excuse me for being green/new monster owner. I scanned the thread and I don't know if I missed the answer or what so here is goes. I recently picked up a 2002 Monster 620. I plan on commuting with it. I live in charlotte nc so the summers here can get hot. My commute is 13 miles one way and takes about 40 minutes to give you an idea of the type of traffic I'm in. Can someone suggest an optimal oil weight to cope with the summer heat and my slow commute?
some monsters ask for 20w50, while others take 10w40, i would just use what the manual or the sticker under the seat tells ya.
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Thanks... shouldnt this be stuck to the top or in a FAQ Section?
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+1 on sticking this on Tech!
Sticky? Please?
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Thanks!
While I appreciate your obvious effort of transcribing this thread, can there be anything more useless than a motorcycle oil thread? I think not. So, in that same vein, here are a few data points I'll gratuitously throw in.
My '94 900SS has 58,000 miles - most of it on Castrol GTX 20W50 car oil.
In the Feb 2000 issue of Motorcycle Consumer News, there is a one page article about a much crashed 93 CBR900RR with 240,000 miles that always used "nothing but 10W-40 Castrol GTX, the cheapest oil he can find".
Most readers, no matter how much they say they will "keep this bike forever" with either trade it in within 3 years or total it. So, for most of you, the issue of which oil is a non-starter.
I've seen a lot of oil threads over the years, but not one with an example of a viscosity related engine failure. It simply doesn't happen.
I've also never seen an engine failure related to the type of oil used. Once again, it simply doesn't happen.
Are you able to measure the engine wear by doing oil tests? Yes. Does it matter? Not at all. As a practical matter, it's an unimportant data point.
Change your oil, sometimes. Use the viscosity in your owners manual. Ride.
Motor oil, or engine oil, is an oil used for lubrication of various internal combustion engines. While the main function is to lubricate moving parts, motor oil also cleans, inhibits corrosion, improves sealing and cools the engine by carrying heat away from the moving parts.
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Wow - an excellent thread if you have two hours to read. My question throughout never was answered. Can the neo magnet have any negative effect on the pressure relief valve in the filter? I'd hate to stick a $0.70 magnet on my filter only to find later it opened / altered the bypass valve and let my engine oil cycle through the filter without passing through the media.
Quote from: Tigermeat on June 04, 2009, 09:10:43 AM
Wow - an excellent thread if you have two hours to read. My question throughout never was answered. Can the neo magnet have any negative effect on the pressure relief valve in the filter? I'd hate to stick a $0.70 magnet on my filter only to find later it opened / altered the bypass valve and let my engine oil cycle through the filter without passing through the media.
Well, that would be entirely dependent on the material that the bypass valve is made of, wouldn't it?
If the bypass valve is made of metal, and you place the magnet in a position that its field can pull it down, and the magnet was strong enough to overcome the spring that keeps it closed, then yes, there would be an issue.
But if the valve is made of rubber, paper, or some other non-metallic surface, then no, a magnet would have no effect on it.
BC.
Yeah that's my question about the whole thing. The bypass valves are predominantly all metal parts - see post above where a duc filter is cut open & the note that all of the bypass parts were attracted to the magnet. Due to the shroud around my filter the only reasonable place to put a magnet is BDC and this could be the worst possible place as far as affecting the bypass goes.
As for me I think I'll pass on the magnet for now and accept that my bike engine might show wear before I crash & total it (not likely). The unknown alternative is the bypass is affected and I trash the motor in a single oil change period - or less.
Tiger