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Hint: The IH S13 engine has it roots in the Scania 13 litre engine. Scania usually makes quality products.

Originally Posted By: Ducman Can't you get the Shell Advance Ultra 4 in Norway? It's the brand of oil DUCATI recommend in the owners manuals now days. It comes in 10w-40 like they used to recommend in the manuals and it would be good for your climate, and it's also available as a 15w-50 like...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete What exactly does Ducati recommend for this bike? What grades and what specs? But yeah, all in all, you don't need to be concerned with JASO MA since it's dry clutch. Ducati recommends: "Use only oil with high detergent power, certified as equivalent or...

Hello! As I live in Europe, (Norway) I don`t have acess to the same oils at you guys in the US. I did my first oil change last week, and put in synthetic motorcycle oil from old habit. My last bike had wet clutch. But then I began to think....this bike has a dry clutch. The oil I put in is API...

A thought crossed my mind. Todays CNC-controlled lathes and milling centres accelerate their carriages very fast, and a phenomenon called stick-slip has become more known. Common slideway oils list as one of their features that they prevent stick-slip. The more I think of it.....the shifting...

Hello all, thanks for the replies! Mekonomen??? Hmm, maybe I should pay them a visit, I usually go to Biltema instead of Mekonomen, but that sounds interesting.

My mum only drives to the store and back during winter. The oil itself seems fine, but inside the filler cap it collects a white/grey "foam", looks like milk shake. If the vehicle is driven for a couple of hours, it`s gone.

Suzuki states in their owner manuals that one should use kerosene for cleaning, and gear oil for lubrication. So that can`t be that foolish, I guess? I have been using gear oil as lube when riding small trips around home, and have been bringing a can of whatever aerosol chain lube I could find...

I can`t help but step into this with both feet and quote from Wikipedia: The drain intervals here in Europe are longer than in the US. (I`m sure this have been pointed out here before though ) Found a couple of pages: http://www.amsoil.com/lit/lng_article/index.aspx...

Another vote for the red block Volvos. I`ve heard that they have larger surface area on their main bearings than a Chevy 350. Also, the Mopar slant six: I knowabout a guy here in Norway who drove a 69 Barracuda 1 000 000 kms. He used is as his regular car until the mid 80-s, then he used it as...

Hello all. Been lurking around here for a while, but thought it was time to register and ask a question. See, my 'problem' is that I live in Norway. Being a small, sparsely populated country, the mc dealers have little competition, and they sell their MC oils (Motul, etc) at extremely high...