| OOh goody...an oil thread. Any advice would be appreciated on the following.
I've just had the cam belts done on the 851 after a long lay up and was about to do an oil change. I thought I would do two in quick succession to clean out any rubbish which may have settled inside the engine.
My intention is to run the bike until the oil is hot and then drain it off & fit a new filter.
Fill it up with some Halfords 5w/40 fully synthetic ( It was on offer at £19 ) and run it for a couple of trips of 150 miles and then drain off.
Fit another new filter and fill it up with some better oil.
My question is ..Is it O.K. to use a 5w/50 on a temporary basis?
Thanks in advance
Phil
[Edited on 5-5-2006 by philthy] |