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[bonehead]

So far so good. :2tup:

[ncff07]

Castrol DOES have additives. I initially was going to use it for my bike and bought 2 quarts to use but then read on here about additives being a no no and a bad thing in a bike. I grabbed one of those quarts and begin reading the back and it DOES say it has certain things added to it so I scratched that idea and got bike oil from the dealer. If its gonna be 18 or 18000 miles later and it starts causing a problem I dont care if theres a chance of it hurting something Im not gonna do it.

[bonehead]

Oh shit, by bike just blew up. Must have been that oil.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by ncff07

Castrol DOES have additives.

EVERY motor oil has "additives".
It is only the "friction modifiers", making the oil super-slick that cause the problem for wet clutches. Those used to require an "energy conserving" seal on the label. That is not required anymore.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by bonehead

Oh shit, by bike just blew up. Must have been that oil.

Do try NOT to be a douche, OK !! :poke2:

[bonehead]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

Do try NOT to be a douche, OK !! :poke2:

Tacky, I admit. Sorry.
The castrol 20/50 is not energy cons. oil.
And you are right. All oil starts out from a base and the manufacturers add in their own little concotion of additives to make it their brand, just like gasoline.

Live long, ride hard. :rawk:

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by bonehead

Tacky, I admit. Sorry.

No problem. Sounded pretty much like something **I** would say, if the positions were reversed !! :roll: :crackup

[ncff07]

To each their own. Just saying I'll stick to whats known to be ok for it cause(as ive said before) Im still learning on it and tend to err on the side of caution with my vehicles is all. Or maybe Im paranoid :neener:

[bonehead]

There's a little circle on the back of the oil bottles. In the bottom half it will read "energy conserving" or not. FYI

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by bonehead

There's a little circle on the back of the oil bottles. In the bottom half it will read "energy conserving" or not. FYI

That was the case.......IN THE PAST.
In the future, it might NOT be true.

This was discussed at length in another forum I frequent. It included input from one of the major oil makers.....Valvoline, IIRC.

The latest standards, SL/SM I think, allows the addition of some friction modifiers WITHOUT noting that on the label.
So, in the future, you may not know for sure if auto oil is safe for your wet clutch or not.