Oils for My ZX4

grabejud · Post by **grabejud** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:48 am

what is the recommended oil for zx4r occasionaly weekend ride? a fully synthetic? or semi-synthetic oil?

RedexRobB · Post by **RedexRobB** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:20 am

Ive always used Castrol GPS 10W40. A few other members have also used this so its tried and tested

richard_ha · Post by **richard_ha** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:26 pm

Fuchs Super 4 10W-40 Semi Synthetic. You cant use fully syntetic becuase of the clutch.

Post by **Xphyral** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:43 pm

I just give mine some Motul and it's happy as pie. i dont see the point in putting expensive oil in a 14 year old bike.

Post by **deviant** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:10 pm

I'm going to change mine tomorrow using Fuchs as above. I've never seen the point in using expensive oil before, but given the ZXR doesn't seem to burn any between services I can cope with putting Â£30 worth of oil (or I guess about 3/5 of Â£30 worth of oil) in it every 6k miles for a bit more peace of mind.

richard_ha · Post by **richard_ha** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:49 am

Fuchs in less than Â£19 for 4 litres from Fowlers right near me

Post by **deviant** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:01 pm

yeah. i bought a new bottle for 16 quid something earlier from streetbike in brum. dunno where i got Â£30 from (unless I got really fleeced last time)

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:03 pm

hey dude what was you doin at streetbikes?? should have said, i would have met you there...........mmmmmmmmmmm mmaybe thats why you didn't say?

Post by **deviant** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:14 pm

I was there for about 5 mins to buy a bottle of oil!

Was down in brum pulling apart the engine out of my dad's vw camper to figure out why it was making a knocking sound. Turns out one of the piston skirts had disintegrated and the knocking was the gudgeon pin banging against what was left each time it went up and down.

Compared to that, changing the oil on the bike was a fairly simple exercise!