Oils ain't Oils...what do ya use

[Philthy]

OK so last time I bought 4L of oil from the dealer who I bought the 630 from and without paying much attention (cos those guys know best :-) I've been using Motul 7100 10w 40, now see on the service schedule its suppose to be 10w 60. I guess its no biggie but as I was having a little bit of clutch growl on the first take off when cold, maybe thats the cause.

Would you expect any long term issue with running a wrong oil?

 

[Tinken]

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I would not use 10W60 in a TE630. Your 10W40 is fine, 5W40 would be better if it is available.

 

[Mr_Denys]

If when you are riding and your engine temperature is always high 10w60 would be better.
On my husky 630 I use Ipone 10w60, on my drz400 I use in warm period Silcolene 10w50.

 

[Stujam]

Philty i used to use the pricey motul gear but have switched to penrite . There hpr gas & diesel oils are seemly great in 4 stroke dirtbikes . I have been using there bike specific stuff . 10w50 from memory . Half the price of the motul and seems to be going well.

 

[DYNOBOB]

I would not use 10W60 in a TE630. Your 10W40 is fine, 5W40 would be better if it is available.

I agree. I've run Mobil One 10w40 4T (for wet clutches) the last couple of changes.

Good read here about viscosity (not bike specific). http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/motor-oil-101/

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[RDTCU]

I run Castrol RS 4T 10w50 in my 630, it gives me the most mileage before feeling it in the clutch.
You know how it starts getting a little grabby as the oil breaks down.
Rotella gave me ~800-1000 miles, Mobil1 ~1500 miles, I run the Castrol to 2k miles with the clutch still smooth.

The 630 isn't like a smaller motor with a tiny oil capacity, if you use good oil there's no reason you can't run to 2k miles.

The Castrol is ~$16/qt, but I get it half price by the case on Amazon.

 

[EricV]

I run Castrol RS 4T 10w50 in my 630, it gives me the most mileage before feeling it in the clutch.

I use the same stuff and have no complaints. Usually change at around 1500 miles.

 

[WickedWill]

For some reason in australia recommended is 10/60.Dealer services were shell ax7 15/50 .I have used ipone 10/60 and the penrite 10tenths 10/70 and 10/60 for awhile

 

[SilverBullet]

Mobil 1 full synthetic 15W50 for year round riding here in Texas and the west.
Only ~$5 a quart at WalMart which means 24/7 availability in 50% of the cities in the US. Percentage would be higher but only the larger WM's carry that weight. I use it in all my bikes.

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[KXcam22]

Based on recommendations, I am just switching to the Mobil 1 euro 0W40. Again, cheap, proven and readily available. Cam

ps I ran that Mobol1 15W50 in an old tired chev 350 truck. Was at 260,000 when I got it and was at 420,000 when I sold it. Great oil.

 

[JonDirt]

Usually I put 10W60. A local dealer keeps telling me I'd be fine with the fully synthetic 15w50 he puts in all the bikes. And I've read the AGIP 10W60 downgrades pretty quickly in any case.

Trying to decide if I should try the 15w50... Has anyone out there run a 15w50 oil analysis compared to 10w60 by any chance?

 

[Tinken]

Based on recommendations, I am just switching to the Mobil 1 euro 0W40. Again, cheap, proven and readily available. Cam
ps I ran that Mobol1 15W50 in an old tired chev 350 truck. Was at 260,000 when I got it and was at 420,000 when I sold it. Great oil.

We run M1 0W40 in our 630's all day long and in the middle of summer. Even at 350°F, M1 0W40 has a cSt of 3.8 which is negligibly lower than 15W50.