15w50 full synthetic oil

[PanRider1300]

Yes, another oil question. Did not find any Thread about 15w50 oil.

Previous owner put a very good brand 15w50 full synthetic oil in my st1300.
Just a week before i bought it.
It sounds very good, drives good, but this oil is a little bit thicker than the w40.

Now i drive with passenger and trailer thru Germany.
That demands more from the engine.

What do you think about this?
Should I change the oil or not?

 

[dwalby]

not

 

[Fawlty]

Yes, another oil question. Did not find any Thread about 15w50 oil.

Previous owner put a very good brand 15w50 full synthetic oil in my st1300.
Just a week before i bought it.
It sounds very good, drives good, but this oil is a little bit thicker than the w40.

Now i drive with passenger and trailer thru Germany.
That demands more from the engine.

What do you think about this?
Should I change the oil or not?

I have used 15w50 without any problems.

 

[JohnK]

Yes, another oil question. Did not find any Thread about 15w50 oil.

Previous owner put a very good brand 15w50 full synthetic oil in my st1300.
Just a week before i bought it.
It sounds very good, drives good, but this oil is a little bit thicker than the w40.

Now i drive with passenger and trailer thru Germany.
That demands more from the engine.

What do you think about this?
Should I change the oil or not?

Ive used it on prolonged trips in the heat, otherwise temps below 80 degrees f. Stick with 10-40 full symthetic

 

[jfheath]

I put 10w-30 as a trial once in ST1300A6 - as it fell within the range for our rather cool climate. The diagram in the handbook for the UK model is differents from that in the USA handbook. The 10w-30 was fine at home - but it was still in when we went touring in Europe and it turned out to be far too thin. I don't know what it was - but it sounded to be not very well lubricated in that the engine noise wasn't being cushioned by a nice layer of oil. I few times I stopped near the top of a pass just to let it cool down. The temperatures were way beyond what we normally see in the UK. Next time we went, I always made sure I had new 10w40 in it. I'm sure slightly thicker would have been better - but probably not for riding back home.

 

[Ron]

" sounds very good, runs good"

Run it like it is.

When it's time to do an oil change put whatever you want in it, it's your bike now.

 

[Al st1100]

Yes, another oil question. Did not find any Thread about 15w50 oil.

Previous owner put a very good brand 15w50 full synthetic oil in my st1300.
Just a week before i bought it.
It sounds very good, drives good, but this oil is a little bit thicker than the w40.

Now i drive with passenger and trailer thru Germany.
That demands more from the engine.

What do you think about this?
Should I change the oil or not?

It's not thicker....Multi-weight (or multigrade) oil is designed to flow easily during cold starts and thicken as the engine heats up, providing year-round protection. Designated by two numbers (e.g., 5W-30), the first ("5W") indicates winter flowability, while the second ("30") represents viscosity at high temperatures, allowing one oil to operate efficiently from cold startup to high operating temperatures.