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Rotella T6 5-40 synthetic is what I also use in my 2009 Star 1300 Tourer, though I have less than 2,000 miles on it. This oil is almost always sold out at our local Walmart, I actually have to buy some when its on the shelf even if I don't need it immediately. Its also the oil I use in my 2002...

I bought a 1980 Honda CX500 Deluxe last august, my first bike and I was 52 years old, I rode bikes many many years before though, working on the Honda was abreeze, the parts were available on Ebay very affordably, I racked up some local mileage on that sweet bike and gained confidence. I work...

Originally Posted By: fuel tanker man I drive a fuel tanker and a couple of years ago I was going north on I-81, near the 130 mile marker in Virginia. There's a rest area there, and a car was coming out of the rest area merging with northbound traffic. I moved into the left lane (not a lot of...

Well I went ahead and dropped the Yamalube that has been in the engine for only 43 miles, it had streaks of what looked like silt, most likely clutch material, it was quite thick and had a different kind of smell, not burnt but something else, if anything it reminded me of Lubriplate. I put the...

Originally Posted By: PT1 VALVOLINE SYNPOWER GREASE Valvoline SynPower Grease is an excellent heavy-duty and multi-purpose automotive and industrial extreme pressure grease. It consists of a lithium complex thickener in synthetic base oil and is fortified with molybdenum disulfide and other...

I have a 1980 Honda CX 500, this year I pulled the motor out and replaced the stator so I had to replaced the rear case gasket, if you don't know the CX 500 is a transverse flying V design, water cooled motor, not like the Wing but getting there, anyway I was using Rotella T 15-40 with no...

Originally Posted By: Ken2 If you can find Zerex Asian Vehicle Antifreeze, that would be a very good choice. Otherwise I'd buy any Japanese antifreeze...Honda, Toyota, Yamaha, any of them. The Peak Global is probably OK, but any of the Japanese antifreezes will have the right chemistry for sure...

Sorry about the slow reply but yes I do know her. Have done business with her and have actually sat down and shared a beer with her and her husband may years ago. A really great person with down to earth values.

I saw the new 15-40 Rotella T at my local Walmart here in Alaska yesterday in a 2.5 gallon jug for $27, that might be a higher price than the lower 48 but a bargain for me. Yes thats right it was NOT a one gallon or a 5 quart jug but a whole 2.5 gallons.

I have started my truck a 2002 Silverado in -45 temps here in Alaska with an unheated oil pan with Mobil 1 5-30 though the engine has a block heater. I use Baldwin oil filters only. I am thinking of adding a small heat pad to the oil pan anyway just to be safe.

Its not on our shelves yet up here in Alaska, I will start using it in my Silverado 8.1 this spring, I'm not sure I will use it during the winter, I use 5-30 Mobil 1 Truck & SUV in the winter. And I am most definitely going to use it in both of my bikes the 2009 Star 1300 and the 1980 Honda CX 500.

It is logical to me being a truck driver, when my big rig shows low on the stick it indeed does need 1 gallon, a 5 qt. jug would kinda screw me up, I rarely add just a quart or two, now my personal ride a Silverado with an 8.1 holds 6.5 quarts so buying a 5 quart jug doesn't help either, I just...

I would honestly like to see the synthetic Rotella T another grade heavier going to a 50 weight rating for air cooled engines. Myself neither of my bikes are air cooled and thus either the 15-40 or 5-40 works for me. The real selling point here is that its available at stores like wallyworld...

I have a feeling this is gonna open a huge can of speculations at a lot of forums. I post a lot at Yamaha Motorcycle Forums and I own a 2009 Star 1300 Tourer and of the few times when I suggested using HDEO I was scoffed, well I have been a diesel mechanic for over three decades and I do know...

When I recently worked on my CX 500 I used Dexcool and distilled water,the cooling system was completely empty. Thing of it is that me being a mechanic most of my life I know that sometimes a new vehicle is prepped often with people that may do shortcuts, I have seen it in dealerships where its...