What kind of oil is in Castrol R40?
Castrol R40 is a 40-weight castor based oil, suitable for use in racing engines, gearboxes and even as a two-stroke mix. Nowadays, its most popular application is as a petrol additive for a nice smell!
What kind of oil do I put in my BMW K1200?
Go for 10w-40 for the winter, or even 5w-30. Why? The worst time for wear is when starting up the engine, as the oil has sucumbed to gravity, and flowed away. The lighter the weight, the easier it is to pump to all the nooks and crannies that need oil. 5w-30 starts off as 5w oil, and the additives bring it to 30w as it gets hot.
What kind of oil does a BMW motorcycle use?
The special motorcycle oil is for engines with a wet clutch. This engine has a dry clutch. Any 20 50 oil will be fine. The reason that BMW specifies syn. oil in their cars is that anybody buying one of the finest cars in the world today would automatically assume that it should run on synthetic oil so lets just specify it from the beginning.
How often should I change my oil on a 2015 r1200gsw?
… I want to start changing my oil on a 2015 R1200GSW. the dealer uses oil from a drum and with what I spent on this bike I want something better. my bike works at high revs and about 500-700 miles per week. wanting to change about every 3,500 – 4,000 miles. how many miles do you go before a change?
Go for 10w-40 for the winter, or even 5w-30. Why? The worst time for wear is when starting up the engine, as the oil has sucumbed to gravity, and flowed away. The lighter the weight, the easier it is to pump to all the nooks and crannies that need oil. 5w-30 starts off as 5w oil, and the additives bring it to 30w as it gets hot.
The special motorcycle oil is for engines with a wet clutch. This engine has a dry clutch. Any 20 50 oil will be fine. The reason that BMW specifies syn. oil in their cars is that anybody buying one of the finest cars in the world today would automatically assume that it should run on synthetic oil so lets just specify it from the beginning.
Is it OK to use 5w40 engine oil?
IMHO it is an excellent oil but I see no advantage in using it vs other oils that are 5W-40, there is a reason that BMW specified this weight oil. Thank you, fortunately from your list there are a wide variety of approved 5w40 oils to chose from.
… I want to start changing my oil on a 2015 R1200GSW. the dealer uses oil from a drum and with what I spent on this bike I want something better. my bike works at high revs and about 500-700 miles per week. wanting to change about every 3,500 – 4,000 miles. how many miles do you go before a change?