I am a first time ester user.
This is a Suzuki 90Deg twin liquid cooled cycle engine 1037cc variety. Six hundred mile first service, replaced the factory oil (said to be conventional) with Yamalube blended synthetic 10w-40.
I did not like results. On this bike, the sudden appearance of audible idle hammer following the first oil change is a well discussed subject a lot of owners report. Not actually harmful. Just an annoying, unwanted, and not uncommon idle knock sound that comes and goes at idle.
I did not like it. I hated it immediately. That was yesterday.
Today I pulled the drain plug and drained out everything that would come out. Didn't change the horizontally mounted filter. What drained out was about 80% of the oil capacity.
Replaced it with Bel Rey Synthetic Ester Blend. 15w-50
Took a long ride and everything behaved beautifully. Engine like silk, shifted perfectly smooth. (wet clutch)
And no noticeable Idle Hammer.
Was it okay to end up with about an 80/20 mixture? The two are compatible?
I take it 2-3000 miles is well within reason for range on this oil in this application?
The oil weight will come down before cold weather returns here to SE WI
thanks,
This is a Suzuki 90Deg twin liquid cooled cycle engine 1037cc variety. Six hundred mile first service, replaced the factory oil (said to be conventional) with Yamalube blended synthetic 10w-40.
I did not like results. On this bike, the sudden appearance of audible idle hammer following the first oil change is a well discussed subject a lot of owners report. Not actually harmful. Just an annoying, unwanted, and not uncommon idle knock sound that comes and goes at idle.
I did not like it. I hated it immediately. That was yesterday.
Today I pulled the drain plug and drained out everything that would come out. Didn't change the horizontally mounted filter. What drained out was about 80% of the oil capacity.
Replaced it with Bel Rey Synthetic Ester Blend. 15w-50
Took a long ride and everything behaved beautifully. Engine like silk, shifted perfectly smooth. (wet clutch)
And no noticeable Idle Hammer.
Was it okay to end up with about an 80/20 mixture? The two are compatible?
I take it 2-3000 miles is well within reason for range on this oil in this application?
The oil weight will come down before cold weather returns here to SE WI
thanks,