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I would never work under a car supported like that. Any lateral force on the front of the car could cause it to come crashing down.

I know a guy. Both vehicles are made in Marysville, OH. In addition to the manufacturing plant there is also a large Honda Americas R&D facility. Engines are designed to operate using the oil specified in the owners manual and then run on a dynos for extended periods, at WOT to verify...

Never tried Rotella T4, but the T5 synth blend has given me the best shifting of any oil, and it didn't degrade over the 8k mileage interval change in my Honda. It comes in 15w-40 and 10w-30.

I have a Honda NC700x, and it's a completely different engine than the 500 Rebel. I think the specified weight oil in all of Honda's motorcycles is 10w-30. However, I also have the NC700x shop manual and that calls for either 10w-30 or 10w-40, and an 8,000 mile change interval after the initial...

That had been true, but not any longer. I'm not a Bemmerphile, so I don't know for sure when the change was made, although I think it was with the 2004 oil cooled, DOHC, Hex Head.

Thanks all! I like the additive interpretation to mean, Don't use additives. I've been using Rotella T5 & T6 in my Honda and a Yamaha that I had. T5 (10W-30 in the Honda & 15W-40 in the Yam) gave smoother shifting than the T6. The BMW has clunkier gear box (engine and gearbox share the same...

I recently bought a new to me 2017 R1200GS. The owners manual oil specification call for SAE 5W-40, API SL/JASO MA2, Additives (for instance, molybdenum based substances) are prohibited, because they would attack the coatings on engine components, BMW Motorrad recommends BMW Motorrad ADVANTEC...

I use Rotella T5 (15W-40) in my FJ-09 (same engine as the FZ) and (10W-30) in my Honda NC700x. The T5 improved the shifting in both bikes. I've had the Honda longer an also used T6, but the shifting is better with T5. FWIW, Shell states that the T4, 5 & 6 are compliant with the MA spec.

I have a Honda that had notchy shifting and T6 didn't work any better than anything else, but T5 has maintained smooth shifting for > 6000 miles.

When I was doing some research on the FJ-09/FZ-09, I saw numerous threads regarding appropriate amount of chain slack and that the figure in the owners manual was probably wrong. The amount of slack, and whether it's measured with the bike on the side of center stand isn't trivial. The amount of...

FWIW, my Honda CR-V comes with an ATF filter, and the filter is located between the output of the radiator cooler and the input of the transmission. (There is no scheduled replacement schedule for it. It only gets changed if a transmission fails.) I happened to add a B&M transmission cooler last...

I have a NC700X and the owner's manual calls for 10w-30, but the official Honda Service Manual calls for 10w-30, or 10w-40. Not surprisingly, Mobil 1, Castrol, Valvoline, etc. 10w-40 motorcycle oils can be found in many of the automotive parts stores, but not much 10w-30. I just wish they sold...

As someone who actually lives in NYC, I know that there are quite a few people that live here think of a car as a necessary evil/appliance. They don't give a whole lot of thought to maintenance, let alone that there are differences between different oils. The article is pretty just a reminder to...

The Duratec is used in several Ford vehicles. I know that with my '02 Sable all I have to do is remove the passenger side plastic cowling at the base of the windshield, remove 3 screws holding the coil pack in place and then I can change rear spark plugs. Removing the intake mainifold (even just...

I don't see the reason for a lubricating residue, unless it's supposed to cut down on the formation of deposits.

Just so long as that's a mil spec envelope. Oh wait, that spec was cancelled. Never mind.

Hey Bot - Until you can read and understand the first page of a Mil Spec, leave them out of your posts. Otherwise, you just wearing your a** for a hat.

Before putting on a new oil filter I wipe the gasket with fresh oil and wipe the filter mating surface on the block clean. With the gasket and mating surface clean, very little pressure is needed for a good seal. I only hand tighten the filter. I can just about always remove it without a wrench.

Bot - you've got to learn how to read a Mil-Spec. Section I is the Scope of the specification. MIL-PRF-46167D only covers a 30 weight oil, it doesn't apply to 5W-50 regardless of the 5W-50's other properties.

MIL-PRF-2104H, LUBRICATING OIL, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, COMBAT/TACTICAL SERVICE per para 1.2 pertains to oil of the following viscosities: 40 , 15W-40 and 5W-40, Military Symbols OE/HDO-40, OE/HDO-15/40 and OE/HDO-5/40. MIL-PRF-46167D, LUBRICATING OIL, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, ARCTIC per...