I have no issues changing oils, no questions about the oil I have. I was just thinking that this tool (if reliable) would save money by letting you nkow if your oil needed changing (for instance highway miles vrs in town city riding are a lot easier on the oil).

Glenn

 

Mkguitar.
I guess you believe the oil companies hype then.
Any 20w-50 will work fine in my twin cam 106. Those v-twin oils,you know the ones,are more geared to the shared sump bikes,not bikes with separate primary,engine and transmission fluids.
The v-twin oils contain little to no friction modifiers,which help the clutch but not necessarily the engine. Automotive oils have very high in friction modifier levels and cars are easily turning 200000 miles now,with those types of oils. Yet a Harley seems to die young in comparison.
And what mix exactly are you referring to. I have a scavenger which drains pretty much every drop of old oil out and fill it with a single brand and type,so I must admit some confusion to you post.
There are riders in this forum who have been using auto castrol 20w-50 and have 100000 miles on their bikes so I fail to see a connection.
You guys use whatever you like in your engines,I really couldn't care less. I will use whatever I like too. K

 

Modern engines and oils are so superior to what we had just a few years ago they will both run far further than we give them credit for. I am planning a very long trip into Asia next year and really don't want to make an oil change in the middle of nowhere, halfway through our tour. I have been assured I can substantially stretch my oil and filter change to cover the whole trip, as long as I use a good quality oil for air-cooled engines. Despite what Shredding Rubber says!

While we live in an age when information is everything, I don't think one of those devices is going to prove useful. The recommended intervals for changing oil are probably aimed at mixed running. My trip will be long days of steady mileage, so oil and filter should be fine. I suspect the dirty stuff I drain when I get home will still feel very oily!

 

I like your thinking.

 

Most all new General Motors vehicles have a "oil life" display. Most of them will let you get a crap pot load of miles, well past the 3 to 5000 mark on hwy driving. BUT, on the pre 2012 3.6 liter motors in the Lambada platform (Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Acadia ect). That monitor was very very wrong due to the use of natural oils and them breaking down much quicker. They had quite a few engine rebuilds due to timing chain issues. They found out using synth or a mixture of synth oil was the answer and they changed their oil requirements etc.

Now the oil life monitor works as advertised as long as you use the oil they specify.

MFG's make products to make money, no matter if it's oil, engines etc. Oil companies have a totally different take on it than the vehicle manuf. Go figure.

I am always looking for tools to make my life easier, and my vehicles last longer.

What is the scavenger oil changer that you mentioned. Sounds like that might be a good thing to use.

Glenn

 

Snake oil, you don't need one. Think fishing tackle gizmos, bikes will do over 100000 miles without one,but it's your choice if you want to be caught "hook line and sinker"

 

When I ran "DINO" I would change oil/filter 2500/3000. Now I run Redline & change every 5000. I see no need for that.