Sunday 13 May 2012

Engine Oil- How to choose the best one for your bike


















Hi All, This time lets speak about the engine oils. Everyone owning a bike has their concern towards choosing the right engine oil for their bikes. Even for Indian Bikes Review we could see that most of the comments are regarding the same. Well! coming to motor cycle engine oils, we have not worried much since most of the bikes in indian market hold tiny engines (compared with other grown countries). However situaion is not the same nowadays as the demand for performance is growing more from the consumer perspecive even pro-sports bike started to show their faces in our market. Meanwhile the engine oils for the tiny engines also has slowly improved in standards and proved worthy enough to suit indian motorcycles. We have many brands for Engine oils alone such as Castrol, Shell, Elf, Mobil, Motul, etc... because of these many brands in market choosing the right engine oil is always a confusion particularly when we can't find our usual engine oil in shop. Let me support our friends who need help in this part Viscosity is the most important attribute for any engine oils (20w40). For new engines: 1. 20w40 oil for normal engine size (<125cc) 2. 5w40 to 15w40 for bigger size (>125cc) For old engines: 1. choose engine oil with high viscosity 20w50 (<125cc) 2. For bigger engines make it 10w50 Next, standard plays an important part. Generalising the standard API SL will be the base and greater (API SM or even higher standard) can be used. This standard helps corrosion resistance, preventing sludge formation and make engine healthier even in long runs. Additional advice: 1. Never change engine oil brands frequently (use same brand engine oils) 2. Change engine oils every 3000kms to 3500kms (If fully synthetic - contact seller for the life of engine oil) 3. Frequently check engine oil levels every 1000kms (Especiall when you use engine oils with lower viscosity, when the level decreases switch o engine oil with higher viscosity. For more info. or queries feel free to comment in this post. Cheers!!!
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36 comments:

  1. Anurag Singhal11 June 2014 at 01:09

    Wat is ur review about hp racer 4 engine oil .

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    1. Unknown27 July 2017 at 08:05

      specify its viscosty aswell so that we can guide u better

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    2. PC TECH11 March 2018 at 11:55

      viscosity 10w30

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  2. தமிழ் கடல்19 October 2014 at 01:24

    Sir I have Hero Splendor Plus 2010 model, I'm confuse choosing engine oil ,plz suggest me right engine oil sir

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    1. BHARATH29 June 2015 at 00:20

      Shell AX5 & Mak 4t 20-40 both are good. engine oil change in every 2000 km

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    2. Unknown27 July 2017 at 07:58

      do not ever use 20w40its the cheapest n lowest grade engine oil,its like using cheap refind oil,go for10w40or10w50its like pure ghee,i am using the same,u'll get best mileage n life of ur bike's engine,use brand shell full synthetic.i bet i'll put engine oil of petrol car in bike n it'll be sucessfull run,if there is ant damage or wear n tear to engine then iam ready2pay for it.Dont listen to stereotypes.

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  3. sathishkumar26 October 2014 at 00:12

    Sir I have Hero Splendor Plus 2003 model, I'm confuse choosing right engine oil for my bike , ,kindly suggest me

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  4. Unknown2 June 2015 at 11:36

    Castrol power.1(20w,40)she'll advance(20w,40).servo 4t,mak synthetic

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  5. Anonymous10 August 2015 at 23:20

    which . engine oil is suitable for hero pleasure ?

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  6. Unknown10 October 2015 at 20:50

    sir i have hero honda splender+ 2012 model bike and i am using shell ax7 (10w40), is this oil good goor bike

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  7. Unknown19 December 2015 at 02:52

    sir
    i am using splendor pro 2012 which would u suggest please replay me...........

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  8. Unknown25 January 2016 at 21:59

    hloooo
    i am using a hero glamour suggest the best engine oil

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  9. anuj30 January 2016 at 21:49

    Hi,
    I have bike Honda CB Unicorn 150cc. So i am looking engine oil for the same.
    Currently i am using Honda Engine oil 10w/30 MA and I'm not at all satisfied with it's quality and performance .
    So can you please suggest me which engine oil (fully synthetic) be best suitable for my bike?
    And how many approx Kms will bike run on using this engine oil.

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    1. Unknown27 July 2017 at 08:02

      ur bike is 150cc so u can use 10w40 or 15w50 both r good

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  10. Chandru12 February 2016 at 02:31

    Hai,
    My bike is Hero Honda Splendor+, Model Year 2010.
    61000 kms completed.
    Currently I am using Valvoline 20W50 oil.
    Which Engine Oil should I use?

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  11. Anonymous29 February 2016 at 10:24

    Castrol active 4t. 20w50

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  12. dev19 March 2016 at 02:48

    Sir,
    I have Hero Xtreme 2014 and i use the company's recommended oil Hero 10W30. My issue is that when the night gets cooler than any other day or somewhat cold, the next morning the engine gets cold and require many kicks to heat up and the start the bike. Also the self start doesn't work good enough at that time. So, I think it is because of the engine oil. And even these days in summer, the i face the same issue.

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    1. Anonymous25 March 2016 at 16:56

      Take a towel dipped in hot water and keep the towel on top of engine for 2-3 minutes before starting for the 1st time.

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  13. Unknown31 March 2016 at 02:30

    Hey Buddy,
    I need to know which full synthetic engine oil, I should use for Suzuki gixxer 155cc. It already run 5800km.
    Please help me out to choose and supportable fully synthetic engine oil for the vehicle.
    Thanks you in advance.

    -Jatin

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  14. Unknown21 May 2016 at 17:41

    sir as per my knowlledge mobil lubricants are best among all
    bt which lubricant is usefull for BAJAJ DISCOVER 125CC bike in mineral and synthetic also

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  15. Anonymous21 May 2016 at 21:40

    Hello...
    Could you please suggest which engine oil should i use for my CBZ xtreme. My bike has travelled 29000 kms. Till date i was using Castrol Active 10W-30 engine oil.

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  16. Mahesh Bilaskar (rishi08sep@gmail.com)21 May 2016 at 21:42

    Hello...
    Could you please suggest which engine oil should i use for my CBZ xtreme. My bike has travelled 29000 kms. Till date i was using Castrol Active 10W-30 engine oil.

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  17. Unknown25 October 2016 at 11:16

    Do i need to change my oil dipper when i change engine oil?

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  18. Unknown25 October 2016 at 11:17

    Do i need to change my oil dipper when i change engine oil?

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  19. සෙබළ18 December 2016 at 05:08

    what is best engine oli for honda cb twister?

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  20. Unknown4 October 2017 at 02:31

    Suggest any good oil for unicorn 150 cc 2013 model clocked -20000 company recommend 20W40 ..I am very much confused reading many blogs

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    1. uttam singh23 October 2017 at 02:06

      Elf 20w50 best engine oil for your bike

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  21. Anonymous23 October 2017 at 02:05

    Suggest me which best engine oil for my Honda cb twister 20000 km running bike

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  22. Unknown11 December 2017 at 08:41

    frds am buy new hero glamour bike its alred 12000km which synthetic engie oil best for m bike

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    1. Unknown8 November 2018 at 01:56

      shell advance ultra will be cheap and best but ride another 3000km more before filling synthetic and flush engine.

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  23. PC TECH11 March 2018 at 11:59

    Dear Sir,

    i have bike honda twister 110 cc twister which oil u suggest me sir and which viscosty sir i am waiting for ur reply

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  24. Unknown20 March 2018 at 02:35

    Hero glamour recommend 10w30but in summer u can use shell ax7 10w40

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