Synthetic oil - switch between brands okay?
02-14-2009, 11:57 AM
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Synthetic oil - switch between brands okay?
First post, and it concerns my wife's Ultra. She currently has Royal Purple in it, but I am wanting to switch over to Amsoil (I use it on my VTX)? Since they are both synthetic, I am assuming this is okay to do. Has anyone else done this and had any bad effects?
02-14-2009, 12:10 PM
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shouldnt be a problem.. Im going to Mobil 1 from amsoil because of the price....
02-14-2009, 12:12 PM
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Just switch it but don't tell it.
02-14-2009, 12:52 PM
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No problem with mixing brands.
02-14-2009, 08:50 PM
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I use Amsoil all three holes.20W 50 in engine and primary and Sever Gear 75w-110 in tranny,gets rid of the CLUNK when you put it in gear!!!!
02-14-2009, 09:02 PM
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I run Redline in all 3 holes. Great stuff.
02-15-2009, 02:38 AM
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Cool...thanks for the replies (and info on the gear oil).
02-15-2009, 03:48 AM
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I was using the 20w-50 in all 3 then switched to the 75w-90 gear and like the difference. Smooth shifting and easy finding neutral.
02-15-2009, 04:45 AM
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Synthetic is synthetic basically. Make the switch...
02-15-2009, 04:57 AM
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All of the good synthetics have statements on the containers that they're compatible with other oils, dino or synth, so I'm sure it must be OK. I've done it before with no apparent ill effects.
02-14-2009, 11:57 AM
Synthetic oil - switch between brands okay?
