Oil to use

[Antdog07]

What would be the best oil to use i have a 125 lifan engine alot of ppl say they have used 15 w 40 castrol but dunno if that would be to fik and therse blow a lil smoke so yeah want something that wont make it blow much smoke...

 

[pitmaster]

the 125 lifan are notorious for burning oil, as long as its a quality oil you use, it wont make much difference, i wouldnt use a synthetic in a engine thats known ti blow smoke,

id use a 10/40 quality mineral, brand doesnt really have alot of effect.

 

[Flarry]

If its blowing smoke (more than just a tiny tiny bit) then its burning the oil and it wont make any difference what oil you use.

 

[benox]

Hey mate,
Im currently using Motul 10w40 Mineral/Non-Synthetic oil. For one litre it cost me about 16 bux at the motorbike shop. Good luck mate!

 

[AusJames]

OUCH! 16 bucks for 1 litre! I pay about 12bucks for 5!

The Mojo Motovert race teams run home brand Safeway oil, 20w50.

I know for a fact it is actually Shell 20w50 (you know the yellow one that's twice the price?). Good oil. I use it in everything.

The Lifan does seem to use a bit of oil. Mine is using a bit, but at 3 bucks a litre, it's not an issue.

some road race team though seem to think something like Castrol helps with engine wear, but this is different to dirt/ motoX where you're on and off the throttle a lot. In Motard/road racing we're doing upto 13,000rpm and 100kph full throttle for up to 10-12seconds.

 

[Flarry]

Good to hear the mojo team uses the same oil as me.

My engine on my pitpro 140 seems to spit a fair bit of oil out the overflow and I don't overfill it, especially when Im reving it really hard and when the bike falls over, is this normal?

And 20W 50 is ok isnt it? Not too thick?

 

[Juls]

I've not been able to find ANY 10-40W Fully Mineral oil here in Perth.

my bike needs 1.1 litres because of the oil cooler, so 1 litre bottles are no good. (not that I can find that even)

I've ended up using Belray Thumper oil, which is 20-50W semi Syn, and it works perfectly fine, excellent clutch control over 3 oil changes so far.

However I would like to find some 10-40 mineral to try.

if someone could list, the Brand names, and models of the 10-40W Mineral oils available. then it might make it easier for people to find.

it's piece of cake to find 10-40W synthetic.. but mineral.. difficult.
I can't even find 10-40W Semi Synth

Juls

 

[motoluver]

Juls you will find that 1.1L it to much oil for the Lifan 140. I put 850ml in mine and it reads half way on the dipstick checkered thing.

 

[Flarry]

Whats wrong with people???? Just use the dipstick, don't pour a set amount in.

 

[pitmaster]

moto shops have 10/40 mineral, yamalube etc

i was in Repco other day, and even they had Valvoline 10/40 mineral 4T Bike oil for wetclutch.

perth must really suck lol

 

[Antdog07]

my 125 only needs about 350ml of oil lol

 

[cass38a]

What type of engine only uses 350ml, this may be the cause of your engine wear.

I got 10w40 semi synthetic from supa cheap (sikoline).

 

[Antdog07]

engine

it is a 125 lifan engine same as any normal one what do u mean by engine wear...
it is new by the way

 

[daniel40]

my lifan 125 takes about 900-1000 ml and its new and not run in.

 

[Antdog07]

y

why would mine only take that much then??

 

[cass38a]

it is a 125 lifan engine same as any normal one what do u mean by engine wear...
it is new by the way

Blowing smoke is what I was referring to, a new engine should not blow any smoke. Blowing blue smoke is a sign of a tired worn engine. If you have been running your engine without enough oil it will wear out quickly.

 

[motoluver]

my lifan 125 takes about 900-1000 ml and its new and not run in.

I thought you had that bike for a few weeks now?? Haven't you rode it yet or something?

 

[daniel40]

i have goes around my backyard but im waiting for my mate to fix his bike so we can go riding lol i dint like riding by myself.

 

[Mud_Skunk]

Why exactly is it better to use Mineral oil???
Synthetic oil is actually mineral oil that has been more refined than standard mineral oil.
Hence why you can mix the 2 with out detriment.

Pure synthetic is the man made stuff.

 

[Juls]

My Ducar 125 with my specific oil cooler needs 1.1-1.2 litres of oil to fill it halfway up the dipstick.

havn't got my lifan yet, so no idea how much oil it needs!

Juls