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Oil grade

Postby Gav » Sat Apr 18, 2015 1:35 pm

I've got a gpz550/kz550 with 60 odd thousand on it .Any ideas what grade of oil I should be running in and older style engine?
I'm not sure that oils that are for todays hi tech engines suits the older ones.
Any help would be great
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Re: Oil grade

Postby billwest » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:07 pm

I would use an SG or lower graded oil, 20W50. Havoline makes one.
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Re: Oil grade

Postby MadKaw » Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:34 am

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Re: Oil grade

Postby Gav » Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:24 pm

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Re: Oil grade

Postby SteveW » Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:56 am

Either the Havoline or Motul also do a mineral 20W50 that I've used
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Re: Oil grade

Postby Gav » Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:24 pm

Thanks mate.Yeah I went for the 20w/50 worked well.I was using a motul oil that everyone raves about but it was burning it up, really Smokey.
I actually put Gulf western in it and it's fine.
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