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Old 12-31-2007, 02:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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AMSOIL clunk a dunk?

For my first oil change I used Castrol Actevo 10W-40. I think it is a mixed blend with synthetic active protection molecules, not sure if it is full synthetic, I don't think so, it was $5.95 qt. A little clunk into first(as everyone has talked about) but pretty smooth for the rest. When it came time to do the oil again and after reading all the other oil threads I wanted to try something else. Full synthetic, etc. etc., AMSOIL being the best. So at $10.00 qt. I bought $50 worth 10W-40. I did the first change around 5 or 6 hundred. I think I put the amsoil in around 5K, not sure. I have over 8k now. Just seems that every sense I went to AMSOIL everything is clunk a dunk and I lost alot of the smoothnes I had from Castrol Actevo. First is clunk, upshifting is clunky, downshifting clunky. Is it because AMSOIL is more for performance or what? Has anyone else had these kind of experiences? I know another oil thread but I had to ask! Thanks
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Old 12-31-2007, 03:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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rotella works great for me
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Old 12-31-2007, 05:11 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Without a shot a day of Rotella I get plumb .
Run regular 15-40 Rotella during the warm months and 5-40 when the weather sets in for the worse which is half the year around here. Trannies seem to shift quite normal with the diesel lube.
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Old 02-16-2008, 05:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Just switched to castrol act evo (previously used kawasaki 10w 40). I love this stuff, bike seems to shift and run much smoother!
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