where did it go?
Im buying some oil tomorrow and wanted to know on the type.
I can get 5L of Rock oil for a tenner so i swear by it on all the bikes ive had but just wondered on the synth.
what happened to the section on oil?
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saka_ZXR
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what happened to the section on oil?
If it's broke spray it with WD40, if it's still broke spray it again and leave it over night, if it's still broke, bin it.
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Re: what happened to the section on oil?
I thought it was a no on synthetic? Something to do with the clutch slipping? Although not all synthetics will cause slippage... I just use Motul semi syn.
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Re: what happened to the section on oil?
Fully synths have been known to cause clutch slip. But some people just don't have that problem...I just use semi to be sure
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saka_ZXR
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Re: what happened to the section on oil?
Yeah found out to use semi b4 i went.
Still doesnt solve the mystery of the missing oil section
Still doesnt solve the mystery of the missing oil section
If it's broke spray it with WD40, if it's still broke spray it again and leave it over night, if it's still broke, bin it.
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Re: what happened to the section on oil?
Don't forget people there is more to the zxr400 than this forum... check out www.zxrworld.co.uk also.
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Re: what happened to the section on oil?
Wasn there like a full section with a load of threads in it tho? Maybe ive been on the crack pipe abit too much 
If it's broke spray it with WD40, if it's still broke spray it again and leave it over night, if it's still broke, bin it.
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Re: what happened to the section on oil?
The problem is that much the same as tyre technology, oil technology has moved on a massive amount in the last 15 years.
This means that the fully synthetic oil that was around when the 400 first came out was the equivalent of sand and dog-snot compared to the fully synthetic that we use today.
I don't know if fully synthetic would cause any problems, but I DO know that people have said it caused their clutch to slip... and I've never had a problem with semi in any of my bikes so why take the chance? I am sure that any semi you cna buy today will be a Hell of a lot better than the best stuff that was around in 1990!
This means that the fully synthetic oil that was around when the 400 first came out was the equivalent of sand and dog-snot compared to the fully synthetic that we use today.
I don't know if fully synthetic would cause any problems, but I DO know that people have said it caused their clutch to slip... and I've never had a problem with semi in any of my bikes so why take the chance? I am sure that any semi you cna buy today will be a Hell of a lot better than the best stuff that was around in 1990!
