gives? Don't have time to ride to Hermy's for oil as it is a busy week for me and I was hoping to do a change this weekend. Was going to have them send me a filter. Shipping oil and paying dealer prices might make me cry. :)
10W-40 is the usual fill.
So you think they just misprinted it 4 times in my manual :lol: Sounds like something that I'd find in the manual for my TVR not an actual production vehicle company with proof readers and the like on staff. I'll order the 10w-40.
Thanks!
Ben
Thanks!
auto zone ...............mobil 1 4t racing ....about 10 bucks a qt.
it IS 10w 40 now but it is fine (http://www.cbxmanmotorcycles.com/Motorcycle-Accessories/Motorcycle-Lubricants/Mobil-1-MX4T-10W40.jpg)
this works really well too and can be found at wal mart for around 20 bucks a gallon
(http://static.pepboys.com/images/car_care/oils_filters/products/shell-rotella-T6-full-synthetic.jpg)
it's 5w40 but again works just fine in a tigger
+ 1 on the Rotella 5W40 full synth (T6) ... Have used on my 2000 Tiger for 2 years now with no ill effects. Ran it in my 06 Bonneville for 5 years prior to that and in a hand full of other bikes. All took it well, no clutch slip, no issue in cold down into the 30s.
There's a fair bit of info here,
http://tigertriple.com/forum/viewtopic. ... ight=mobil (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,11009&highlight=mobil)