I have an 02 Roadking FLHRI with 22,000 miles. I am wondering if it would be a good time to switch to synthetic oil. Can someone share the pro's and con's with me? Thanks in advance...

 

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To answer your question:
Yes, ok to switch to syn now. no CONs except added cost for syn. bottomline: immaterial if dyno or syn as long as you keep a regular oil change schedule (no more than 5K miles)

 

I could type for a hr and still not have enough info for your answer, but if you would just type the same ? in this forum or even a google search you could read for hrs, and learn a lot.

bottom line is syn goes a little longer, cools a little better, but makes a little more lifter noise. cost is about 2x.
U can switch, anytime after 1k, some say even 500mile so thats no worry for U.
if U have leaks it will leak more..
pretty much it in a nutshell..

 

I have heard that switching to syn could cause potential oil leaks. Currently I have none.

 

I switched my '03 RK at 10,000 miles....I now have 17,000 and no leaks.... :-)

 

Synthetic oil will not cause leaks. But it will find any weak spots or voids in gaskets and will scrub off sludge deposits that may be plugging a leak. With an 02 you should be ok.

 

Agree, if you currenlty have a leak, it will not get better and chances are it will get worse. Maybe look at fixing that before making the switch.

 

I use a Synthetic Blend Valvoline 20W50, which I've had very good results. Temperture is between 200 and 230, and engine is much quieter than the Syn 3 that was in there before.