Re: [ST] synthetic oil

[Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx>]

I could be wrong, but my suspicion is that very few of the mechanics at 
Triumph dealerships are ever 'officially' Triumph-certified, which would 
require them to go to Triumph school

Torco makes good oil (good chain lube too) -- and AFAIK a Triumph dealership 
can sell whatever oil it wants (not sure they are even required to stock the 
Triumph stuff, but certainly they can & do offer alternatives)

the other term you will sometimes see on oil container labels is 'friction 
modifiers' and this can (to some extent) be considered similar to EC.  The 
trouble is that there are many different formulations used by the various 
manufacturers and you will be hard-pressed to learn the details -- in any 
event, the Wal-Mart stuff is excellent oil and it has not been a problem for 
me and many others on this list -- it's full-synthetic too :)

Cheers

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zoltan Pavlakovich" <zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] synthetic oil


> Actually he is a certifiied Triumph mechanic in Los Angeles at a
> Triumph dealer (no names, don't want to put him on the spot) They use
> Torco synthetic blend for all their models for years now.
> Unconventional, I know, that's why I started this question. He is also
> the one that recommends doing the first 12K adjustment at 8K, followed
> by 12 K intervals. No, I didn't want to start another oil thread. ;-)
>
> Z
>
> On 1/4/07, Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> obviously your mechanic is not Triumph-certified -- Triumph-branded Mobil 
>> 1
>> is FULL synthetic
>>
>> oils that are designated as 'energy conserving' (EC) contain additives 
>> that
>> can potentially cause a wet clutch to slip (not 'wear out' per se), so 
>> check
>> the oil container carefully -- having said that I've been using Wal-Mart
>> Mobil 1 for years without any hint of clutch problems
>>
>> it has little to do with whether the oil is semi- or full-synthetic
>>
>> hopefully you have not touched off yet another oil thread -- there is 
>> PLENTY
>> of info out there, including in our own archives
>>
>> Neil
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Zoltan Pavlakovich" <zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ST] synthetic oil
>>
>>
>> > My mechanic tells me to use semi-synthetic oils, since full synthetic
>> > oils will prematurely wear out the clutch. Can somebody confirm this?
>> >
>> > Z
>> >
>>
>>
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