Re: [ST] 500mi Servie

["Nowak, Nick" <n.nowak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:33 PM 6/11/01 -0400, Nowak, Nick wrote:
>>"e-store" at www.mobil.com, you can buy 6 quarts for $46.99 which works
out
>>to $7.83 a quart.  Shipping is about $12.00 to Minnesota which still works
>>out to be far cheaper than going through the dealer.

On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 14:27:15 -0400  Sheley, Eric wrote:

>Or you can go to AutoZone and buy it off the shelf for $7.99 / quart and 
>not pay any shipping.

>FWIW the MX4T sold over the counter is not the same as the Triumph 4T - 
>MX4T is 10W-40 while the 4T is 15W-50.

>http://www.triumphnet.com/st/faq/maint/index.html

>Also, as we have had a few questions on this, I figured I should re-send 
>this email of mine from 99 (resurrected from Jong's awesome searchable 
>archive at http://www.seaotter.com/searchst.html ) - hope this helps

>- -Eric

>Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 11:53:06 -0400
>From: Eric Sheley <eric at elscom.com>
>Subject: Re: Question RE 500 mile service

>Mobil 1 MX4T Motorcycle - I think it was in the $7.99 per quart range at
>AutoZone. To get the same volume as Triumph sells (4L), you would need
>4.228 quarts. Assuming that you could get .228 quarts of oil and that the
>price per volume remained constant, you would still have to pay $ 33.78 for
>the AutoZone offering. If you got all five quarts, you would be at $ 39.95.
>At my dealer I get a discount on parts and accessories for being a repeat
>customer, so my cost on the Triumph oil is only $35.00 - not worth the
>$1.22 savings to fool with AutoZone. See if your dealer will give you a
>break on the price of the oil - can't hurt to ask.

>Just my .02

>- - - Eric>>>>

I tried to get it for less from the dealer, but they wouldn't budge on price
(maybe it is their small little attempt to discourage me from doing my own
maintenance).  As for Autozone, I am up here in Minnesota, and the closest
Autozone is 160 miles away in Iowa.  Also, if there was an Autozone
available in MN, the total price would be $51.06 with 6.5% tax wersus $58.99
shipped right to my door.  In my case, paying the extra $8.00 more than
makes up for having to drive to Iowa.

As for what oil to use, there seems to be some confusion out there.  Mobil
makes 2 different full synthetic lines of oils; An automitive line that
carries an SJ (bad for bikes) rating in   0W30, 5W30, 10W30, and 15W50.
They also produce a motorcycle specific line  that carries the SH (good for
bikes) rating in 10W40 (MX4T), 20W50 (V-Twin), and 15W50 (Triumph Racing
4T).  Motorcycle Consumers News did a very extensive oil test in their Sept
and Oct 2000 issues which included Mobil 1 15W50 for cars and 10W40 MX4T
along with the other oils that I have seen discussed in the past couple of
days.  The final results were reported in the Oct isssu, and if you ignore
price, the MX4T was on the top of the list in almost every test.  The Motul
and Golden Spectro synthetic oils ended up in the middle of the pack.

Another $.02

Nick "the dirtbag"
'00 Yellow RS 

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