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what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:27 pm
by zx7r boy
i just had my zx7r motor rebuilt with over sized pistons etc and have run her in for 1000kms, just wondering whate grade oil should i use?? cant get in contact with the builder so might as well ask u guys
cheers
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:50 pm
by photomike666
As with a new motor, standard mineral grade is best - allows smoothing of the bore and is cheaper as it is in use for such a short term. Some will change it after the first 100 to ensure any initial metal is flushed out, then at the 1000, or just do 500 & 1000.
It's all about getting the imperfections off the bore and removing them from the oil. A synthetic oil can allow the rings to move over an imperfection and mis-shape the bore - Fully synthetic is not recommended until 8,000km.
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:25 pm
by MAXUMIS
you can get running in oil whitch is very basic mineral and i would run 15/40 to be safe when the motor has been beded in.brocks performance recomended me to run 0/20 in my bike in australian climate ( but im scared to) with a 3HP rise
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:26 pm
by hoffy
Coles home brand
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:44 pm
by Gosling1
Motul 5100 semi-synth will be fine from here on in mate. Coles home-brand turns my chips brown.
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:59 pm
by MAXUMIS
MAXUMIS wrote:you can get running in oil whitch is very basic mineral and i would run 15/40 to be safe when the motor has been beded in.brocks performance recomended me to run 0/20 in my bike in australian climate ( but im scared to) with a 3HP rise
they say to run FULL synthetic if you want to run thin oil ! if the motor is beded in full synthetic is a lot more refined under heat and keeps it's viscoserty
1000 km's is more than enough if the motor has been beded in properly
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:27 pm
by Deanoseadog
Yeah I put coles home brand oil in mine. Worked really good!
Really slowed down the rebound on my cheap pit bike forks!
No really I'm serious.
Oh you mean the engine....
I use a mineral monograde (not sure of brand...maybe penrite or something) it's for small engines like lawnmowers and stuff. Works really good. Run it for a couple hundred k's and dump it. Just make sure whatever you use doesn't have any friction modifiers.
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:12 pm
by zx7r boy
cheers guys ended up putting in motul 5100 oil in it
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:37 pm
by Smitty
hoffy V2.0 wrote:Coles home brand
tight arse.....
Re: what grade oil to put in??
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:38 pm
by Smitty
Gosling1 wrote:Motul 5100 semi-synth will be fine from here on in mate. Coles home-brand turns my chips brown.
yeah with Gos...Motul is the go
(and its whats in the 12R
)