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Stirring up the oil debate again!
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[QUOTE="weimedog, post: 99818, member: 20655"] I switched to Mobil One 15w50 with the red cap and NO EC rating ( Additional friction modifiers). I have used it since January in all the bikes. No failures. In my VOR I don't even get the clutch fuzz on the magnetic drain plug any more. The stuff just looks clean as I put it in after 5-6 hours of riding. So I ran two enduro's on the same 1.25 quarts. Drained it today and it was clean. I don't think its hurting my VOR any. I think that article was a generalization targeting the many synthetic oils for automobile applications with those friction modifiers identified by the "Energy Conservation" rating in the circle on the back of the bottle. Mobil One 15w50 isn't the typical oil suggested for these new cars. Most have the 5w30 or 10w40 rated oil as a recomendation. All those lower weight synthetics have that EC stuff that can cook a clutch. That's why the article made the generalization is my guess because its easier to make a safe generalization that parse out the exceptions such as Mobil One 15w50. ( All the lower rated Mobil One Oils have EC additives). Nothing really synister here....:) [/QUOTE]
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