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Surprisingly there is very little information on Fram Synthetic oil. All I can find is that it is made by CP. It appears almost nobody uses it. I purchased 3 cases at 2.99 a quart and that is the regular price which I thought was excellent for a synthetic oil. I bought the oil because maybe...

There's a lot of people using heavy duty oils also called diesel oil however the oil is rated for gasoline engines also. Here's a guy that just got 100,000 miles on his Suzuki Bandit using Shell Rotella which is a very common oil amongst motorcycle owners...

Is there any extra oil underneath the engine or tranny. I know of a case where the engine was leaking only when it was heated up and driving. 200 miles for a quart though is quite a bit of oil. That oil has to be going somewhere and if it is getting by your valve guides into the combustion...

A radiator funnel with the large opening will stay put very well in most cars. The opening is the right size to fit the oil fill hole just right so the funnel stays in position. It's like the radiator funnels were designed just for this application. Also you can make sure the mouth of the...

One of the HDEO oils is the best deal going. These are considered diesel oils but they are rated to use for cars also. Do some research on these oils like the Rotella synthetic. Even the Super Tech from Walmart is very good oil and the equal to or better than most main stream brands. I've...

That is one of the favorite oils of motorcyclists. If you read much on this forum you'll see there's no need to spend extra money for the name brand or boutique oils. Check out the UOA's area for motorcycles. UOA means used oil analysis. You'll learn a lot and why your oil is a good choice.

Thanks for the info. My goal had been to find if there is anyone ever was able to prove that using a particular oil caused damage to their engine. There's so many people claiming this and that I wanted to confirm that nobody has proof or even very good evidence that using a particular oil caused...

There are numerous people using diesel oil in their motorcycles. There are no friction modifiers in the diesel oil and much of auto oil so the clutches work fine. Try going to the MOOT forum. It's Magna Owner's of Texas, probably the largest Magna forum. The favorite diesel oil in motorcycles...

Also what oils have been empirically proven to cause any kind of engine problems. I'm interested in oils that are allowing extra wear within the proper OCI. I just put Supertech diesel oil in my Honda Magna as it appears the diesel oils are actually superior to the car oils as far as wear...

Valvoline 10-40 on a 2001 Honda Magna. Purolator oil filters. Change the oil at 12-1500 miles.