Re: [ST] Oil Substitute?

["Neil Lindsey" <Neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Tynan" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> > From: owner-st-digest@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st-digest@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 05:55
>
> According to my (Triumph accredited) dealer's service invoices, I'm
running
> Castrol R4 Superbike, which, according to Castrol
> (http://complete-motoring.com/complete-motoring.nsf/HTMLPages/top_frames)
is
> "Fully synthetic, SAE 5W-40 (can be used where 10W-40 is advised)".
>

Well, Triumph's service manual specifically says NOT to oils with a cold
viscosity of 0W or 5W or engine damage could result.  So who ya gonna
believe -- Triumph, your dealer, or Castrol?  I know what my answer would
be.

Not that this will be the case for this fully-synthetic  Castrol oil, but is
Castrol normally a castor-based oil?  The reason I ask is that I just
noticed another notice in the owners handbook that warns against
castor-based oil (along with mineral-based, vegetable-based, and
non-detergent oil)

Neil




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