hello mates, just wanted to respond to some questions & comments; jilli, who's oil are you using, causing that rattley noise ? andysdad, torco 20w-50 synthetic came in 3rd, behind #1 amsoil & #2 mobil in study's dated march 2006 & june 2009. philthy, the scavenger is not a hollowed out oil filter. on every evo {1984 - 1999] it's the exit point for the qt, of dirty oil in the motor, that the h-d factory says, is not there. on a twin cam, the puck redirects the dirty oil back thru the motor, to the return line exit hose, because of h-d's wisdom, there are 4 different scavengers for twin cams. 308 bever, obviously, you don't get it, your still using harley stuff, & you are paying for it, the harley crap, h-d makes motorcycles, not oil, it goes out to bid, lowball that meets spec's gets contract, & right now, that's hugo chavez, dictator president of venezuela, & his nationalist oil company, citgo. not just my opinion, just the facts ! robcig, sure, you can use 15w-50 mobil 1, why not, who's stopping you, but, will it work correctly. what about your warranty, try explaining to your service manager, you used car oil, instead of the harley stuff. they will do a oil analysis on motor warranty issues. there are different additives in air cooled vs water cooled motor oils, as there are special additives in gear oil that make it much better in big twin transmissions, than motor oils. till later, be safe, boston jim
they have extra virgin olive oil on sale in really cool tins at about 8 bucks a litre at woolies, an you can use it on plastic sheets too (((-:
Cum to think of it, yeah. I think it's called Ram oil.
Keith from Amsoil in Queensland replied to an email I sent.. including some pricing ..... I've invited him to the forum.. this particular thread.. Don't know if he'll sign-in or not... but thought best any offers he may make.. come directly from him (them)... I don't know if he knew he could indeed have the potential to be speaking with approximately 5500 prospect customers.. lol.
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good work noodle, you should be commended ! they have an incredible website, they supply tanker ships, generation plants, mining pits, etc., with the best oil money can buy. it's amazing to me, that the founder of engine care, researched enough, went 1/2 way around the world to the little town of superior, wisconsin,usa, which juts into lake superior, on the canadian border, to bring amsoil back home to australia, when he could have signed up with exxon/mobil "the king of the world", on all 7 continents, says alot. the harley oil business, will be like a piss hole in the snow beside a lemon tree. till later, be safe, boston jim
I found a Amsoil dealer in Melbournes South east subs, just down the road from Peter stevens Dandenong (HD dealer) and the cafe Bellini's, where some of the Melbourne HD forum rides leave from.
They only sell Amsoil oil products, mainly for race application cars and bikes,, hes got a few bike in the window, a MV Aguster and race japers.
I asked him "this oil is great for HD's as well as race bikes",,,,, he said its the best oil for any car or bike.
He said he dosnt recommend it for a new motors becouse its just dosnt show any signs of wear,, he said. do 5000klm to 10,000klm before starting to use the fully Synthetic Amsoil oil, he showed me (retail about $80 a US gallon=3.75 lt )
He said(Quote) we have had this oil in race bikes and we never find any wear,,, its that good,,, that why I dont recommend putting it in a new motor that hasnt had time to wear in and do some milage to loosen up,,,, its that good.
Next time I'm down there I'll get a card from him and contact details and post them,,,,even for the price of postage it would be worth it.
East Coast Lubes at Eagle Farm in Brisbane. $89.50 a box of 6 quarts,
Does vtwin only come in 1litre bottles or can you buy it in 5litre containers???
Comes in a box of 6 x 1Quart containers. $89.50 from east coast Lubes at Eagle Farm in Brisbane.
Personally speaking and only because both my harleys use the ol 4 speed ratchet lid box, i use an 80/90 synthetic in the 69 flh but I use a straight alison 50w in the pan box. When selecting oils for the gearbox (if the box is sepperate from the rest) you must take into consideration weather the oil is suited for brass bushes. A lot of boxes run them and some of the modified and even mineral oils will eat the bush over a period of time.
