Break in oil?

[meanmonster]

I just got my 09 monster 1100S back with a new motor replaced under warranty. The deal used a green synthetic oil for the break in oil. Is that correct? They told me thats what Ducati calls for but I've never heard of breaking a new motor in on synthetic before.

[MongoReturns]

Yes, I had my dealer triple-check when they replaced my 1098 pistons & cyls.  I'd never heard of it either.

[meanmonster]

Well thanks makes me feel better.

[meanmonster]

Thank god for parts and labor warranties the whole bill came to like 14,602... Zero out of pocket for me, dealer and ducati were great about getting it fixed ASAP and replacing EVERYTHING.

[desmodoktor]

Thank god for parts and labor warranties the whole bill came to like 14,602... Zero out of pocket for me, dealer and ducati were great about getting it fixed ASAP and replacing EVERYTHING.

14 000 $? ? ? ? WOW

[meanmonster]

Parts: 10,701
Labor: 2,060
Sublet: 197
Other: 12
Tax: 1,232

Total: 14,202

The replaced everything to do with block/head/bottom end. It dropped a valve under power because of a factory defect (part installed wrong).

[Howie]

As long as the oil is moto specific JASO MA I wouldn't worry.

[Buckethead]

Part installed wrong does not equal "they used the wrong oil."

The green synthetic oil was probably Motul.

Synthetic is fine for break in (it's not likely to noticeably affect how the parts wear together.), it's just kinda spendy for oil that's only going to get abused for 600 miles and then changed.

How many miles before it tried to die?

[meanmonster]

Ya sorry if I miss communicated. The original motor oem had a factory defect. The new motor is fine I was just verifying that syn was ok oil for break in, which apparently it is. So thank you.


The original factory motor let go at 5100 miles the tech said it's the first new gen monster he's gotten back with a motor blown under warraty but he'd had one 1198 go with the defect (miss installed internal part).

[rata911]

Green oil? Fully synthetic?
Sounds like Motul 300V stuff. That's good  

[meanmonster]

Ya it's green and synthtic. I'll be changing it before 500 miles because I used the "hard" break in method. Looks like the dealer overfilled it a bit also (above the top line).