Anybody using this stuff in a c14? $3.49 a quart sounds pretty good. I understand it's made by Valvoline. I'm looking only for people who have tried this specific oil in a c-14. NO OPINIONS PLEASE ! (possibly the worlds shortest oil thread ever!)
http://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=NO_75510_0006411544
It would be nice to see the ratings on the oil and see if they match up with Kawasaki's recommendations.
From the C14 Service Manual: "API SG, SH, SJ, SL, or SM with JASO MA, MA1 or MA2 SAE10W-40"
Just keeping to the facts, no subjective discussion.
This is a fact, though....it's a car oil.
It would be nice to see the ratings on the oil and see if they match up with Kawasaki's recommendations.
From the C14 Service Manual: "API SG, SH, SJ, SL, or SM with JASO MA, MA1 or MA2 SAE10W-40"
Just keeping to the facts, no subjective discussion.
Napa says it's "SL" so i guess i'll give it a try.
Thanks!
Napa says it's "SL" so i guess i'll give it a try.
Thanks!
Napa says it's "SL" so i guess i'll give it a try.
Thanks!
Conclusion
The bottom line? Just remember three things. First, use a multi-vis oil within the viscosity ranges specified in your owner's manual. This will be 10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-40, or 20W-50. Don't for example use a 5W-30 motor oil. Second, this oil can be either petroleum or synthetic, but should not include any exotic material additives. Finally, chose an oil with an API service rating of SH or earlier, or if it has a later API service rating such as the current SL classification, it must also be labeled JASO MA to designate that it was developed without the automotive-mandated friction-reducing components that are a standard part of the API's latest specification.
No no Mike, you can't end an oil thread that easily, not matter how much sense it might make. This is an oil thread, it must linger on. Unless of course the oil you are referring to is an inferior oil and cannot last that long, but even then, the oil will be changes and the thread will move on while we discuss the merits of that oil.
I've always wondered why it is so difficult to buy motorcycle oil, or tires for that matter.
Not difficult, just buy car tires and car oil