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Do I need to use JASO certified "motorcycle" engine oil in my bike?
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[QUOTE="Jaybird, post: 1154921, member: 22283"] Continued…. Let’s look at what is required of GF4 certified oil… [IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Jaybirdmx/GF4CertificationStandards.jpg[/IMG] It should be clear to you from the above certification requirements that the GF4 standards are far more stringent than that of either SM or JASO certifications. Heavy duty engine oils are just that…heavy duty. And they are formulated in a way that will serve the needs of four stroke dirt bike engine just fine. This is why we see so much evidence of riders having great luck with the heavy duty engine oils such as Shell Rotella T and Mobil Delvac. Not to mention that the prices of these HDEO’s are very reasonable. As I mentioned before, just because engine oil states it is JASO Certified, that in no way means it is superior oil. There simply isn’t testing required that would vouch for the quality of the oil or how well it will protect and last. However, when we look at what it takes to provide a certified GF4 heavy-duty passenger car oil, we see that the standards bar has been set quite a bit higher than that of the JASO certified oils. And again, I am not saying that a JASO certified oil is not a good one. What I am saying is that there is nothing in the JASO standards that would set them apart from other oils, other than the arguable worth of the frictional qualities of the oil. What I will claim is that GF4 oils are well built, and have testing within their certification requirements that back this assertion up. Refs: [url]http://www.api.org/certifications/engineoil/pubs/index.cfm[/url] [url]http://www.api.org/certifications/engineoil/pubs/upload/Technical%20Bulletin%203.PDF[/url] [url]http://www.api.org/certifications/engineoil/pubs/upload/Technical%20Bulletin%202.PDF[/url] [url]http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=721645&an=0&page=1#Post721645[/url] [url]http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=749606&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1[/url] [url]http://iantaylor.org.uk/papers/future_challenges.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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