It's only in recent years I used bike oils in bikes . As I've had older motorcycles and when I started riding in 1972 you really didn't have much choice. But nowadays with all the new types available and better quality its best to.
Why is everyone saying that Castrol oil is bad... and failed in all the tests on TH-cam, even though Castrol is a leading and giant company in this field? Is this a reality or is it a media war?
@@seragali1353 Most tests done on TH-cam are not even remotely representative of what actually goes on inside an engine. Pouring oil at very low temperatures to see which flows the fastest is not how cold viscosities are measured (they use cold cranking simulators and mini rotary viscometers), and the Falex bearing tester (known as the one-armed bandit) to measure engine wear is actually not only measuring the wrong parameter, but also the test itself is easily manipulated. In short, the videos are good entertainment but of little use in the real world.
I've been putting ordinary car multigrade in my Japanese motorcycles for years and years usually 10w40 or 5w30 the cheapest you can find in the supermarkets. Usually semi-synthetic sometimes fully synthetic. I've never had gearbox issues or clutch slip. I had cruisers, street bikes, sportbikes, motocross bikes, trial bikes and Enduro bikes. I've done over 58,000 miles on my current bike 2014 Yamaha MT 09 on snowy alpine mountains roads and red hot Spanish and Portuguese roads. It never smokes or uses oil. I do an oil change about every 4,000 miles and change the oil filter after every third oil change or 12,000 mile. I bought this bike with just over 1,000 miles on the clock and have ridden it hard from day one. It's never had any engine issues still on original spark plugs which were last checked at 30,000 miles when I did the valve shims and looked brand new. To me all the stuff about oil is a myth or a scam to sell more expensive stuff. Any engine oil is slippy and lubricates, full stop.
Same I ride hard, n used car 10w-40 n 5w-40 whichever is on sale for my bike, no issues, these guys has no ideas what they are talking about. For higher visc = higher concentration= higher conductivity= higher density they do all those if u select the right oil spec , 10w-40 is the same as 5w-40 in the warmed up environment, which I used.
I have owned 2 high mileage bikes. Yamaha vstar 650, 202k miles and my current bike is a roadstar 1600 with 233k miles. Neither bike had anything except the cheapest car oil I could find. As long as it is changed regularly it does not matter what oil is used.
Myself and many others have used good quality car oils of the correct viscosity in bikes for many years and in quite a number of cases have run to 200, 000 miles plus with 100,000 plus being very commonplace. Using semi synthetic rather than full seems to cure any clutch issues if they arise yet still achieve this engine longevity. I believe that the benefits of bike specific oils would only be realised with regular use on the track where sustained high rpms are used (well at least in the case of larger bore bikes, ie probably 600cc plus). plus).sustained
I ran my Moto Guzzi le mans for many years on Mobil 1. Never had any issues. The Guzzi was fairly low revving by today's standard, and also had a dry diaphragm clutch like a car and a separate transmission.
Used Castrol 20W-50 car oil since there was no bike oil available. After two weeks and 300 km of use, found the same Castrol for bikes. Runs smoother on an ‘87 BMW R65.
I take your point, particularly on the possible effect of car engine oil on a bike clutch. However, I have been using fully synthetic 5W30 car oil in my ZZR1100 for over 20 years, with no problems at all. It is an old bike though, so I wouldn't recommend risking it on a newer bike...
Thinking back to 40s 50s 60s bikes. Oil quality was at best 👌 . Today you're pretty safe with all available oils. They will all be better than yesteryear. What do piston engined aircraft run on?! Etc etc
I put some synthetic car oil in my Yamaha 1200 recently. Only because that is what I had left in the garage. Well after 150 miles; 1. The clutch doesn’t hold, it slips when I really lean into the throttle. 2. The gearbox now has an annoying howl at highway speeds. Just picked up some cheap, but motorcycle specific oil. Will be changed out tomorrow. So yes, I concur - do not put car oil in your motorcycle ; unless perhaps your mb is low power
there is no such thing as motorcycle engine oil in my country ..just 20w50 and 5w40 car oil ..as long as u change it quickly though no problem ..but recently i did get my hands on motorcycle engine oil for the first time and i have noticed boost in power and heat reduction
i used car engine oil in my bike tvs apache 160 , clutch slipped and after few days bike stopped starting , no mechanic was able to fix the issue.. finally i have to give the bike in scrap
I used car engine oil 5W30 fully synthetic in my scooter, but the performance was reduced, less torque and the vibration was unusual, next day i changed the oil specified for scooter 10W40 Semi-synthetic oil(Shell advance). The vibration was was normal, and the Torque was good.
@poimatinong8263 But was the oil you used have MB because most oils bottles which are for scooters written on it have MA which are for Wet clutches scooters So what was the type and brand of oil
@@motazbellah4769 mostly for dry clutch use MB specs. If you have dry clutch scooter, better to use any MB specs fully synthetic. Don't used MB on wet clutch, mostly your clutch will slip a little.
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I have a Piaggio Medley 125s. 4t scooter. I am using Castrol Edge 0w-30 A5/B5 fully synthetic oil, as I cannot get a Castrol scooter oil in the UK.. Is this OK?
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Who cares if you put motorcycle oil in your car? As long as the viscosity matches, you're good to go. When you drive only cars from the 1980's, no body gives a flying puck since there are no electronics in exhaust to screw up. Best cars ever made are 1980's American. New enough for all luxuries and quiet smooth riding, but old enough to avoid the crap of techno hell.
hello bro i have one quesstion i have the first time scooter 125 cc suzuki 4t can i put 15 40w oil car in scooter ? can damage ? he is scooter wariator and belt clutch not need oil you understand me
@@shqipvideolojra4249 first thing, scooter engine are sperated from the gear box. Same concept as car. Then, bare in mind scooter engine rev in high rpm tripple much from the car engine. You can use car engine oil but need to change every 2000km rather than car can sustain untill 10000 km for fully synthetic oil.
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. Have you tried our Product Finder before? It recommends products based on your vehicle manufacturer, model and year of production; and it's very good at finding the best fitting engine oil for a wide range of cars and motorcycles. You can give it a try here: on.bp.com/3MnCgCX
Have you ever mistakenly bought motorcycle oil for your car, or vice versa?
Yeah I did put car oil in my F800 a few years back. The clutch slip afterwards was dreadful.
It's only in recent years I used bike oils in bikes . As I've had older motorcycles and when I started riding in 1972 you really didn't have much choice. But nowadays with all the new types available and better quality its best to.
Why is everyone saying that Castrol oil is bad... and failed in all the tests on TH-cam, even though Castrol is a leading and giant company in this field? Is this a reality or is it a media war?
@@seragali1353 Most tests done on TH-cam are not even remotely representative of what actually goes on inside an engine. Pouring oil at very low temperatures to see which flows the fastest is not how cold viscosities are measured (they use cold cranking simulators and mini rotary viscometers), and the Falex bearing tester (known as the one-armed bandit) to measure engine wear is actually not only measuring the wrong parameter, but also the test itself is easily manipulated. In short, the videos are good entertainment but of little use in the real world.
I always use car oil for my bike 10 years still going
I've been putting ordinary car multigrade in my Japanese motorcycles for years and years usually 10w40 or 5w30 the cheapest you can find in the supermarkets. Usually semi-synthetic sometimes fully synthetic. I've never had gearbox issues or clutch slip. I had cruisers, street bikes, sportbikes, motocross bikes, trial bikes and Enduro bikes. I've done over 58,000 miles on my current bike 2014 Yamaha MT 09 on snowy alpine mountains roads and red hot Spanish and Portuguese roads. It never smokes or uses oil. I do an oil change about every 4,000 miles and change the oil filter after every third oil change or 12,000 mile. I bought this bike with just over 1,000 miles on the clock and have ridden it hard from day one. It's never had any engine issues still on original spark plugs which were last checked at 30,000 miles when I did the valve shims and looked brand new. To me all the stuff about oil is a myth or a scam to sell more expensive stuff. Any engine oil is slippy and lubricates, full stop.
Using car oils in my bike for more than 12 years now with ZERO problem..
We're so glad to hear that 😊 Thank you for your support, Paulina - Team Castrol
@@Castrol_UK no u are not glad.. you want to sell your motorcycle expensive oils only hahaha
Same I ride hard, n used car 10w-40 n 5w-40 whichever is on sale for my bike, no issues, these guys has no ideas what they are talking about.
For higher visc = higher concentration= higher conductivity= higher density they do all those if u select the right oil spec , 10w-40 is the same as 5w-40 in the warmed up environment, which I used.
I've used the cheapest semi synthetic 10w 40 in my zzr1100 for 11 years and it always ran fine . Sold it last year at 70k miles with no issues.
I have owned 2 high mileage bikes. Yamaha vstar 650, 202k miles and my current bike is a roadstar 1600 with 233k miles. Neither bike had anything except the cheapest car oil I could find. As long as it is changed regularly it does not matter what oil is used.
Myself and many others have used good quality car oils of the correct viscosity in bikes for many years and in quite a number of cases have run to 200, 000 miles plus with 100,000 plus being very commonplace. Using semi synthetic rather than full seems to cure any clutch issues if they arise yet still achieve this engine longevity. I believe that the benefits of bike specific oils would only be realised with regular use on the track where sustained high rpms are used (well at least in the case of larger bore bikes, ie probably 600cc plus). plus).sustained
Car's engine oiL worked fine for my Yamaha 110cc moped. Their have the same API and SAE.
I ran my Moto Guzzi le mans for many years on Mobil 1.
Never had any issues.
The Guzzi was fairly low revving by today's standard, and also had a dry diaphragm clutch like a car and a separate transmission.
Used Castrol 20W-50 car oil since there was no bike oil available. After two weeks and 300 km of use, found the same Castrol for bikes. Runs smoother on an ‘87 BMW R65.
I take your point, particularly on the possible effect of car engine oil on a bike clutch. However, I have been using fully synthetic 5W30 car oil in my ZZR1100 for over 20 years, with no problems at all. It is an old bike though, so I wouldn't recommend risking it on a newer bike...
Never knew there were different oils - just put good, synthetic oil of the right viscosity in my V-Twin and it carried on brilliantly.
Thinking back to 40s 50s 60s bikes. Oil quality was at best 👌 .
Today you're pretty safe with all available oils. They will all be better than yesteryear.
What do piston engined aircraft run on?!
Etc etc
Using car oil, on mv Agusta F4 750,. Been ripping around for a few weeks. so far so good
I got 20.50 mineral years ago for my honda cb500t as a perk.
My bike went all over UK to 26000 miles until I sold it. Never burnt oil.
Didn't rattle.
I've always wondered why motorcycle oil is 50% more expensive and you get 20% less oil 🤔
I put some synthetic car oil in my Yamaha 1200 recently. Only because that is what I had left in the garage.
Well after 150 miles; 1. The clutch doesn’t hold, it slips when I really lean into the throttle. 2. The gearbox now has an annoying howl at highway speeds.
Just picked up some cheap, but motorcycle specific oil. Will be changed out tomorrow.
So yes, I concur - do not put car oil in your motorcycle ; unless perhaps your mb is low power
I know of an africa twin 1000 that only uses castrol magnatec since warranty expired, done 70000kms and still going strong.
Saya pernah pakai oli mobil ke motor saya, rasanya performa jadi sedikit lebih baik.
What about scooters with dry clutch
there is no such thing as motorcycle engine oil in my country ..just 20w50 and 5w40 car oil ..as long as u change it quickly though no problem ..but recently i did get my hands on motorcycle engine oil for the first time and i have noticed boost in power and heat reduction
I tried castrol magnatec on my motorcycle and it caused clutch slippage.
Thank you Sir.
i used car engine oil in my bike tvs apache 160 , clutch slipped and after few days bike stopped starting , no mechanic was able to fix the issue.. finally i have to give the bike in scrap
I used car engine oil 5W30 fully synthetic in my scooter, but the performance was reduced, less torque and the vibration was unusual, next day i changed the oil specified for scooter 10W40 Semi-synthetic oil(Shell advance). The vibration was was normal, and the Torque was good.
What is the type of your scooter please is it wet or dry clutch
@@motazbellah4769 scooter is dry clutch
@poimatinong8263
But was the oil you used have MB because most oils bottles which are for scooters written on it have MA which are for Wet clutches scooters
So what was the type and brand of oil
@@motazbellah4769 mostly for dry clutch use MB specs. If you have dry clutch scooter, better to use any MB specs fully synthetic.
Don't used MB on wet clutch, mostly your clutch will slip a little.
@@motazbellah4769 for me, the best performance Scooter oil,
"Shell Advance ultra scooter 5W-40 fully synthetic"
Can I use Castro power 1 10w-40 4T in my 2T motorcross 125 bottom end
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I have a Piaggio Medley 125s. 4t scooter. I am using Castrol Edge 0w-30 A5/B5 fully synthetic oil, as I cannot get a Castrol scooter oil in the UK.. Is this OK?
Hi Simon, we'd recommend using our oil selector tool to find out which of our oils is right for your engine. It recommends Castrol products based on your vehicle's manufacturer, model and year of production:
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Thank you,
Team Castrol
@@Castrol_UK It can't find my Reg.
GU71 MHK. A red message comes up saying "Vehicle Registration number was not found"
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Hope this helps! Have a nice rest of the week!
How many ZDDP does bike oil has ppm?
Which oil motorcycle
and which while car
"Car engines are bigger and operate at lower RPM"
Harley Davidson has entered the chat 😂🤣
What modern bike uses engine oil to lubricate gearbox and clutch? Seems like an absolute horrible idea.
Ive been using GTX 15-40 "car oil" in my Fazer 600 for 22 years, 200k miles on it and not a single engine issue, oil is oil
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Who cares if you put motorcycle oil in your car? As long as the viscosity matches, you're good to go. When you drive only cars from the 1980's, no body gives a flying puck since there are no electronics in exhaust to screw up. Best cars ever made are 1980's American. New enough for all luxuries and quiet smooth riding, but old enough to avoid the crap of techno hell.
Car engine oil work best for my 250cc scooter. Seperate gear box same as car. No issue at all
hello bro i have one quesstion i have the first time scooter 125 cc suzuki 4t can i put 15 40w oil car in scooter ? can damage ? he is scooter wariator and belt clutch not need oil you understand me
@@shqipvideolojra4249 first thing, scooter engine are sperated from the gear box. Same concept as car. Then, bare in mind scooter engine rev in high rpm tripple much from the car engine. You can use car engine oil but need to change every 2000km rather than car can sustain untill 10000 km for fully synthetic oil.
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. Have you tried our Product Finder before? It recommends products based on your vehicle manufacturer, model and year of production; and it's very good at finding the best fitting engine oil for a wide range of cars and motorcycles. You can give it a try here: on.bp.com/3MnCgCX
F1 used the best car engine oil but always failed in competition......... High RPM 🤣🤣🤣 should use motorcycle oil dude F1 pro team
i use diesel engine oil in my kawasaki with no problem. I do not listen to mechanic.
Jaso standards for motorcycles.