Re: [ST] synthetic oil

["Zoltan Pavlakovich" <zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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