Oil Recommendations and Advice

[oilman]

Hello everyone
 
We have recently been invited to the Bike Chat Forum. Some of you will know us from some of the other forums that we are on, over 500 of them, where we provide oil help and advice to the members.
 
All of you are entitled to 10% discount off everything we sell (just select that you are a member of the club when you register on our website) and we will let you know of offers and competitions that we are running.
 
If you ever want to contact us, we are available either via oilman@opieoils.co.uk or on 01209 215164 or via pm's on here.

If you have any queries about the oil you need for a car, bike, boat etc, please feel free to ask us.

Just let me know the
Make
Model
Engine size
Year
Modifications
How the car is used eg day to day or track car
What oil you are currently using.

And we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Cheers

Tim

[Darth]

Hello Oilman. Have read many of your in depth posts on Skylineowners.com and have ordered from you several times too and have always been impressed with the service.

Welcome to BCF
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[oilman]

Hi

Thanks for that. We get a lot of interest of Skyline Owners so it's always good to pop on there. Hopefully it will be the same here.

Cheers

Tim

[haroman666]

A particularly old thread, but hoping for some sort of reply

Is car oil suitable for use in bikes with wet clutches?
For instance the same grade, same synthetic level etc etc. Only it doesn't say "for bikes" anywhere on the bottle...
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[weasley]

It depends. If its an energy-conserving oil (for increased fuel economy) then possibly not. If its a regular any-old oil then possibly yes.

Best way to be sure is to get a bike oil.
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[Robby]

Resurrecting an ancient thread and asking this old question. Lets see if this also runs to 4 pages of ped bois screaming about something they don't understand.

The short answer is that car oils are fine. A large number of people on here have done many years and many thousands of miles running bikes on oil that is not specifically sold as bike oil.

The big one to avoid has always been Castrol magnatec, which is known to cause clutch slippage. It always used to be (not sure now) a fairly basic mineral or just about semi synthetic anyway, so not great oil. Some modern ultra low friction car oils may also be problematic, but a lot of them would be the wrong grade anyway as cars move towards using thinner oils.

I used a diesel 10W40 semi synthetic that I buy from Costo in 20L drums. Been using it for years with no problems. If I used synthetic then I tend to go for bike oils, seeing as the price difference isn't that much - the real price difference is at the lower end of the market.

[MickC]

15/40 Diesel mineral in mine. I think its better in old engines (ran it on a 10/40 semi and it wasn't as happy as it is with the one I use now)
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[weasley]

My thoughts on the matter.
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[oilman]

Hi,

Until midnight Sunday we have a 20% SALE on our website with voucher code SALE20

If you need any oil advice then we are here to help! You can contact us here, alternatively give us a call on 01209 202944 Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm or send us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk

Cheers

Oilman
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[oilman]

Need some help choosing the correct oils & fluids for your bike? We are here to help, you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm, drop us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk or just ask us here.

To help us to give the most accurate advice possible we do need some information about your bike. e.g.:

Make:
Model:
Year:
Engine type:
Performance modifications:
Driving style: (road / off-road)
Any other information that may be relevant: e.g. modifications, oil temps if known
What recommendation are you looking for? Engine, Gearbox, Forks etc.

Cheers

Oilman
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https://www.opieoils.co.uk/
email: sales@opieoils.co.uk phone: 01209 202944

[Ste]

If anyone wants 15% off their order rather than the offered 10%, all you need to do is add stuff to the basket, go to the basket, click to close the tab you've got Opie Oils open in, then this window pops up offering you 15% off if you tell them why you're leaving the site.

Win.

[andys675]

[covent.gardens]

[c_dug]

It's not all about the money, you pay for service not just goods. Constantly hunting down the cheapest price is detrimental in the long run.
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[Ste]

Buying some engine/fork/whatever oil is most definitely buying goods.

If wanting service/advice, you'd ask on BCF and get helped for free!

[Triton Thrasher]

[Ste]

Looking on their website, they post on 1,155 different forums with their exclusive offers.

[janner_10]

[oilman]

Hi folks,

Need help with finding the right engine oil? Ask the Oilman and get free expert advice.

Don't be surprised if the Opie Oils website looks a little different, that's because it's NEW!. We only released it two weeks ago and haven't had a chance to tell you all about it, but we will be early next year. For the moment take a good look around and feel free to let us know your thoughts.

You can ring us on 01209 202949 or email us on sales@opiepoils.co.uk We are open Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm.

Cheers

Oilman
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[-LG-]

Hi Oilman, can you recommend which oil I will need for my XJ6?

Make Yamaha
Model XJ6 Diverson
Engine size 600
Year 2012
Modifications none

No idea what oil I have in at the moment.
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[Ariel Badger]

Do you do Valvoline (nitro type)AA/F ?
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[oilman]

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