Switching back to regular oil

[sapest]

Confirm or refute -

Once synthetic oil has been used, going back to regular oil will affect clutch performance.

(Hoping for some informed opinion before NEPRT bound)

Thx

 

[SkooterG]

Personally, I think the whole idea of that is ridiculous. I've done it several times depending on mood and cost and never noticed any effects. We are talking oil here. Not rocket science.

 

[C&C]

The key ingredient that might cause clutch slippage are friction modifiers (oils that state that they are energy conserving); being synthetic or conventional should not affect the clutch. Agree with SkooterG, and have done it myself (Shell Rotella). Started with conventional, went to synthetic for a couple years and switched back to regular (yes, just to save a couple bucks); everything works fine.

 

[Old Guy]

No problem switching back and forth.

 

[TomInPA]

I wonder where these urban legends come from? All synthetic oil is simply a modified base mineral oil with additives that has some advantages over dyno. Synthetics can even blend with regular oils with the only disadvantage being the change interval is the same as the conventional oil.

Anyone remember Slick-50?

 

[Pterodactyl]

No problem switching back and forth.

Let's be perfectly clear here. You are talking about oils are you not.....? Not about switching back and forth between... er.... ah... teams shall we say?

 

[Old Guy]

No problem switching back and forth.

Let's be perfectly clear here. You are talking about oils are you not.....? Not about switching back and forth between... er.... ah... teams shall we say?

Well, I guess you could take it any way you want, but I really was talking about motor oil .... really .... I was

 

[bigjohnsd]

Re switching Back and Forth

Someone once told me "Incest is Best, but, Bestiality is reality"

Based on multiple threads here I'm beginning to believe it!

 

[Old Guy]

Hold on; I'm still trying to catch up and figure out how "Switching back to regular oil" turned into this.

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[ionbeam]

Hold on; I'm still trying to catch up and figure out how "Switching back to regular oil" turned into this.

It's what we do. NEPRT is a gateway to deviant thread jacking. Some are much better than others at thread jacking because it's just about all they do.

Curve ball #2..... Back in the dark ages, before we had synthetic vs mineral oil wars it used to be Pennsylvania vs Texas oil. Everyone knew that mixing Pen oil with Texas oil would immediately turn the oil in the engine into a sludge gel and it would require a total engine tear down to clean it up. As technology progresses the folk lore keeps abreast.

 

[LKLD]

BigJohn, stay away from that "someone",.......very far away.

 

[Twigg]

Re switching Back and Forth Someone once told me "Incest is Best, but, Bestiality is reality" Based on multiple threads here I'm beginning to believe it!

Incest, is relatively boring!

 

[Old Guy]

Re switching Back and Forth Someone once told me "Incest is Best, but, Bestiality is reality" Based on multiple threads here I'm beginning to believe it!

Incest, is relatively boring!

Oh wow! Does that comma really belong there?

 

[Fred W]

I think the quote should be:

"Incest is relatively familiar."

 

[roger dodger]

I always mix 1/2 dino oil w/ 1/2 synthetic oil in order to make my own 'blend' .

That way I know that 50% is synthetic, you never know from the pre-mix blends.

Also, I get to think of my oil as always 'incestuous'. YMMV

 

[Twigg]

Re switching Back and Forth Someone once told me "Incest is Best, but, Bestiality is reality" Based on multiple threads here I'm beginning to believe it!

Incest, is relatively boring!

Oh wow! Does that comma really belong there?

It's not a comma, it's a clitoris.

Some of you might need to google that term

 

[Old Guy]

Re switching Back and Forth Someone once told me "Incest is Best, but, Bestiality is reality" Based on multiple threads here I'm beginning to believe it!

Incest, is relatively boring!

Oh wow! Does that comma really belong there?

It's not a comma, it's a clitoris.

Some of you might need to google that term

Googling

Oh .....

Never mind.

 

[Beary]

I know the forum mold has taken over thread, but for the OP, different oils will have different effects on the clutch. Not so much negative or positive, but a different feel. Personally synthetic makes the bike feel like the rear tire is spinning on take off because the oil is a little slipperier and requires more clutch pressure to grip. Once I let the clutch all the way out, it's fine, but I just don't like the feel during takeoff. I've heard others say the same thing on other bikes. Mineral oil has a more consistent feel on the clutch, at least to me, so I rather use it for that one reason.

Most folks don't consider this a positive marketing point for Harleys, but the clutch area (Primary) on Harleys is seperated from the Crankcase. This allows using two different oils if desired. Synthetic in the crankcase, nonsynthetic for the clutch. That allows using the advantages of both oils.

Beary

 

[SkooterG]

Why is synthetic oil more slippery?