Engine Oil

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  • weasel 76
    weasel 76
    5 years ago
    What engine oil is everyone using in their 2016 dyna?
  • leachy
    leachy
    5 years ago
    Syn 3 in the engine
    Bell oil in primary
    Gearbox oil Penrite synthetic 75-90W

    All seems to work well. But others will tell you differently.

    Regards
    Leachy
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    5 years ago
    On the assumption you really want a sensible answer most oil companies have a recommended oil for your bike, if you are a bit cleverer you can pick one using the Harley oil specifications and match them with an oil that meets or exceeds them, as for what brand is best, put on your hard hat, incoming :)
  • blueystar
    blueystar
    5 years ago


  • Wideglider
    Wideglider
    5 years ago
    Quoting Grease Monkey on 28 Jul 2019 11:05 AM

    On the assumption you really want a sensible answer most oil companies have a recommended oil for your bike, if you are a bit cleverer you can pick one using the Harley oil specifications and match them with an oil that meets or exceeds them, as for what brand is best, put on your hard hat, incoming :)

    True, oils ain't oils. 
    Yes, may as well also ask everyone what are the best tyres and best battery to use.
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    5 years ago
    Standard Harley oil.  better priced than most of the 'super' brands.
  • binnsy
    binnsy
    5 years ago


  • Jay-Dee
    Jay-Dee
    5 years ago
    Quoting Grease Monkey on 28 Jul 2019 11:05 AM

    On the assumption you really want a sensible answer most oil companies have a recommended oil for your bike, if you are a bit cleverer you can pick one using the Harley oil specifications and match them with an oil that meets or exceeds them, as for what brand is best, put on your hard hat, incoming :)

    Quoting Wideglider on 28 Jul 2019 11:24 AM

    True, oils ain't oils. 
    Yes, may as well also ask everyone what are the best tyres and best battery to use.

    An oil thread, this should be fun.
  • Smokey61
    Smokey61
    5 years ago
    Quoting tussuck on 28 Jul 2019 11:41 AM

    Standard Harley oil.  better priced than most of the 'super' brands.

    Bingo. If it's good enough for the factory, it's good enough for me. I put 180,000 kms on an Evo using it, still going strong when it went to its new home.
  • Wholehog
    Wholehog
    5 years ago
    Bel-Ray V Twin in the engine
    Redline Oil High-Temp ATF in the primary 
    Redline Heavy Shockproof Gear Oil For the gearbox

  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    5 years ago
    Quoting Wholehog on 28 Jul 2019 07:47 PM

    Bel-Ray V Twin in the engine

    Redline Oil High-Temp ATF in the primary 
    Redline Heavy Shockproof Gear Oil For the gearbox

    where are you buying the RedLine oil?
  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    5 years ago
    Quoting Wholehog on 28 Jul 2019 07:47 PM

    Bel-Ray V Twin in the engine

    Redline Oil High-Temp ATF in the primary 
    Redline Heavy Shockproof Gear Oil For the gearbox

    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 29 Jul 2019 12:22 AM

    where are you buying the RedLine oil?

    Yup.The old where do you get your red line from question? 
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    5 years ago
    Quoting Wholehog on 28 Jul 2019 07:47 PM

    Bel-Ray V Twin in the engine

    Redline Oil High-Temp ATF in the primary 
    Redline Heavy Shockproof Gear Oil For the gearbox

    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 29 Jul 2019 12:22 AM

    where are you buying the RedLine oil?

    Quoting Baloffski on 29 Jul 2019 12:32 AM

    Yup.The old where do you get your red line from question? 

    I get mine on eBay.  Bursons claim to have it but thats vapourware every time I go into one of their stores.
  • Wholehog
    Wholehog
    5 years ago
    Quoting Wholehog on 28 Jul 2019 07:47 PM

    Bel-Ray V Twin in the engine

    Redline Oil High-Temp ATF in the primary 
    Redline Heavy Shockproof Gear Oil For the gearbox

    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 29 Jul 2019 12:22 AM

    where are you buying the RedLine oil?

    I get it on EBay ....They do have a store in  at Regents Park in Sydney.
  • JFE
    JFE
    5 years ago
    Mobil1 for the engine, HD oils for the rest.
    I like synthetic oil for the engine but wasn't happy with Syn3 - engine seemed louder. Did plenty of research and Mobil1 kept coming up and its available in my area. I'm happy with it all in my Dyna.
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    5 years ago
    Syn 3. Is good, 
    but not essential.
  • leachy
    leachy
    5 years ago
    Generally how often are others changing there oil. I do mine once a year as i do no where near  the k's as per the book.
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    5 years ago
    Quoting leachy on 29 Jul 2019 09:47 PM

    Generally how often are others changing there oil. I do mine once a year as i do no where near  the k's as per the book.

    Every 5,000km i do my engine oil and filter.  Every 10,000 i do tranny/primary. Every 2,500 I do airfilter.  Easy to remember as the numbers are all rounded.
  • Big Steve
    Big Steve
    5 years ago
    Motul Twin Syn in the engine every 4-5000km
    Spectro in the primary and tranny.

    2014 Dyna with 80,000km doesn't use a drop of oil
    2010 Dyna with 15,000km same
  • OILLEAK2008
    OILLEAK2008
    5 years ago
    Penrite every time. HD don't own oil factories - Penrite gives Australians jobs.  We have nearly fucked or sold off every old Oz industry. Support the one's left that are still Australian owned and provide a world standard product.
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