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CVO Technical => General CVO discussion => Topic started by: dite on June 12, 2010, 07:49:43 PM
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I have owned Honda GW's in the past and this will be my first Harley (2008 Softail Springer Screamin' Eagle) and want to use the correct oil.
I have searched on the forum and have read so many threads, I am now confused! I know know there are 3 different oil chambers and just want to use the correct filters and oil. I do my own maintenance and only use dealers for warranty work.
Where is the best place to purchase filters and which ones, I see that different engines use different filters .
Thoughts or suggestions?
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Redline Redline Redline in all 3holes with a K&N filter. :2vrolijk_21:
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Redline Redline Redline in all 3holes with a K&N filter. :2vrolijk_21:
I definitely agree (on the K&N filter :huepfenlol2: )!
There are several good options. You'll not be hurt with any of them. Mobil 1 products. Redline. Even a few others. Find something you can get when you want without too much hassle. Then ride the bike until you have to rinse and repeat :2vrolijk_21: .
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Redline Redline Redline in all 3holes with a K&N filter. :2vrolijk_21:
Redline is a high sulfur product and is not good for the fibre clutch plates
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In my cars and trucks, I use Mobil-1 and Royal Purple....any thoughts about these and their results?
When should I start or how early should I start using fully synthetic oils?
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In my cars and trucks, I use Mobil-1 and Royal Purple....any thoughts about these and their results?
When should I start or how early should I start using fully synthetic oils?
You can convert to synthetics at any time. Mobil 1 is one of the good options. A general (but by no means total) consensus is engine oil in the engine, a proper gear oil in the tranny and something appropriate for the clutch discs in the primary. My own mix is Mobil 1 in the engine, Redline shockproof in the transmission and Mobil 1 synthetic ATF in the primary. But I'd not get at all bothered if some change cycle saw me have to grab an alternative good product.
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Mobile 1 is our choice.
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I like Amsoil products. They are all good answers.
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just my thoughts engine royal purple max cycle 20-50, tranny redline shockproof heavy, primary B&M trick shift ATF
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In my cars and trucks, I use Mobil-1 and Royal Purple....any thoughts about these and their results?
When should I start or how early should I start using fully synthetic oils?
All CVO's come from the factory with synthetic oil, and I highly recommend that you stick with synthetic. There is no valid reason to use conventional "dino" oil, and with the high temperatures of the current crop of Harley engines you really need the extra high temp protection of the synthetics.
Regardless of the hype you'll find on this and various other sites, there isn't one perfect product that everyone should automatically use. If you want some actual test results to help make a decision on motor oil, the attachment is from tests performed for Amsoil and posted on their web site.
My personal choices: Mobil 1 V-Twin 20w50 (engine), Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF (primary), Redline Shockproof Heavy (transmission), K&N KN171C (oil filter).
Jerry
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I've been using AMSOIL synthetic products since the late '70s in everything and anything I have that gets lubed. I've never had any lubrication related failures and have achieved some great mileage results. '83 GMC Suburban 6.2L, after 490,000 miles, much of it towing and off road, the original engine and drive train was still going strong but body had such severe cancer, I was afraid it was going to fall off the frame in a sharp turn. I order their products on line and they deliver to my door.
On a trip from NY to Sturgis by way of Canada in 2006, my brother-in-law and myself were both riding 2006 Road King Classics, stock identical bikes, only difference I had Vance & Hines slip ons, he had Rinehart's. He was using HD Syn 3 20W50, I had AMSOIL MCV 20W50. We both had the HD LCD Oil Level, Temperature dipsticks so at each fuel stop we checked oil temps and fuel mileage. I was consistently 10 degrees cooler and averaged 2 mpg better on fuel. Half way there we swapped the dipsticks to see if there might have been a calibration issue but the readings stayed the same. Far from a controlled test so take it for what it's worth. By the way, I'm not an Amsoil dealer, only a satisfied customer.
Tom P.
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IMO, any prominent synthetic is any hole of the 20W-50 viscosity will do. And synthetic only because the high heat these EPA-compliant air-cooled motors are forced to endure.