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VAL-OIL

SPYD3R

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has anyone used the VALVOLINE 4 cycle, motorcycle oil....
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all the literature on the container and in the BRP manual states this is an acceptable quality oil...
BRP
manual states: API service SJ or above... and the VAL-OIL is API service is SL... which exceeds the minimum level of protection...
however, at $4.27 i wonder about it.... these pix were taken at Walmarts, and it's NOT a sale price, but their regular price...
most motorcycle oils are $10 and up....
comments please, from people in the know about this would be greatly appreciated... :coffee:
Bob D.; can you flip these pix up-right plz....?
Dan P
SPYD3R
 
DINO

has anyone used the VALVOLINE 4 cycle, motorcycle oil....
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all the literature on the container and in the BRP manual states this is an acceptable quality oil...
BRP
manual states: API service SJ or above... and the VAL-OIL is API service is SL... which exceeds the minimum level of protection...
however, at $4.27 i wonder about it.... these pix were taken at Walmarts, and it's NOT a sale price, but their regular price...
most motorcycle oils are $10 and up....
comments please, from people in the know about this would be greatly appreciated... :coffee:
Bob D.; can you flip these pix up-right plz....?
Dan P
SPYD3R

CANCEL REQUESTED INFO....
i just called VALVOLINE and this oil is NOT SYNTHETIC OIL.... it's DINO OIL....
THANX anyways....
Dan
 
V - OIL

has anyone used the VALVOLINE 4 cycle, motorcycle oil....
View attachment 157670 View attachment 157671
all the literature on the container and in the BRP manual states this is an acceptable quality oil...
BRP
manual states: API service SJ or above... and the VAL-OIL is API service is SL... which exceeds the minimum level of protection...
however, at $4.27 i wonder about it.... these pix were taken at Walmarts, and it's NOT a sale price, but their regular price...
most motorcycle oils are $10 and up....
comments please, from people in the know about this would be greatly appreciated... :coffee:
Bob D.; can you flip these pix up-right plz....?
Dan P
SPYD3R
.....I've been using the 4T-stroke 10/40 ( full syn ) version for years now ....It's jaso-2 rated and has the second lowest amount of molybdenum in the OIL ( Amsoil is lowest )., and it's normal price is only $ 6.27 per qt. ....if it's on sale in the SIX-PACK it's about $5.00 per quart ..... the two oils are not the same ..............Mike :thumbup:
 
I was thinking on going amsoil this spring myself! Been using it on most everything in the barn as of now.
 
The $6.67 price seems to be the on-line purchase price. I walked into my local WallyWorld and it was list as $9.99 per quart, yet the on-line price with store pick up is the lower price.
 

We have run that oil in the RT since 2014. A total of 48k trouble-free miles.

Also running it in the '17 Daytona with a respectable 18k.....

Very good oil. Less shearing in lab reports. I have 2 lab reports coming in in a few days. The RT had almost 7k on it and the Daytona about 5,700 miles, so interested to see what it shows.
 
We have run that oil in the RT since 2014. A total of 48k trouble-free miles.

Also running it in the '17 Daytona with a respectable 18k.....

Very good oil. Less shearing in lab reports. I have 2 lab reports coming in in a few days. The RT had almost 7k on it and the Daytona about 5,700 miles, so interested to see what it shows.

are both the reports on VALVOLINE 4T STROKE...?
if so, please let us know the results...
Dan P
SPYD3R
 
I have been using the standard Valvoline motorcycle oil 10w-40 for the past 3 oil changes and I have found the engagement of the clutch and everything has gotten smoother.
 
12 QTS

received 12qt. via the web this week... got 2 Filter Kits from Baja Ron, so i'm good TO GO....
will do an oil change prior to leaving for the DEADWOOD RALLY in July.... i have 3000 miles left on the current oil...
as for 5W-40 vs. 10W-40 there will be NO ill affects to your engine....
Dan P
SPYD3R
 
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It is but the 10w 40 does not hurt our engines.
For DINO oil the difference between 5w & 10w is very, very small ...... For Full Synthetics it's infinitesimal , unless you use your Spyder in the Arctic :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack: .............. jmho .... Mike
 
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