Subject: Re: Oil thread, almost
Author: Patrick Hayes
Date: Sep 6, 2005, 11:25 AM
Post ID: 1719394430
Richard Arimoto wrote:
| I was looking thru a magazine the other day and came across an oil ad. It said high detergent oils should be used for most bikes, but low detergent oils for bikes that don't have oil filters. Anyone know anything about this? Rich A |
I've heared this often. The detergent additives keep particulates in
suspension so that the filter can do its job and take them out. Without
a filter, you are far better off having these particles settle out and
rest safely as sludge in the bottom of the sump. FWIW, I have a small
Onan generator in my van motorhome. Holds one quart of oil and no
filter. Onan publishes the same advice. Generally, single viscosity
oils do not have such additives while multi-viscosity oils do. Still, I
always ran 20-50 in my loop and the motor was still strong when I sold
it at 125K.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA