PANIC ATTACK!!

chameleon · Post by **chameleon** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:33 am

Last night I'm doing a little work on the oil cooler of the ZZR and I decide to drain the oil, and since I'm gonna change it when I get a filter, I decide to fill it back up with the stuff I got on hand just to flush it out once. I poured in Valvoline SG Formula 20W-50 API SG/CD. At the bike shop today I grab some plugs and filters and discuss oil and the young dude puts the "FEAR" into me by saying that any oil I use must be rated for Bikes else the clutches will be rooted!!! Anyone ever used an oil like the one I described and have a drama??? I only ran the bike for a minute with it in there.

[WORRY MODE/ ON]

javaman · Post by **javaman** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:35 am

I put Motul always but have been thinking to put in cheaper oil as well. The manual says so long as it's rated SF or above is fine... so same question for me...

How is it running anyway. Notice anything dodgey ?

chameleon · Post by **chameleon** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:45 am

It's still on the centre stand as It has a leak from one of the oil-cooler banjos. I got scared into buying 4L of Yamalube at the bike shop and I just want to drain the valvoline and start over wit a new filter. If their is any "poison" in the Valv perhaps I can dilute it out. I might let someone ese be the guinni pig on this one.

ronster · Post by **ronster** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:51 am

Just dump the shit and replace with decent oil. Don't forget the spring on the oil filter assembly.

Don't ever panic mate.

Cheers

PC

RG · Post by RG » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:58 am

I would get some cheap 'bike' oil and let it run for a while, drain it out n put proper oil like Motul in.

The only issue will be clutch slipping, but once u are able to get rid of that 'non-bike' oil, u should be fine.

7THSIN · Post by **7THSIN** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:32 am

non bike-oils have friction modifiers in them which is bad news for wet clutches. but if you only ran it for a minute then fillled again with proper bike oil you probably wont notice the difference. did you squeeze the clutch at all with the bad oil in?>

chameleon · Post by **chameleon** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:00 pm

7THSIN wrote:. did you squeeze the clutch at all with the bad oil in?>

NO, just ran it on the choke for a minute or less.

Sounds like "no dramas" good! I've drained the sump and I'll drain the oil cooler too and that will be that.

7THSIN · Post by **7THSIN** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:04 pm

You should be fine then as you wouldnt have got much oil between the clutch plates