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Old Jan 14, 2001 | 02:59 PM
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WHAT OIL IS BEST TO USE WITH A BUILT 440EX? TELL ME WHAT EVERYONE USES OR IS HONDA OIL THE BEST?
 
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Old Jan 14, 2001 | 06:37 PM
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Mobil 1 15w50 Synthetic oil will help keep it cool
You might want to look into a pingree tank too.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2001 | 11:54 PM
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The Pingry large capacity oil tank is $275. I am not sure if it is worth the money or not. I have been trying to answer that for myself. But you should still use Mobil 1 15w-50w no matter if you get the larger oil tank or not. Later.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2001 | 12:23 AM
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the only thing with synthetics is that once you start using them you have to keep on using them you can never switch oils.
i would think that synthetics would be your best bet for ultimate lubrication. i use 20w-50 from penz.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2001 | 01:46 PM
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Mobile 1, change it once every month or two, depending on riding, you should be fine.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2001 | 03:23 PM
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I am running Castrol 20w-50 full synthetic designed for the large air cooled V-twin engines on street bikes. I am running this through a 250x with Jagg oil cooler. I have had good luck with this oil. I can go many weekends of hard riding on 110 octane race gas and I have yet to break this oil down. The only problem is you MUST let the bike warm up on cold days due to the thick oil. Remember you must break a motor in on petroleum based oil in order to correctly break in your cam. Castrol activo in 15w-30 is a good choice. Change oil after inital 30 minutes, then after 1 hour, and then change to synthetic.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2001 | 06:27 PM
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That's not true... Synthetics are fully compatable with non synthetics & most can even be blended if for some reason you so desire...
 
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Old Jan 16, 2001 | 02:31 AM
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Shop around, the guys I buy all my stuff from sold me the pingree for $225 plus tax so you know they can sell them for less than $275.
 
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